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American Bar Association
Coalition for Justice
4th ANNUAL BURNHAM "HOD" GREELEY AWARD
The Burnham “Hod” Greeley Award was established by the American Bar Association’s Coalition for Justice to recognize individuals and organizations dedicated to promoting increased public awareness of the need for a fair and impartial judiciary.
This Award is named in honor of the late Hawaii attorney Burnham “Hod” Greeley. He was a dedicated leader within the American Bar Association and was committed to promoting public trust and confidence in our justice system.
Criteria for Selection
The Burnham “Hod” Greeley Award may be presented to any individual or organization that has made a significant, positive impact on public understanding of the role of the judiciary in a democratic society and its importance to the Rule of Law. The Award recognizes extraordinary outreach efforts designed to enhance public awareness of the need for a fair and impartial judiciary.
The Coalition for Justice will review the nominations and, if appropriate, select one award recipient. The Coalition may decide not to present an award if the nominations do not meet the stated award criteria.
Legal and non-lawyer organizations are eligible. Individual nominees need not be lawyers.
Nomination Guidelines
- Completed nomination form
- Resume or biographical sketch for individual nominee; program description for organizational nominee
- Description of the nominee’s efforts and impact
- Letters of support (limit 3) for the nomination
- Assurance the nominee is available to attend the award ceremony
Submission
Send the nomination form and supporting documentation no later than Friday, October 16, 2009 to:
ABA Coalition for Justice
c/o Gilda Fairley
321 North Clark Street, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
Fax: (312) 988-5709
Email: fairleyg@staff.abanet.org
For more information, contact Gilda Fairley at (312) 988-5689.
2009 Recipients
Congratulations to the
American Judicature Society
And
Doreen Dodson
Winners of the 2009
Burnham Hod Greeley Award
Past Recipients
The recipients of the Burnham "Hod" Greeley Award received this recognition for outstanding contributions to promoting public awareness of the importance of a fair, impartial and independent judiciary.
February 2008 (Los Angeles, CA)
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
February 2007 (San Francisco, CA)
League of Women Voters
