The New York City Bar Association presented its medal for “exceptional contributions to the honor and standing of the bar in this community” to Southern District Judge Leonard B. Sand (second from left) on Thursday.

Among those honoring Sand, from left, are Southern District Judge Sidney H. Stein, the chairman of the city bar’s Honors Committee; city bar President Carey R. Dunne, and Robert A. Katzmann, Chief Judge for the Second Circuit.