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Blackstone Award Recipients
The Blackstone Award, established in 1963 and named for British jurist Sir William Blackstone (1723–1780), honors lawyers demonstrating consistent ability, integrity, and courage.
To qualify, recipients must be Tarrant County Bar Association members, at least 65 years old (or older by unanimous Committee vote), and have practiced law in Tarrant County for 15 years, including the five years immediately before the Award.
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1963 F. Bert Walker 1964 B. B. Stone 1965 Jesse M. Brown 1966 George M. Conner & Thomas R. James (Jointly) 1967 Robert E. Hardwicke 1968 Fred L. Wallace 1969 Ira Butler 1970 Oliver W. Fannin 1971 Atwood McDonald 1972 M. Hendricks Brown 1973 Frank E. Crumley 1974 Carlisle Cravens 1975 Ogden K. Shannon 1976 Cecil A. Morgan 1977 J. A. "Tiny" Gooch 1978 Robert F. Snakard 1979 Forrest Markward 1980 Ben M. Gilbert 1981 Abe M. Herman 1982 Milton J. Mehl 1983 Ronald Aultman 1984 Luther Hudson 1985 Robert D. Maddox 1986 Edgar H. Keltner, Jr. 1987 Ardell M. Young 1988 Jenkins Garrett 1989 Thomas H. Law 1990 Beale Dean 1991 Kleber Miller 1992 Cecil Munn 1993 Robert W. Decker 1994 Whitfield Collins 1995 John P. Camp |
1995 John P. Camp 1996 Charles B. Harris 1997 Dee J. Kelly 1998 Donald C. Gladden & Winfred Hooper (Jointly) 1999 Charlene A. Berry 2000 Judge William L. Hughes 2001 Chester G. Ball 2002 Loren Q. Hanson 2003 Sheldon Anisman & Richard U. Simon, Jr. 2004 H. Dustin Fillmore, II 2005 R. David Broiles 2006 Tim Curry 2007 Terry Gardner 2008 Bill Bogle 2009 Allan Howeth 2010 Joe Shannon 2011 Tim Evans 2012 John Allen Chalk, Sr. 2013 L. Clifford Davis 2014 Art Brender 2015 Marshall M. Searcy 2016 Mattie Peterson Compton 2017 David E. Keltner 2018 Gary L. Nickelson 2019 Michael P. Heiskell 2020 * 2021 Steve Laird 2022 Patti Gearhart Turner 2023 Neal Adams 2024 Mark Daniel 2025 Glenn Lewis 2026 Roland K. Johnson |
*In 2020 Law Day was not held. In November 2021, the 2020 and 2021 honorees were honored at the combined Law Day Luncheon.
Silver Gavel Award Recipients
The Silver Gavel Award is given to a judge or jurist with at least 10 years of service who has made substantial contributions by exemplifying the ability, integrity, and courage desirable in a Judge. The recipient respects the law, expects others to do the same, and is knowledgeable across all areas of law. This award is given regardless of age, gender, court level, or legal area, excluding Associate Judges.
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1996 Honorable Clyde R. Ashworth 1997 Honorable L. Clifford Davis 1998 Honorable Eldon B. Mahon 1999 Honorable George A. Crowley 2000 Honorable C. Randy Catterton 2001 Honorable William H. Brigham 2002 Honorable Joe Drago and Honorable Don Leonard 2003 Honorable Dixon W. Holman 2004 Honorable Sidney C. Farrar, Jr. 2005 Honorable Billy D. Mills 2006 Honorable Terry R. Means 2007 Honorable R. Jeff Walker 2008 Honorable Fred W. Davis 2009 Honorable Brian A. Carper 2010 Honorable Charles Bleil 2011 Honorable Jean Boyd |
2012 Honorable William L. Hughes 2013 Honorable Louis E. Sturns 2014 Honorable Brent A. Carr 2015 Honorable Terrie Livingston 2016 Honorable Judith Wells 2017 Honorable Dana Womack 2018 Honorable William C. Meier 2019 Honorable Wayne Salvant 2020 Honorable Sue Walker 2021 Honorable Lee Gabriel 2022 Honorable Don Cosby 2023 Honorable Jerome Hennigan 2024 Honorable David Evans 2025 Honorable George Gallagher 2026 Honorable Michael R. Thomas |
Professionalism Award Recipients
The Professionalism Award, established in 2000 by the Bar Association, recognizes a member who exemplifies conduct and character that others in the bar should emulate. The recipient is an inspiring role model, respected by peers, and makes others proud of the legal profession. Nominations may be based on lifetime achievements or specific acts of professionalism, whether publicly known or known only to the nominator.
