The UCLA School of Law Awards honor individuals whose achievements have made substantial contributions to their profession and community. Through a commitment to access and excellence, our distinguished award recipients exemplify the mission of UCLA Law.
UCLA Law Awards Honorees
UCLA School of Law alumni continue to impact the legal profession and the world through their accomplishments. Since 1962, UCLA School of Law has recognized individual achievements through our annual awards.
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2020 - Present
2024
The Hon. Dolly Gee '84
Distinguished Alumni in Public ServiceWilliam Kahane '74
Distinguished Alumni in Professional Achievement -
2010 - 2019
2019
The Hon. Jacqueline Nguyen '91
Distinguished Alumna of the YearWilliam S. Anderson '88
Distinguished Alumnus of the YearCheryl Lott '04
Emerging LeaderChuck Williams
Honorary Alumnus2018
The Hon. Audrey B. Collins '77
Distinguished Alumni of the YearRick Runkel '81
Distinguished Alumni of the YearJessie Kornberg '07
Emerging Leader2017
Eugene Volokh '92
Professional AchievementThe Hon. Paul J. Watford '94
Public and Community Service2016
Michelle Banks '88
Professional AchievementDavid Lash '80
Public and Community Service2015
Sandra Stern '79
Professional AchievementThe Hon. Linda T. Sanchez '95
Public and Community Service2014
Martine A. Rothblatt, PhD. '81
Professional AchievementThe Hon. Joan Dempsey Klein '54
Public and Community Service2013
Stephen D. Greenberg '77
Professional AchievementAlicia Miñana de Lovelace '87
Public and Community Service2012
Melanie Cook '78
Professional AchievementRonald D. Brown '79
Public and Community Service2011
David P. Steiner '86
Professional AchievementThe Hon. Sandra Ikuta '88
Public and Community Service2010
John G. Branca '75
Professional AchievementDavid W. Fleming '59
Public and Community Service -
2000 - 2009
2009
Nancy L. Abell '79
Professional AchievementLowell Milken '73
Public and Community Service2008
James D. C. Barrall '75
Professional AchievementRalph J. Shapiro '58
Public and Community Service2007
Nelson C. Rising '67
Professional AchievementDavid J. Epstein '64
Public and Community Service2005 / 2006
Stewart Resnick '62
Professional AchievementThe Hon. Richard D. Fybel '71
Public and Community Service2004
Stacey Snider '85
Professional AchievementThe Hon. Kim M. Wardlaw '79
Public and Community Service2003
Michael T. Masin '69
Professional AchievementThe Hon. Steven Z. Perren '67
Public and Community Service2001 / 2002
William Vaughn '55
Professional AchievementStewart Kwoh '74
Public and Community Service2000
Skip Brittenham '70
Professional AchievementThe Hon. Elwood Lui '69
Public and Community Service -
1990 - 1999
1999
Barbara Boyle '60
Professional AchievementThe Hon. Gary L. Taylor '63
Public and Community Service1998
David G. Price '60
Professional AchievementCongressman Howard Berman '65
Public and Community Service1997
The Hon. Alex Kozinski '75
Professional AchievementJoseph Duff '71
Public and Community Service1996
The Hon. Janice Rogers Brown '77
Professional AchievementNancy Mintie '79
Public and Community Service1995
Kenneth Ziffren '65
Professional AchievementAntonia Hernandez '74
Public and Community Service1994
The Hon. William A. Masterson '58
Professional AchievementCongressman Henry A. Waxman '64
Public and Community Service1993
Gil Garcetti '67
1992
Albert B. Glickman '60
1991
Geraldine S. Hemmerling '52
1990
The Hon. Lourdes G. Baird '76
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1980 - 1989
1989
Daniel P. Garcia '74
1988
Herbert J. Solomon '56
1987
The Hon. John A. Arguelles '54
1986
The Hon. Charles S. Vogel '59
1985
The Hon. Kenneth L. Maddy '63
1984
The Hon. Billy G. Mills '54
1983
Ralph J. Shapiro '58
1982
Susan Westerberg Prager '71
1981
Bruce Hochman '52
1980
Marsha MeLean-Utley '64
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1970 - 1979
1979
The Hon. Mariana Pfaelzer '57
1978
Andrea Ordin '65
Arthur Greenberg '52
1977
The Hon. Ed Edelman '58
1976
Willie Barnes '59
1975
The Hon. Richard Schauer '55
1974
Josiah L. Neeper '59
1973
John C. McCarthy '52
1972
The Hon. Christian E. Markey '58
1971
Jerald S. Schutzbank '57
1970
The Hon. Norman L. Epstein '58
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1962 - 1969
1969
William B. Keene '52
1967
The Hon. Dorothy Nelson '53
1968
William Cohen '56
1966
Roger Pettitt '54
1965
Harvey Grossman '54
1964
Charles Rickershauser '57
1963
The Hon. Joan Dempsey Klein '54
1962
Richard T. Hanna '52