WATERVILLE — Honorable Wallace Jefferson, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, will receive the 2012 Morton A. Brody Distinguished Judicial Service Award Sunday, April 1, at Colby College. A public award ceremony and address by Jefferson will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Ostrove Auditorium in the Diamond Building. Events begin with a 4 p.m. panel discussion.

The discussion will focus on pros and cons of electing, as opposed to appointing, state judges.

The Brody Award honors an outstanding federal or state judge who embodies the qualities of integrity, compassion, humanity and judicial craftsmanship. Jefferson is the seventh recipient of the award.

The award is named for the late Judge Morton A. Brody, who taught at Colby College and was the husband of retired Associate Dean of Admissions Judith Levine Brody.

Jefferson, a graduate of Michigan State University and the University of Texas School of Law, will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from Colby College with the Brody Award.