In 1981, the American Bar Association Board of Governors authorized the National Conference of Specialized Court Judges to institute an Annual Award. The purpose of the Award is to recognize a person, institution or judicial education and training entity for successful efforts in providing high quality judicial education and training to judges.
Criteria include:
- The nature and extent of opportunities provided to judges to receive local and in‑state judicial education and training.
- The nature and extent of opportunities provided to judges to receive nationally-based judicial education and training.