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Congratulations to Teresa Vincent, winner of the 2009 District Court Judge Award from Greensboro-based Court Watch of North Carolina Inc.

From the organization's news release:

"This coveted award is given to the District Court Judge who has excelled in helping parents collect child support. The selection was made by a Court Watch committee, after reviewing the nominations received from the Guilford and Davidson County Child Support Enforcement agencies. The CSE personnel had observed Judge Vincent in child support court rooms, and were impressed with her ability to collect child support from absent parents. Comments included that Judge Vincent conducted her child support hearings in an efficient, courteous manner and that she was knowledgeable, consistent, firm and fair with all of the involved parties.

"Court Watch also presented several Guilford and Davidson County CSE personnel with awards for excellence in child support collection. The CSE Management Awards went to Susan Joyner of Greensboro, Milton Williams of High Point and Dale Moorefield of Davidson County. The CSE Agent Awards went to Elaine Hicks of Greensboro, Alleen Horton of High Point and Cynthia Dodson of Davidson County. The CSE Support Staff Awards went to Maria Lewis of Greensboro, Kimberly Pass of High Point, and Celena Pittman of Davidson County."

It's a very important function of our District Courts to see that absent parents pay their court-ordered child support. Without it, the kids suffer.

Teresa Vincent is a judge who takes a patient approach in court, but only to a point. And then she's very firm. The bottom line is getting results.

Guilford County is always one of the state leaders in child-support collections, and good judges -- with strong staff support -- are the key to making that happen.

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Posted by Doug Clark on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:57 pm

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November 20, 2009 - 3:19 pm EST

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November 20, 2009 - 3:38 pm EST

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