Sally F. Goldfarb '82 to Receive ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence 20/20 Vision Award

The American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence has selected 20 lawyers to receive one of its three major awards — President’s 20th Anniversary Vision Award, Sharon L. Corbitt Award, and 20/20 Vision Award. Sally F. Goldfarb '82 was selected as one of the twenty recipients.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Commission and the passage of the Violence Against Women Act. The awards ceremony reception will take place on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, during the ABA Annual Meeting.

The 20/20 Vision Award honors the important work accomplished by the passage of the Violence Against Women Act and the creation of the Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence 20 years ago. Recipients played an instrumental role in mobilizing the legal profession against domestic and sexual violence by either creating, supporting, advancing or advocating for the commission or VAWA over the past two decades.

Sally F. Goldfarb, professor, Rutgers Law School, was a senior staff attorney at the National Organization for Women Legal Defense and Education Fund (now known as Legal Momentum). At NOW LDEF, she conceived of, founded and chaired the National Task Force on the Violence Against Women Act, which was the first broad-based national coalition to advocate for legal and policy reform on issues of violence against women. More than 20 years later, the task force continues its essential work. She was instrumental in drafting the original Violence Against Women Act, especially its civil rights provision. Her expertise on violence against women is recognized at the international level. On three occasions, she was a member of expert groups on violence against women convened by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women or UN Women.

 Read the announcement on the ABA website to see the full list of honorees.