Judge Monique Richardson

Leon County Judge Monique Richardson was presented the 2023 Parks & Crump Thurgood Marshall Award on February 8 at the Tallahassee Bar Association Past Presidents’ Dinner.

“The Parks & Crump Thurgood Marshall Award is given to a judge who has shown great leadership and judicial excellence, and provides justice and access to justice,” said Leslie Powell-Boudreaux, executive director of Legal Services of North Florida. “Judge Richardson’s leadership of the Second Circuit Pro Bono Committee in particular made her stand out by increasing access to justice.”