Photo: David Handschuh/NYLJ

The seventh annual Milton Mollen Commitment to Excellence Award, named in honor of former Presiding Justice Milton Mollen, who died earlier this year, was handed out to employees of the Second Department on Nov. 15 in Brooklyn.

Above, from left, honorees were Jennifer Chan, principal Appellate Court attorney of the Appellate Terms; Paul Yu, associate court clerk, 13th Judicial District; Robert Papa, court clerk specialist, 11th Judicial District; Kevin Dauernheim, court officer, 10th Judicial District–Suffolk; Yolanda Mulholland, principal surrogate’s court clerk, 10th Judicial District–Nassau; Diane Clerkin, chief court attorney, 9th Judicial District; Kenneth Fay, borough chief clerk, Criminal Court, 2nd Judicial District; and Charles Small, chief clerk, Supreme Court, Civil.

Not pictured is honoree Mary O’Donoghue, principal management analyst of the Appellate Division.

Below, Second Department justices salute the flag before the awards ceremony.

Photo: David Handschuh/NYLJ