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Supreme Court’s PI director receives prestigious award

Published: April 2, 2014

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia––Chris Davey, director of public information for the Supreme Court of Ohio, is the recipient of the National Center for State Courts’ Distinguished Service Award, one of the highest awards presented by the organization.

The Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to those who have made significant contributions to the justice system and who have supported the mission of NCSC.

“Davey is considered a leader in the field of court public information officers,” said NCSC President Mary McQueen. “He has worked tirelessly to educate the court community about how the evolving world of journalism is impacting courts and how courts can adapt to new media.”

Davey has been a longtime member of the Conference of Public Information Officers (CCPIO) in which he has played an active role on the national level. Former CCPIO President Karen Salaz and Davey served as the authors of a multi-year project “New Media and the Courts: The Current Status and a Look to the Future,” which surveyed judges and other in the court community to learn how many courts are using social media and how they are using it.

At the Ohio Supreme Court, Davey launched Court News Ohio, a multimedia news program about the Ohio judicial system that includes a website, television program, social media feeds and a monthly print magazine. Working for the NCSC’s Institute for Court Management, he designed a two-and-a-half day course for court managers called “Court Community Communication” in 2011. The course covers community outreach, public information and media relations.

Davey is a former Statehouse correspondent for the Dayton Daily News and The Cincinnati Enquirer.


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