21st Annual Thomas E. Dewey Medal Presentation

The New York City Bar Association presented its annual Thomas E. Dewey Medal on Dec. 3, 2025 honoring outstanding assistant district attorneys in each of the DA offices within New York City and the Office of Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the city of New York.

From left: New York City Bar President Muhammad U. Faridi; Dewey Medal recipient Wanda Perez-Maldonado, Bronx County; Thomas E. L. Dewey, chair of the bar's Dewey Medal Committee; Dewey Medal recipients David C. Kelly, Kings County; Kevin Ferrari, accepting for his father, Robert Ferrari, New York County (posthumously); Sun Moo Ann Heo, Office of the Special Narcotics prosecutor; Jonathan A. Selkowe, Queens County; and Victoria Levin, Richmond County. Photo courtesy of the NYC Bar Association.

The New York City Bar Association says, “Among prosecutors in New York County, Thomas E. Dewey is remembered as having ushered in the era in which the District Attorney’s office has been staffed by professional prosecutors chosen on merit rather than through political patronage. Dewey first came to the public’s attention as a prosecutor in the 1930s, instituting successful criminal proceedings against gangsters, bootleggers and organized crime figures of the day. By 1937, Dewey was elected District Attorney of New York County, where he served one term before resigning to run for governor. The awards are made possible by the generosity of the firm of Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky LLP.”

Read more about the Thomas E. Dewey Medal: New York City Bar Association, New York Law Journal.