The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is pleased to announce that Executive Director Erika Harold received the Cook County Bar Association’s (CCBA) Donald Hubert Historical Award. The award was presented on Friday, June 26, at the CCBA’s 112th Installation and Awards Banquet.
The award recognizes a lawyer or layperson for outstanding leadership in developing or promoting CCBA legal ethics and professionalism programming. It honors the accomplishments and legacy of lawyer Donald Hubert, who created a mentoring program through the CCBA to train new lawyers. Hubert was named Chicago Lawyer’s Person of the Year in 1992 and was the second Black person to serve as president of the Chicago Bar Association.
“The CCBA is a stalwart leader in the fight for justice for all, and I am deeply humbled to be recognized by this organization and its leaders,” said Harold. “I would like to thank the CCBA for this award and its commitment to helping lawyers and judges navigate professionalism challenges, strengthen their practices, and build careers rooted in integrity.”
The award was presented as one of the CCBA’s 2025-2026 Historical Awards. The event celebrated the installation of LeDeidre S. Turner as the 112th president of the CCBA and the 2025-2026 bar year of Past President Antonio C. Lee.
About the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
The Illinois Supreme Court established the Commission on Professionalism under Supreme Court Rule 799 to promote integrity, professionalism, and civility among the lawyers and judges of Illinois, to foster a commitment to the elimination of bias and divisiveness within the legal and judicial systems, and to ensure those systems provide equitable, effective, and efficient resolution of problems for the people of Illinois.
The Commission achieves this mission through professional responsibility CLE, lawyer-to-lawyer mentoring, legal professionalism programming, educational resources, robust communications platforms, and more. To learn more, visit 2Civility.org and follow us on LinkedIn.
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