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Photo by Laura Buckman / for the Connecticut Post

Lynn Kerwin takes her oath for Assistant Chief of Police in a ceremony at Bridgeport City Hall on Monday, November 16, 2009.

Photo by Laura Buckman / for the Connecticut Post

Lianne Mychajluk, left, pins a Captain’s badge on her grandmother, police Captain Aida Remele, in a ceremony at Bridgeport City Hall on November 16, 2009.

Photo by Laura Buckman / for the Connecticut Post

Joseph Badolato kisses his son Marcello Badolato, age 4, on the cheek after receiving his detective badge in a cermony at Bridgeport City Hall on Monday, November 16, 2009.

Lynn Kerwin capped a 23-year career in Bridgeport law enforcement last night when she was sworn in as assistant chief, the Police Department’s No. 2 position.

Kerwin’s ascension, in part, is the result of a federal court order that for nearly a quarter-century had a “special master” oversee recruiting, hiring and investigating complaints about discrimination in the department. One of her primary roles will be to assume those duties once the master is phased out next September.

Kerwin shared the spotlight during the swearing-in ceremonies at City Hall with a host of fellow officers who also moved up the chain of command.

Here’s the list of other cops who now get to polish a little more brass:

Captains: Robert Evans, Armando Perez, Aida Remele and Joseph Savino Jr.

Lieutenants: William Bailey, John Cueto, Kevin Gilleran and Brett Hyman.

Detectives: Joseph Badolato, Mark Belinkie, James Borrico, John Burke, Jorge Cintron, David A. Garcia. Mark T. Graham, Martin M. Heanue, Todd Hoben and William Reilly.