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:
2026 - Clarence Thomas
2025 - Manuel Rojas Fonseca
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:
2026 - Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Chapter
2025 - México Veracruz Chapter
2024 - Brazil Salvador Chapter
2023 - Ghana Accra Chapter
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:
2026 - David L. Bazelon, Morris Kanfer & Stanley Rosensweig
2025 - Monseñor Raúl Gómez González
2023 - William P. Mumma
2022 – Robert Abrams
2020 – James A. Sonne
2019 – Chris Seiple
2018 – Robin Fretwell Wilson
2017 – Ganoune Diop
Past Recipients:
2026 - Charlotte Steinfeld
2025 - Tania Cristina Parker
2024 - Lorie Z. Hobbs
2023 - Susan Griffith
2022 - Rebecca Van Uitert (posthumously)
2021 - Gayla Sorenson
2020 - Angel Zimmerman
2019 - Eileen Doyle Crane
2018 - Mary Hoagland
2017 - Elizabeth Smith
2016 - Hannah C. Smith
2015 - Nancy Van Slooten
