Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Nominations due for John Paul Stevens Awards by August 10

The Chicago Bar Association is accepting nominations for its annual Justice John Paul Stevens Awards. Established in 2000, the award is presented annually to Illinois lawyers and judges whose careers best emulate Justice Stevens’ integrity, legacy of service to the bench and the bar, and commitment to public and community service. This year's awards will be conferred at a luncheon on October 20 at the Union League Club of Chicago.

Nominations with supporting materials or information should be sent to the Justice John Paul Stevens Award Committee by August 10, c/o CBA Executive Director Beth McMeen at bmcmeen@chicagobar.org.

Persons thinking about making nominations may find this list of past honorees helpful:
  • 2025 - Aurora Austriaco, John Bouman, Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall, Michael R. Lufrano, and Professor Michael P. Seng;
  • 2024 - Judge David H. Coar, Daniel A. Cotter, David A. Decker, Nina Fain, E. Lynn Grayson, John J. “Jack” Jiganti, and Justice Margaret Stanton McBride;
  • 2023 - Dan L. Boho, Patricia Brown Holmes, Daniel M. Kotin, Professor Ann Lousin, Mary Smith, and Barry C. Taylor;
  • 2022 - Judge Arnette R. Hubbard, Judge Thomas R. Mulroy (Ret.), Steven F. Pflaum, Lowell Sachnoff, and Sandra S. Yamate;
  • 2021 - Karina Ayala-Bermejo, Anne L. Fredd, Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, Larry Suffredin, and Judge James E. Snyder;
  • 2020 - Marisel Hernandez, Jennifer Nijman, Terrence Murphy, Zaldwaynaka (Z) Scott and Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr.;
  • 2019 - Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, Hon. Lori E. Lightfoot, Judge William D. Maddux (ret.), Judge. Sheila M. Murphy (ret.), Joseph A. Power, Jr. and Mark L. Rotert;
  • 2018 - Laurel G. Bellows, Carol A. Brook, Kevin P. Durkin, John N. Gallo, Terri L. Mascherin, Judge P. Scott Neville, Jr., Justice Jesse G. Reyes, Judge Mary K. Rochford, and Tina Tchen;
  • 2017 - Judge Ruben Castillo, Robert A. Clifford, Judge Nathaniel R. Howse, Jr., Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow, Richard J. Prendergast, Larry R. Rogers, Sr., Ronald S. Safer, Justice Mary Jane Theis, and Dan K. Webb; and
  • 2016 - George B. Collins, Brian L. Crowe, Thomas A. Demetrio, Thomas Anthony Durkin, J. Timothy Eaton, Josie M. Gough, Joan M. Hall, Eileen M. Letts, and Joseph L. Stone.

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