The New York State Unified Court System honored three court officers who lost their lives during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as part of a Lower
Manhattan ceremony on Wednesday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the event.In the immediate wake of the attack, Captain William Harry Thompson and Sergeants Thomas Jurgens and Mitchel Wallace rushed to the World Trade Center — and died saving others.
First Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Norman St. George speaks at the ceremony on Sept. 11, 2024 honoring three court officers killed while responding to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center.St. George, the second-highest-ranked administrator in the state Judiciary, recalled driving into downtown Manhattan for litigation and seeing the tower hit as he reached Canal Street.
In addition to St. George, the ceremony included remarks from Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives Edwina G. Richardson, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for NYC Courts Adam Silvera, and Administrative Judge of Manhattan’s Criminal Supreme Court Ellen Biben. Court Officer Jalessa Copeland sang the national anthem, and New York State Courts Pipes and Drums performed a musical tribute.
“The stories of Captain Thompson, Sergeant Wallace and Sergeant Jurgens continue to be told and retold every year since that awful day in 2001. These brave men were fathers, sons, brothers and husbands. They were people who dedicated their life’s work to the cause of justice into helping others,” said Silvera, whose job is to oversee the day-to-day operations of New York City’s trial courts.
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