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Victims Advocate Wins Worcester County Bar Association Award

By TWIW Staff | April 30, 2021
Last Updated: April 30, 2021

Margaret Rwaramba is the 2021 Liberty Bell Award winner.

Rwaramba is chief of the victim witness advocates in the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, a position she’s held since 2007.

The Worcester County Bar Association issues the Liberty Bell Award at the annual Law Day Celebration. Each year the winner is a non-attorney who made contributions to the legal community.

Terry McLaughlin, president of the Worcester County Bar Association and chief trial counsel for the Worcester DA’s office said, those who win the award “…must promote a better understanding of the rule of law, encourage greater respect for the court and legal system, and promote good government throughout the community.”

Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr., nominated Rwaramba for the award.

He said that Margaret Rwaramba is the 2021 Liberty Bell Award winner.

Rwaramba is chief of the victim witness advocates in the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, a position she’s held since 2007.

The Worcester County Bar Association issues the Liberty Bell Award at the annual Law Day Celebration. Each year the winner is a non-attorney who made contributions to the legal community.

Terry McLaughlin, president of the Worcester County Bar Association and chief trial counsel for the Worcester DA’s office said, those who win the award “…must promote a better understanding of the rule of law, encourage greater respect for the court and legal system, and promote good government throughout the community.”

Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr., nominated Rwaramba for the award.

Early said that Rwaramba “…removes the anxiety, the tears, and the fears of people who are walking

through the doors into our building who have been the victims of a crime.”

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