Law Day 2023

Law Day 2023 was celebrated at the Lycoming County Court House on Friday, May 12. Winners of the 2023 Law Day Art & Essay contest were recognized. Lycoming County Judges Nancy Butts Ryan Tira, William Carlucci and Dudley Anderson presided.

Judge Christian Frey opened the ceremony with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Lycoming County Commissioners presented the Law Day Proclamation.

The Art & Essay contest winners then read their entries or displayed their art. Poetry and musical pieces were accepted for the contest, and several entries fell into this category. All the winning entries are found here.

The winners of the contest are as follows:

Law Day Art Winners

Karlee Brouse..............................Loyalsock Middle School
Lila Butters...................................Loyalsock Middle School
Isabella Newcomer......................Williamsport High School
Benjamin Turri.............................Curtin Intermediate School
Kathryn Niklaus...........................Williamsport High School

Law Day Essay Winners

Jack Cassidy...............................Saint John Neumann High School
Dollie Kuri...................................Saint John Neumann High School
Gwendolyn Eisley.......................Jersey Shore Elementary School
Olivia Regan...............................South Williamsport
Luke O’Brien...............................Loyalsock High School

Grand Prize Law Day Essay Winner

Emma Strickland.........................Loyalsock High School

After the presentations, the students were congratulated by the judges. All were invited to a post-ceremony reception.

Many thanks to the Law Day Committee, for its work on selecting the winners. The Committee included Judges William Arbuckle, William Carlucci, Denise Dieter and Christian Frey; attorneys John Pietrovito, Don Martino, Tammy Taylor, Alexandra Sholley, Jennifer Linn, Nicole Slike, Michaela Hertoghe, Amanda Gaynor, Timothy Reitz, and Elizabeth White; and, paralegals Jerri Rook, Stephanie Tempesco, Pam Toseki, Jasmin Silver, and Devan Zaludek.