AUGUSTA — Mark Veilleux, associate systems administrator, Office of Information & Technology, Administrative Office of the Courts, received the Service Rockstar Award at a recent award luncheon celebrating the contributions of Judicial Branch employees and teams.

The award recognizes an employee who on a day-to-day basis provides excellent customer service with internal or external customers, has excellent communication skills, is conscientious, maintains a positive and professional attitude, and displays patience, empathy and adaptability, according to a news release.

This year’s awards, the first presented since the COVID-19 pandemic, were coordinated by the newly constituted Judicial Branch Employee Action Committee, comprised of staff representing every area and department within the Judicial Branch. The committee received well over 100 total nominations in the six categories for which awards were given. The lunch was hosted by Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill and State Court Administrator Amy Quinlan.