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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 26, 2022

Knox County Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin recently presented the Susan D. Kovac Award to three outstanding child welfare attorneys in the county. Christina Kleiser with the Knox County Public Defender's Community Law Office received the 2020 award, John A. Anen received the 2021 award and Knox County Juvenile Court Magistrate Irene B. Joseph received the 2022 award. The awards for 2020 and 2021 were not presented in person in those years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The award ceremony took place as part of an annual fundraiser for the Volunteer Advisory Board, which hosts an appreciation dinner for foster care parents and helps meet the emergency needs of children in foster care.