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Individual Awards
The JRCLS distributes annual awards to individuals on the basis of service, personal integrity, and professional excellence. Individuals recognized for these awards exemplify the values of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and personify its mission to promote "fairness and virtue founded upon the rule of law."
Past Recipients:
2024 - Denise Posse Lindberg
2023 - Bernice Bouie Donald
2022 – David Campbell
2020 – Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
2019 – Christine Meaders Durham
2018 – J. Clifford Wallace
Past Recipients:
2021 – Bolivia, La Paz Chapter of the JRCLS (accepted by Beimar Paye)
2020 – Odacyr Prigol (member of the JRCLS Brazil Chapter)
2019 – Rebecca Van Uitert
2018 – Susan Griffith, Jim Backman, and Richard Sheffield
2017 – Senator Harry Reid
2016 – Judge J. Cllifford Wallace
2015 – Utah, Salt Lake City Chapter of the JRCLS (accepted by Mark Ethington)
2013 – Dean Hirum Chodosh
2012 - Philippines Manila Chapter of the JRCLS (accepted by Mary Ann Ojeda Isidro)
2011 - Cynthia Juárez Lange
2010 – William F. Atkin
Past Recipients:
2023 - William P. Mumma
2022 – Attorney General Robert Abrams
2020 – James A. Sonne
2019 – Chris Seiple
2018 – Robin Fretwell Wilson
2017 – Dr. Ganoune Diop
Past Recipients:
2024 - Lorie Z. Hobbs
2023 - Susan Griffith
2022 - Rebecca Van Uitert (posthumously)
2020 – Angel Zimmerman
2019 – Eileen Doyle Crane
2016 – Hannah C. Smith