ABA ABA Day in Washington 2017
ABA Justice Award
In 1999, the American Bar Association Board of Governors approved the request of the now ABA Standing Committee on Governmental Affairs to formalize the tradition that began during “ABA Day in Washington 1998” of honoring selected Members of Congress for significant efforts in support of ABA legislative priorities.
During the “ABA Day in Washington” program in May 1998, the ABA presented plaques honoring six members for their stalwart support for funding for the Legal Services Corporation. Each subsequent year, the ABA has honored a bipartisan group of Members of Congress for their support on a variety of issues of importance to the legal profession and the administration of justice.The following is a list of past recipients of ABA Day honors, now entitled the “ABA Justice Award”:
2016Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
2015Sen. Angus King (I-ME)Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA)Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
2014Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
2013Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
2012Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
2011*Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK)Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
2010Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN)
2009Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA)Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC)
2008Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)
2007Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
2006Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH)
2005Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)
2004Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Rep. David Obey (D-WI)
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL)
2003Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
2002Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE)Rep. Rob Portman (R-OH)
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)
2001 Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA)Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)Rep. Connie Morella (R-MD)
2000Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA)
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)Rep. John Murtha (D-PA)
1999Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA)
Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC)Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-OH)
Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL)Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
1998Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN)
Rep. Jon Fox (R-PA)Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV)
Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN)Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA)
* First year under the title ABA Justice Award
ABA ABA Day in Washington 2017
ABA Justice Award
Congressional Awards Nomination
Nominee Information Sheet
(Please type or print all information legibly)
Please email this form to
byDecember 1, 2016.
Note: Please be sure to provide detail about a Member’s actions in advancing an ABA priority. If sufficient informationis not provided, the form may not be accepted or forwarded to the ABA Day Committee.
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Name of Member of Congress Nominated
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State and District Number, as appropriate
Nominator Information (so we can contact you with any questions)
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The ABA Justice Award honorsselected Members of Congress for significant efforts in support of ABA legislative priorities.
A list of ABA Legislative Priorities can be found at:
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Other Achievements Warranting Recognition: ______
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Description of the Member’s efforts to advocate the organized bar’s legislative and governmental priorities. (Should include any statements made, entered into the record, bills introduced, press conferences held, hearings organized, etc.) Please attach an additional sheet, if necessary.
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