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Noticias y Notas News and notes from the Second Judicial District Court
Shout outs
This the space where we sound the horn for outstand-ing perfor-mances. .
This week’s shout out goes to
SJDC employees who helped prepare the old caf-eteria for the COVID vac-cination clinic. Staff from Purchasing and HR are almost always involved in events like this. For this one, we want to make special mention of the
efforts of Danny Smith, Darrell Evans, and David Montoya and Larry Mora from Purchasing, and Denise Patrick from HR.
You are all heroes!
SJDC Vaccine Clinic draws grateful recipients
For one day in late April, the “old cafeteria” in the Second Judicial District
Courthouse was converted into a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. Both court em-
ployees and members of the public passed through to get their first dose of
the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
A second clinic is scheduled for Friday, May 28. On that day, second doses will
be administered to those who need them; first doses also will be available for
anyone who hasn’t received one by then. Follow up appointments will be
made for anyone needing a second dose after that clinic.
Everyone is welcome at the upcoming clinic as well—court employees, their
families, friends and members of the public.
SJDC CEO Katina Watson coordinated these clinics following a conversation
with Family Court Judge Gerard Lavelle.
“I was merely a conduit between Katina and this group of medical profession-
als who have been traveling across the state of New Mexico vaccinating peo-
ple,” Judge Lavelle said. For the rest of the story, click here.
May 14 2021
The volunteers who staffed the court’s April vaccination clinic are Pharmacist and group leader Uri Bassan, left front, Dr. Cathy Drake, right front, Dr. Steve Pilon, in blue short-sleeve shirt, Beth Born , center in light-colored shirt, Dr. Ruth O’Keefe, towards the right in the back row and Kim Lehrol.
We have lots of prize winners here
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All SJDC employees vaccinated at the April clinic qualified for a drawing in which two $50 gift cards—one
from Kohls and one from Amazon — would be awarded. Presiding Children’s Court Judge Marie Ward gener-
ously donated the cards. Well, we have our gift card winners. They are Sierra Dunn and Margaret Chopas,
both from the Court Reporters and Monitors Division. Congrats to both of you for getting vaccinated and
winning the gifts cards. You can pick up your prizes in the Human Resources office on the third floor.
Speaking of big winners, Jonathan Woodside from the Judi-
cial Supervision and Diversion Program won the Grande Prize
— the Fitbit—in drawing among those who finished the SJDC
5k Challenge. See Jonathan, at right, with Court CEO Katina
Watson in what was a very brief, socially distant award cere-
mony. Other prize winners from that drawing were:
• Jamie Grogan, also from Judicial Supervision and Diver-
sion, who received a set of resistance bands.
• Dragica “Dora” Bozovic , who also won a set of resistance
bands.
• Tiffany Gurule from Fiscal Services, who won a set of walking weights.
• Sara Gallegos from IT, who scored a set of earbuds.
A hearty congratulations to these prize winners and to everyone who participated in the challenge. For any-
one looking for a different type of fitness routine, here is a friendly reminder that May is National Bike
Month. The City of Albuquerque is participating with a Bike to Wherever Challenge kicking off next Friday
May 21. This challenge is starting on what used to be called Bike to Work Day. Since not everyone who bikes
necessarily wants to bike work, you now can bike anywhere. You can find details of this challenge, which
includes lots of great prizes here.
Final thoughts for this week
Our final thoughts this week are birthday wishes to SJDC
employees who were born in the month of May.
All the best to those folks whose names appear on the
following pages.
One more ‘why I got vaccinated’ video
Many of our colleagues have shared video messages outlining their reasons for getting vaccinated against
COVID-19 over the past couple of weeks. We saved the message from Court Clinician Anthony Baca for last,
and when you see it, we think you will understand why. View Anthony’s message here.
Here are the May Birthdays.
Anna Casaus
Fiscal Services
Michele Brasgalla Wynn Judicial Specialist 2, Children’s Division
Ashley Schneller Domestic Relations Hearing Officer
Vanessa Graziano Judicial Specialist Leadwork, Civil Division
Lisa Christopherson Security Bailiff, Civil Court
Jesse Hanwalt Security Bailiff, Family Court
Catherine Begaye Children’s Court Judge
Fernando Solano Judicial Specialist 2, Criminal Division
Klarice Medina Security Bailiff, Criminal Court
Ruben Garcia Judicial Specialist 2, Child Support Division
Sandy Hopkins Certified Court Monitor
Diona Gibson Managing Court Reporter
Nancy Franchini Civil Court Judge
Elizabeth Garcia General Counsel
Kristin Brown Certified Court Monitor
Martha Dropinski Administrative Assistant 2, Court Clinic
Tony Lucero Administrative Assistant 2, Juvenile Drug Court Program
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We need more News and Notes
This newsletter is not just for you, it is about
you—the employees of the Second Judicial
District Court. If there is a person or event in
your area that you think should be featured
here, send a note to [email protected].
We look forward to sharing your stories.
Here are the May Birthdays.
Gisselle Ronquillo Judicial Specialist 2, Child Support Division
Dora Rubio Pretrial Services Officer 1
Danielle DeMatty Security Bailiff, Civil Court
Gloria Cota Background Investigator, Judicial Supervision and Diversion
Katherine Drozek Paralegal, Office of Legal Counsel
Sierra Dunn Certified Court Monitor
Amy Ballou TCAA, Civil Court
Alicia Trujillo Judicial Specialist 2, Criminal Division
Debra Gonzales Judicial Specialist Leadworker, Domestic Relations Division
Jamie Grogan Judicial Specialist 2, Judicial Supervision and Diversion
Mayra Hernandez Certified Court Monitor
Anthony Rudulfo Program Manger, Treatment Court Diversion Programs
Latoya Grayes Judicial Specialist 2, Civil Division
Danielle Arellano Certified Court Monitor
Dominic Sandoval Security Bailiff, Civil Court
Tanya Perry Background Investigator, Judicial Supervision and Diversion
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We need more News and Notes
This newsletter is not just for you, it is about
you—the employees of the Second Judicial
District Court. If there is a person or event in
your area that you think should be featured
here, send a note to [email protected].
We look forward to sharing your stories.
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