2023 Award Winners
The Parks & Crump, Thurgood Marshall Award for Judicial Excellence, TBA
The Joy Aukema Taps Children’s Advocate of the Year Award, Judge Anthony Miller
The Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award, Jessica Yeary
The Blaise N. Gamba Outstanding Pro Bono Service Law Student Award, Kortney Lightfoot
Past Award Winners
| YEAR | Richard W. Ervin Award | Joy Aukema Taps Award | Thurgood Marshall Award | Blaise N. Gamba Award |
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| 2023 | Jessica Yeary | Judge Anthony Miller | TBA | Kortney Lightfoot |
| 2022 | Wendy S. Loquasto | Christian Minor | Judge Stephanie W. Ray | Trinidad A. Peraza |
| 2021 | Ben Crump | Deborah Moore | Judge Dawn Caloca-Johnson, Circuit Judge | Genevieve Lemley | Nabeha Shaer | Sidney Van Elsberg |
| 2020 | Justice Major B. Harding | Judge Francis J. Allman | Kathryn Mesa | |
| 2019 | Judge Stephen Everett | Representative Loranne Ausley | Judge Mark Walker | Laurel Tallent |
2018 | Judge George Reynolds | Chuck Mitchell | Judge Nina Ashenafi-Richardson | Brenda Czekanski |
2017 | Judge Augustus D. Aikens, Jr. | Anna Serlick | Judge Ronald W. Flury | Ms. Ellie Goralnick |
2016 |
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2015 | Judge Nikki Ann Clark | Karen Walker and Mia McKown | Chief Justice Jorge Labarga |
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2014 | Twyla Sketchley | Stephanie Johnson | Judge Jonathan Sjostrom |
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2013 | Kristine E. Knab | Dr. Mimi A. Graham | Judge James O. Shelfer |
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2012 | Sandy D’Alemberte | Professor Paolo Annino | Judge Mark E. Walker |
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2011 | Robert M. Ervin | Dr. Louis B. St. Petery, Jr. | Judith W. Hawkins |
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2010 | Thomas M. Ervin, Jr. | Judge Jill Conlon Walker | Judge Wm. A. Van Nortwick |
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2009 | Chief Judge Charles Francis | Judge Janet Ferris | Chief Justice Peggy Quince |
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2008 | Judge June C. McKinney | Karen Woodall | Judge Elijah Smiley and |
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2007 | Thomas Powell | Judge Nikki Ann Clark | Judge John C. Cooper |
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2006 | M. Catherine Lannon | Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis |
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2005 | Justice Peggy Quince |
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2004 | Marc E. Taps |
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2003 | Public Def. Nancy Daniels |
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2002 | Atty. Gen. Bob Butterworth |
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2001 | Martha Barnett |
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