Honor Committee -  Rafael Moreno Valle . Governor of the State of Puebla. -  Martha Erika Alonso de Moreno Valle . President of the State DIF of Puebla. -  Roberto Flores Toledano . President of the Superior Court of Justice of the State of Puebla -  María Belinda Aguilar Díaz . General Director of the Judicial Studies Institute of Puebla. -  David Wexler . Director of the International Network on […]

The ISTJ’s opening event was a founding meeting on Tuesday at the International Congress on Law and Mental Health, held in Prague, Czech Republic. Several dozen people from around the world filled a meeting room to discuss plans for this new organization, and the combined energies created a palpable sense of enthusiasm and engagement.

At the Prague founding meeting, law professors Amy Campbell (U. Memphis) and Kathy Cerminara (Nova Southeastern U., Florida) were named the recipients of first Wexler/Winick Distinguished Service Awards, given in recognition of outstanding service to the TJ community. The award is named for TJ co-founders David Wexler and the late Bruce Winick.

The ISTJ Board of Trustees has enthusiastically approved the creation of the “Peggy Hora/Michael Jones Award for Distinguished Judicial Service,” to be presented to “judges who are making outstanding contributions to the administration of justice in a therapeutic jurisprudence mode.” The award is named for two former judges who have made significant contributions to the […]