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    Past Award Recipients

    2023

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Col. Linda Strite Murnane (USAF, Ret.), Xenia, OH

    William R. McMahon Award
    Hon. Lisa Hall Johnson, Prince George’s County District Court

    Judicial Education Award
    Hon. Tommy Fowler, Craighead District Court

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military Judges Course
    Cdr. Michael Whitican, U.S. Navy, and
    Lt. Col. Aran Walsh, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

    2022

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Shaem Spencer, Hanover, MD

    William R. McMahon Award
    Hon. John P. Morrissey, District Court of Maryland

    Judicial Education Award
    Hon. Katina Steuart, Prince George’s County District Court

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military Judges Course
    Maj. Tyler Musselman, U.S. Air Force, and
    Maj. James Baehr, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

    2021

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Michael F. Pietruszka, Lancaster, NY

    William R. McMahon Award
    Hon. W. Milton Nuzum, Columbus, OH

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military Judges Course
    Lt. Col. Tiffany D. Pond, U.S. Army

    2020

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Mark S. Coven, Brookline, MA

    William R. McMahon Award
    Mr. Troy M. Thompson, Decatur, GA

    Judicial Education Award
    Hon. Elizabeth R. Finn, Glendale, AZ

    2019

    Judicial Education Award
    National American Indian Court Judges Association

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military Judges Course
    Lt. Col. Colin P. Eichenberger, U.S. Air Force

    2018

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Judge Raymond R. Norko (ret.), Hartford, CT

    William R. McMahon Award
    Judge Donald R. Johnson, Ph.D., Baton Rouge, LA

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military Judges Course
    Lt Col Charles G. Warren, United States Air Force

    2017

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Chief Judge Andrew S. Effron, Annandale, VA

    William R. McMahon Award
    Colonel J. Wesley Moore, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA

    Judicial Education Award
    Appellate Judges Education Institute, Durham, NC

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military
    Judges Course Major (now Lt Col) John P. Norman, United States Marine Corps

    2016

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Neil E. Axel (ret.), Columbia, MD

    William R. McMahon Award
    Cook County Department of Administrative Hearings, Chicago, IL

    Judicial Education Award
    Air Force Trial Judiciary (AF/JFT), JB Andrews, MD

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military
    Judges Course Maj. Mark F. Rosenow, United States Air Force

    2015

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Earl G. Penrod, Princeton, IN

    William R. McMahon Award
    Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Leidschendam, The Netherlands

    Judicial Education Award
    Michigan Judicial Institute, Lansing, MI

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military Judges Course
    LtCol Keith Parrella, United States Marine Corps

    2014

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. J. Matthew Martin, Asheville, NC

    William R. McMahon Award
    Hon. Herbert B. Dixon, Jr., Washington, DC

    Judicial Education Award
    Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. United States Army

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military
    Judges Course Maj. Michael Zimmerman, USMC

    2013

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Mary Thrower, Salina, KS

    William R. McMahon Award
    Dawn Braquet, Washington, DC

    Judicial Education Award
    Denise Kilwein, Topeka, KS

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military
    Judges Course
    CDR Kevin B. Gerrity, United States Navy
    CDR Robert Monahan, United States Navy

    2012

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Elizabeth Keever, Fayetteville, NC

    William R. McMahon Award
    Hon. William Kelly, Kentwood, MI

    Judicial Education
    Mr. Marty Sullivan, Little Rock, AR

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial Excellence in the Military Judges Course
    Maj. Elizabeth Harvey, United States Marine Corps

    2011

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    No award presented

    William R. McMahon Award
    No award presented

    Judicial Education
    Puerto Rico Judicial Academy of the Puerto Rico Office of Court Administration

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial excellence in the Military Judges Course
    Commander Aaron C. Rugh, United States Navy

    2010

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Judge Robert T. Russell Jr., Buffalo, NY

    William R. McMahon Award
    Steven H. Goldblatt, Esq. and William DeCicco, Washington, DC

    Judicial Education
    Judge Kevin S. Burke, Minneapolis, MN

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial excellence in the Military Judges Course
    Lt. Col. Scott E. Harding, US Air Force

    2009

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Judge Frederic Barker Rodgers, Black Hawk, CO

    William R. McMahon Award
    None presented

    Judicial Education Award
    American Association for the Advancement of Science - Judicial Seminars on Emerging Issues in Neuroscience

