2018 Alford Excellence Award

- Multicultural Judges & Lawyers Section of Delaware intends to grant the 2018 Alford Excellence Award, a $3,000 scholarship, to at least three future practitioners who will sit for the July 2018 Delaware Bar Examination. 
- On May 16, 2018, the Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section (“MJL Section”) of the Delaware State Bar Association will hold its annual Judge Haile L. Alford Memorial Breakfast. 
- The event is held in honor of Haile L. Alford, the first African-American female judge in the State of Delaware. Judge Alford was appointed by Governor Mike Castle in 1992 and served on the bench until her untimely death in 2003 at the age of 54.
- During the Alford Memorial Breakfast, the MJL Section intends to grant the 2018 Alford Excellence Award.
- In order to apply for the 2018 Alford Excellence Award the application materials include: (1) the 2017 Alford Excellence Award Application and (2) a personal essay (1000 word limit).
- All of the details and application information attached to this post!
- Deadline: All application materials should be submitted via email by April 6, 2018 to: 

• The Alford Excellence Award Selection Committee 
• Attn: Chantelle McClamb, Esq. 
• Chair Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section 
• hailealfordexcellence@gmail.com