Standing Committee on Gavel Awards

All Gavel Award entries are first reviewed by an approximately 50-person screening committee. Screeners include lawyers, judges, journalists, scholars, and other volunteers.  The Standing Committee on Gavel Awards is comprised of presidentially-appointed ABA members, and includes lawyers, journalists, and other members of the media. They convene annually to evaluate entries and select winners.

CHAIR
Ruth Bahe-Jachna
Chicago, IL

Maryam Ahranjani
Albuquerque, NM

Lynn Allingham
Anchorage, AK

Nannette A Baker
St Louis, MO

Gabrielle Buckley
Chicago, IL

Louise Dempsey
Cleveland, OH

Crista Hogan
Springfield, MO

Jasmin Jari Hurley
Washington Court House, OH

Stephan Landsman
New York, NY

Jodi Levine
Oklahoma City, OK

Christopher Riano
New York, NY

Edward Rubin
Nashville, TN

Steven Schwinn
Chicago, IL

Elizabeth Slattery
Silver Spring, MD

Josef Ventulan
Baton Rouge, LA

Stephen J. Wermiel
Washington, DC

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
LIAISON
Thomas Hoff Prol
Newark, NJ

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
LIAISON
Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr.
Philadelphia, PA

STAFF LIAISON
Tiffany Middleton
Manager, Education Programs & Research
ABA Division for Public Education
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
P: (312) 988-5739
Email: [email protected]

Members of the ABA Standing Committee on Gavel Awards are prohibited from judging entries in which they have personal, professional, or financial involvement. As soon as a Member becomes aware of such a conflict, the Member must notify the Ethics Office at the ABA or voluntary rescues themselves from the decision-making process.