    Recognition of Academic and Judicial excellence in the Military Judges Course
    Judge (LTC) Mark A. Bridges, U.S. Army

    2008

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. G. Michael Witte, Dearborn Superior Court

    William R. McMahon Award
    Susan T. Brown, Division of Administrative Hearing, Tallahassee, FL 32399

    Judicial Education Award
    University of North Carolina School of Government, Chapel Hill, NC Professor Cheryl Howell

    NCSCJ Plaque Recognizing the Top Graduate of the United States Army’s Trial Judge Course
    Major (now Lt Col) Katherine Oler, US Air Force

    2007

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Chief Justice (Ret.) Harry C. Martin, Asheville, NC

    William R. McMahon Award
    David Pimentel, Jacksonville, FL

    Judicial Education Award
    Sarah Y. Sheppeard, Knoxville, TN

    2006

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Brenda Waggoner, Knoxville, TN

    William R. McMahon Award
    Hon. Rodger A. Drew, Yongsan, South Korea

    Judicial Education Award
    Texas Center for the Judiciary

    2005

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Not presented

    William R. McMahon Award
    Judge Thomas, Zachman of Ohio

    Judicial Education Award
    New York State Unified Court System

    2004

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Karl Grube, Treasure Island, FL

    William R. McMahon Award
    Joseph Sawyer, Reno, NV

    Judicial Education Award
    Not presented

    2003

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Leslie Hayashi, Honolulu, HI

    William R. McMahon Award
    Lt. Col. Thomas W. Pittman, APO, AE

    Judicial Education Award
    Hon. Peter Evans, Palm Beach County, FL

    2002

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Marcia Waldorf, Honolulu, HI

    William R. McMahon Award
    Not presented.

    Judicial Education Award
    National Outreach Division of NHTSA

    2001

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Lawrence A. Belskis, Columbus, OH

    William R. McMahon Award
    Not presented.

    Judicial Education Award (SCJ)
    Hon. Robin Smith, Midland TX

    2000

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Michael O’Neal, Dallas, TX

    William R. McMahon Award
    Warren Davis, Lawrenceville, GA

    Judicial Education Award (SCJ)
    Hon. Lawrence Rodowsky, Baltimore, MD

    1999

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Veronica Simmons McBeth

    William R. McMahon Award
    Michael D. Freeman

    Judicial Education Award (SCJ)
    Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia

    1998

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Elizabeth “Ellie” Finn, Phoenix, AZ

    Judicial Education Award
    Institute of Government – UNC Chapel Hill

    William R. McMahon Award
    James V. Snyder, Chief Information Officer, San Diego Municipal Court, San Diego, CA

    1997

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Hon. Sylvia Garcia, Municipal Courts of the City of Houston, Texas

    Judicial Education Award
    Rozier E. Sanchez, Judicial Education Center in New Mexico

    William R. McMahon Award
    Mr. Kenneth Nelson, Office of the Court Administrator for the 6th Judicial Circuit for Pinellas and Pasco counties, FL

    1996

    Franklin N. Flaschner Award
    Leonard P. Edwards, Superior Court Judge, San Jose, CA

    William R. McMahon Award
    Hon. Robert G. M. Keating, New York, NY

    Judicial Education Award (SCJ)
    The Education Services Division of the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts

    1995 and prior


    Franklin N. Flaschner Award

    • 1995: Ernestine S. Gray, Juvenile Court Judge, New Orleans, LA
    • 1994: S.J. "Sandy" Elden, Ann Arbor, MI
    • 1993: Venetta S. Tassopulos, Los Angeles, CA
    • 1992: Ernest S. Hayeck, Worcester, MA
    • 1991: Janice Gradwohl, Lincoln, NE
    • 1990: Floyd E. Propst, Atlanta, GA
    • 1989: Harvey E. Schlesinger, Jacksonville, FL
    • 1988: Ernest I. Rotenberg, Attleboro, MA
    • 1987: Barry Russell, San Diego, CA
    • 1986: Robert D. Thompson, Wilmington, DE
    • 1985: Arthur L. Burnett, Washington, D.C.
    • 1984: Ronald B. Stewart, Williamsburg, KY
    • 1983: Emanuel A. Rissman, Chicago, IL
    • 1982: Wilfred W. Nuernberger, Lincoln, NE
    • 1981: Kaliste J. Saloom, Jr., LaFayette, LA
    • 1980: (No Award)
    • 1979:  San Jose, CA