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The 22nd Annual Child Advocate
of the Year Award to Delaware
County Court of Common Pleas Judge
Nathaniel C. Nichols, Media
HARRISBURG (April) -
The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA)
Children's Rights Committee is proud to
present the 22nd Annual Child Advocate
of the Year Award to Delaware County
Court of Common Pleas Judge Nathaniel
C. Nichols of Media.
Judge Nichols has been serving as
the primary judge for both Juvenile
Dependency Court and Juvenile
Delinquency Court in Delaware County
since his election in 2011. Prior to that,
he was associate dean of students and
a professor at Widener University School of Law, an attorney
in private practice and managing attorney at Delaware County
Legal Assistance Association.
Judge Nichols' award nominations noted the attentiveness,
respect and dignity he has shown to children, families and
stakeholders involved in dependency hearings, as well as the
many independent visits he has made to placement facilities
and child welfare providers across the state to gain better
understanding. One nominator applauded his "civility and
respect for all, his kindness with children and his willingness to
go the extra mile."
A supporter of creating a calm and comfortable environment
in the courtroom for children and families, Nichols was pivotal
in bringing therapy dogs from Paws for People, a nonprofit pet
therapy organization, to Delaware County courts for Juvenile
Court hearings.

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Active in the community, Nichols
was past president and board member of
the Domestic Abuse Project, Delaware
County Legal Assistance and Chester
Education Foundation. He served on the
Delaware County Historical Society, the
Delaware County Housing Coalition and
the Delaware County Bar Association
boards of directors. Nichols is a member
of the American, Pennsylvania and
Delaware County Bar associations.
For his exemplary efforts, Nichols
received the Rose Tree Media School
District Service Award in 2010, PBA
Pro Bono Award in 2008, Chester NAACP Judge Robert A.
Wright Freedom Award in 2005, Widener Law School Alumni
Association Professor of the Year Award in 2003, Delaware
County Bar Association Elizabeth C. Price Award in 2001 and
the Domestic Abuse Project Victims' Rights Award in 1990.
Nichols received a B.A. from Howard University and J.D.
from Columbia University.
Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar Association strives
to promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the
law; improve public understanding of the legal system; facilitate
access to legal services; and serve the 26,000 lawyers who are
members of the association. *
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