MANDATE: The Award, named for Sandra Day O'Connor, is to be given from time to time to a judge in the United States or Canada, whether or not a Fellow of the College, who has demonstrated exemplary judicial independence in the performance of his or her duties, sometimes in especially difficult or even dangerous circumstances.
Committee Members
Todd N. Thompson
Chair
Thompson-Hall P.A.
Lawrence, KS
David J. Beck
Member
Beck Redden LLP
Houston, TX
Larry A. Burns
Member
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
San Diego, CA
Douglas R. Dalgleish
Member
Stinson LLP
Kansas City, MO
Elizabeth A. Dunigan
Member
Massachusetts Superior Court
Boston, MA
Anil K. Kapoor
Member
Kapoor Barristers
Toronto, ON
Lynette Labinger
Member
Lynette Labinger, Attorney at Law
Providence, RI
Michael J. McAuliffe
Member
Montgomery County Circuit Court
Rockville, MD
Kevin M. Murphy
Member
Carr Maloney P.C.
Washington, DC
Bruce R. Pfaff
Member
Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd
Chicago, IL
Jocelyn Speyer
Member
Superior Court of Justice
Oshawa, ON
David E. Dukes
Immediate Past Chair
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P.
Columbia, SC
Michelle C. Awad, K.C.
Regent
McInnes Cooper
Halifax, NS