Lori Myers
National Law Day (May 1) is a special day focusing on our heritage of liberty under law, a national day of celebration officially designated by joint resolution of Congress in 1961.
As a part of its celebration of Law Day 2023, the Riverside County Bar Association and Riverside County Superior Court once again sponsored the Good Citizenship Awards (established by the RCBA in 1981) for high school students in Riverside County. The award is presented to those high school juniors who have been designated by their respective principals as exhibiting the characteristics of a good citizen – leadership, problem solving and involvement on campus.
I was honored to speak along with Presiding Judge Judith Clark, and Judges O.G. Magno and Chad Firetag, to the assembled high school juniors and their parents, teachers, principals and counselors, to recognize their exemplary citizenship and accomplishments.
The recipients received $150 cash stipends from the RCBA and the Lawyer Referral Service, as well as certificates of merit from the Riverside County Superior Court and local elected officials. This year, certificates of recognition were given by U.S. Congressman Ken Calvert, U.S. Congressman Mark Takano, State Senator Richard Roth, Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes, Assemblymember Bill Essayli, Assemblymember Corey Jackson and Assemblymember Kate Sanchez.
The awards ceremony was held on Thursday, May 4, 2023 in Department 1 of the Historic Courthouse in Riverside. The following high school students from around the county were recognized for their good citizenship:
High School Name |
Student Name |
Alvord |
Lucy
Bryan |
Alvord
Alternative |
Kayla
Galvin |
Banning
|
Joseph
Velasquez |
Beaumont
|
Hailey
Mayfield |
Desert
Hot Springs |
Tyler
Crncic |
Great
Oak |
Damien
Milton |
Hemet |
Calvin
Brown |
Hillcrest |
Mohammed
Lahlisi |
Jurupa
Valley |
Bryan
Gomez |
La
Sierra |
Justin
Auld |
Martin
Luther King |
Dania
Khan |
Moreno
Valley |
Sarah
Abundis |
Mountain
View |
Donald
Downs |
Murrieta
Mesa |
Desirae
Gines |
Murrieta
Valley |
Elijah
Reading |
Norco |
Kaiya
Cameron |
Norte
Vista |
Kimberly
Leon |
Norte
Dame |
Ashley
DeGennaro |
Palm
Springs |
Vanessa
Bitanga |
Palo
Verde Valley |
Amy
Moreno |
Paloma
Valley |
Olivia
Contreras |
Perris |
Angel
Zinzun |
Poly
|
Isabel
Yrungaray |
Ramona |
Christina
Chimal |
Rancho
Verde |
Leah
Welch |
Vista
del Lago |
Alyssa
Reyes |
Vista
Murrieta |
Joseph
Queriapa |
Woodcrest
Christian |
Grace
VanHaaster |
Lori Myers is a local private criminal defense attorney and founder of the Warrior Attorney Academy ©.