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2000 Wade H. McMullen & Kleber Miller (jointly) 2001 Judge Jean Boyd 2002 John Gray 2003 Tom Hill 2004 Roland K. Johnson 2005 Judge Louis E. Sturns 2006 Thomas J. Williams 2007 Tolbert Greenwood 2008 Jesse Gaines 2009 Rebecca Lucas 2010 Steven C. Laird 2011 Marvin Collins 2012 Steve Maxwell 2013 M. Beth Krugler |
2014 James E. Webb 2015 Sharon S. Millians 2016 Phillip W. McCrury 2017 Mack Ed Swindle 2018 Larry M. Moore 2019 Bobbie G. Edmonds 2020 Rick Sorenson 2021 Tim Evans 2022 Monique Lopez-Hinkley 2023 Karmen Johnson 2024 James Whitton 2025 Dwayne Smith 2026 J. Warren St. John |
Outstanding Young Lawyer Award Recipients
The Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, presented annually by the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, honors a member who demonstrates professional proficiency, service to the profession, and service to the community.
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1968 Arch Gilbert 1969 1970 1971 George Christie* 1972 1973 Gordon Appleman 1974 Allan Howeth 1975 1976 1980 1981 David Fielding 1982 1984 David E. Keltner* 1985 Karen Hutchison Gordon 1986 Thomas J. Williams 1987 Steven C. Laird* 1988 Jean Hudson Boyd 1989 Debra H. Lehrmann 1990 Tom Carr 1991 1992 1993 Rickey Brantley* 1994 Jeffrey Kobs 1995 James V. Jay, IV 1996 Lisa H. Jamieson 1997 Brian C. Newby 1998 John Brookman 1999 Jeffrey A. Rattikin |
2000 John J. Harvey 2001 Melody M. Wilson 2002 Joseph F. Cleveland 2003 R. Blair Norman 2004 Jennifer Rymell* 2005 Jennifer Holland Litke 2006 Gregory Jackson 2007 Claudine Germain Jackson* 2008 Wesley T. D. Myers 2009 Stephanie Bourland Daley* 2010 Caroline Harrison 2001 Leslie L. Hunt 2012 Karen Denney 2013 Cory Halliburton 2014 Greg Monroe 2015 Jared Harrell 2016 Dwayne Smith 2017 Vincent Circelli 2018 Tennessee Walker 2019 Benson Varghese 2020 Katherine T. Hopkins 2021 Punam Kaji 2022 Andrea Palmer 2023 Brian Singleterry 2024 Spencer Mainka 2025 Sara Vargas 2026 Joseph Austin |
*indicates that was also the recipient of the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award presented by the Texas Young Lawyers Association
Outstanding Mentor Award Recipients
The Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association’s Outstanding Mentor Award recognizes an attorney or judge who consistently demonstrates commitment to mentoring young lawyers in the legal community.
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2008 Judge Bonnie Sudderth 2009 Vickie Rainwater 2010 Steven K. Hayes 2011 Wesley T. D. Myers 2012 Judge Don Pierson 2013 Justice Bob McCoy 2014 Terry Gardner 2015 Judge D. Michael Lynn 2016 Judge William “Bill” Harris 2017 Ken McAlister |
2018 Gerald Pruitt 2019 Wade A. Barrow 2020 Gregory W. Monroe 2021 Leon Reed, Jr. 2022 Brian Newby 2023 Judge Mark T. Pittman 2024 Judge Melody Wilkinson 2025 John Brookman 2026 Megan Cooley |
Liberty Bell Award Recipients
The Liberty Bell Award, presented by the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, recognizes one outstanding non-lawyer in Tarrant County who has made the most selfless contribution to strengthen the American system of Justice by promoting better understanding and appreciation of the law.
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2003 Christian Tucker 2004 Patricia Hardy 2008 Rick Kubes 2017 Patricia Graham 2021 Pamela Young |
2022 Opal Lee 2023 Denee Borchardt 2024 Stephen Shaw 2025 Abigail Garcia 2026 Tara Chisholm
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