2025 Hon. Ronald Owen Kaye

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1998 Steven K. Hauser

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1994 Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.

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1991 Griffith Thomas

1987 Douglas Booth

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2025 Anthony Arzili

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2023 Robert A. Schwartz

2020 Karen L. Goldstein

2019 Louis Sepe

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2017 Winston "Kevin" McKesson

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2014 Christopher C. Chaney

2013 Leonard Levine

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2009 Michael Belter & Tom Kielty

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2006 Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr.

2005 James Blatt

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2002 Mark Overland

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2000 Leonard Levine

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1998 Donald J. Calabria

1997 Barry Levin

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1994 Harland Braun

1993 Rickard Santwier

1992 Richard P. Lasting & Edward A. Rucker

1991 Richard A. Hutton

1990 Daniel G. Davis

1989 Charlie Gessler

1988 John Yzurdiaga

1986 Leslie H. Abramson

1985 Howard L. Weitzman & Donald Ré

1984 Gerald Lawrence Chaleff

1983 Michael Adelson

1982 Richard P. B. Tyson

1981 Joe Ingber

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1979 Gerald D. Lenoir

1978 James G. Cooney

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1974 Al Matthews

1973 Gladys Towles Root

1970 Albert C. Garber

1968 Burton Marks

1967 Paul Caruso

1965 Morris Lavine

1963 Richard Erwin

2025 Bruce Cormicle

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2023 Stanley Perlo

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2015 Ezekiel P. Perlo

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2012 Gigi Gordon

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2005 Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.

2004 Robert Courtney

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2002 Paul J. Geragos

2001 Hon. Robert Talcott

2000 Owen Rafferty

1999 Richard P.B. Tyson

1998 Rosalie Rakoff

1997 Al Menaster & Alex Ricciardulli

1996 Gerson S. Horn

1994 Maxwell Keith & Hon. Gordon Ringer

1993 Carl Jones

1992 Albert C. S. Ramsey

1991 George V. Denny IV

1989 Paul Caruso

1988 James G. Cooney

1987 Paul James

1986 Albert C. Garber

1985 Curt Livesay

1984 Edward P. George Jr.

1983 Anthony Murray

1982 Richard E. Erwin

1981 Gilbert Garcetti

1980 H. Clay Jacke

1979 Paul J. Fitzgerald

1978 Wilbur Littlefield

1976 Hon. Burt Pines

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1974 John Marshall

1973 A. L. Wirin

2025 Hon. Luch Armendariz

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2023 Hon. Daniel J. Lowenthal

2020 Hon. Charlaine F. Olmedo

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1994 Hon. Arthur Gilbert

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1989 Hon. Darlene E. Schempp

1988 Hon. Aurelio Muñoz

1987 Hon. Robert Altman

1986 Hon. David A. Horowitz

1985 Hon. H. Randolph Moore Jr.

1984 Hon. Robert Devich

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1979 Hon. William B. Keene

1978 Hon. Thomas P. Murphy

1976 Hon. Gordon Ringer

1975 Hon. William Matthew Byrne, Jr.

1974 Hon. Gilbert C. Alston

1973 Hon. Arthur L. Alarcon

2025 Meghan Blanco

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2023 LA Innocence Project at Cal State LA

2021 Angela M. Berry

2018 Detective Michael Bender

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2015 Hon. Michael A. Tynan

2014 Verna Wefald

2013 Jan L. Handzlik

2012 Brent Ferreira & Ellen Eggers

2011 Andrew Stein

2010 Robert Berke

2009 Charles Lloyd

2008 Sister Janet Harris & Robert Long

2025 Scott Budnick

2023 Terri Vermeulen Keith

2019 Harry Litman

2017 Matt Taibbi

2015 Justice Arthur Gilbert

2014 Charlotte Street Films

2011 Tim Rutten

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2009 Linda Deutsh

2007 Laurie Levenson

2006 Steve Lopez

2005 Stan Chambers

2002 Ed Lazarus

2001 Charles Lindner

2000 Warren Olney

1999 Sara Catania

1997 Ken Noble

1994 Martin Berg

1989 Nancy Hill-Holtzman

1988 Barry Siegel

1982 Bob Zeller

1981 Wayne Satz

1979 Golden West Broadcasters

1978 KABC-Channel 7, Los Angeles

1975 Mary Neiswender

1974 Howard Hertel

1973 William Farr

1970 Otis Chandler

1968 Ronald Einstoss

2025 Emmanuel Garcia

2023 Jesse A. Arana

2025 Hon. Alan B. Honeycutt

2024 Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr.

2023 Hon. Sam O. Ohta

2022 Filipe Iniguez Plascencia

2021 Criminal Division of Los Angeles Superior Court and Its Judicial Assistants, Court Reporters, Bailiffs & Interpreters

2020 Ezekiel P. Perlo

2019 Robert M. Sanger

2018 Hon. Steve Cooley

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2016 Governor Jerry Brown

2015 Michael S. Romano & Mark Faucette

2014 Dr. Mimi Silbert

2013 Earl L. Hanson & Mitchell W. Egers

2012 Hon. Douglas Sortino

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2007 Donald Ré

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2005 Sean Kennedy & William Genego

2004 Michael Crain

2003 Erwin Chemerinsky & Annette Sierra

2002 Father Gregory Boyle

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2000 Lawrence DeLosh (President's Special Award)

1999 James Blatt

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1996 Hon. Florence-Marie Cooper

1994 Edi M.O. Faal and Earl C. Broady Jr.

1993 Stephen Yagman and Marion Yagman

1992 Albert J. Menaster

1989 Gigi Gordon

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2004 Shang Lee

2003 Diane M. Escalantedescription

2009 Kevin McDermott

2007 Richard Ceballos

1996 Dream Team

1994 Marlene Gerson

1993 Barry Tarlow

1992 Louis Swayne, Jr.

1989 Casey Cohen

1988 Richard G. Hirsch (In Memory of Burton Marks)

1987 Hon. John Van De Kamp

1986 Hon. Otto Kaus (for legal distinction)

1985 Jeffrey C. Jonas

1975 John R. Bond (tribute)

1970 Hon. Herbert V. Walker

1968 Sgt. Edger B. McClue

1965 Earl C. Broady, Sr.

2003 Hon. Robert M. Takasugi

2000 Lawrence DeLosh

1982 Thomas G. Neusom

1976 Charles Lee Broshears, Jr.

1973 Officer Charles Keranen

1968 Thomas C. Lynch

1968 Lawrence Robert Feldman