1979 J. Pennington Straus Philadelphia, PA
1980 Judge Harold R. Clark Jacksonville, FL
1981 Prof. Edward Halbach Berkeley, CA
1982 William P. Cantwell Denver, CO
1983 Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Washington, DC
1984 Dean William Schwartz Boston, MA
1985 Edward B. Winn Dallas, TX
1986 Judge Kenneth Pat Gregory Houston, TX
1987 Prof. A. James Casner Cambridge, MA
1988 Alexander D. Forger New York, NY
1989 Judge Alfred Podolski Dedham, MA & Judge Glenn E. Knierim Simsbury, CT
l990 Melvin J. Peterson, Sr. Minneapolis, MN
1991 Judge George C. Berry Kansas City, MO
1992 John J. Lombard, Jr. Philadelphia, PA
1993 Prof. Richard V. Wellman Athens, GA
1994 James R. Wade Denver, CO
1995 Judge Floyd Propst Atlanta, GA
1996 Professor Eugene F. Scoles Eugene, OR
1997 Professor Stanley M. Johanson Austin, TX
1998 Judge Joseph S. Mattina Buffalo, NY
1999 Judge Marion Guess Decatur, GA
2000 Judge Isabella Horton Grant San Francisco, CA
2001 Professor John H. Langbein New Haven, CT
2002 Professor Mary Radford Atlanta, GA
2003 Judge R.R. Denny Clunk Alliance, OH
2004 Professor S. Alan Medlin Columbia, SC & Mr. Malcolm A. Moore Seattle, WA
2005 Professor Amy Morris Hess Knoxville, TN
2006 Judge Arnold H. Gold Studio City, CA
2007 Judge John Maher Portsmouth, NH
2008 Sally Balch Hurme Washington, DC
2009 Prof. Rebecca Morgan Gulfport, FL
2010 Judge Milton L. Mack, Jr. Detroit, MI
2011 Prof. David M. English Columbia, MO
2012 Judge Ann A. Scott Timmer Phoenix, AZ
2013 Judge Susan M. Bazis Omaha, NE
2014 Mary Joy Quinn San Francisco, CA
2015 Judge Andrew Klein, Phoenix, AZ
2016 Prof. Shale Stiller, Baltimore, MD
2017 Judge Dana Hanley, ME
2018 Judge Thomas A. Swift, OH
2019 Judge Paul Knierim, West Hartford, CT
2020 John Norris, TX
2021 Hon William Self, GA
2022 Hon James E. Mitchell, ME
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