11/4/2024 - 11/9/2024
CAL-ABOTA Chapter
11/13/2024
Los Angeles Chapter
12/12/2024
Los Angeles Chapter
In 1998, the LA Chapter Executive Committee decided to present a Jurist of the Year Award to an outstanding Judge within the local and federal judiciary community. Originally, the award was presented at the annual President's Dinner Dance in February but in 2007, President Steve Glickman felt the annual Judicial Reception would be more appropriate. It was also at this time the Executive Committee decided to give a Clerk of the Year Award to honor the judicial assistants. In 2005 the judicial award was renamed for ABOTA's own Honorable William J. Rea.
Judicial Civility/Judge of the Year Award Recipients:
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The Lee B. Wenzel Civility award was established in 1993 and awarded the first time to the Hon. William J. Rea in 1994.
"The Los Angeles Chapter of ABOTA awards the Lee B. Wenzel Civility award to the attorney who regularly demonstrates qualities of professionalism, civility, graciousness and high moral and ethical standards as exemplified by the late Lee B. Wenzel."
The Chapter President appoints a committee to research nominees and polls the membership for nominations. These names are presented at a meeting of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee votes to determine who will be the recipient. The recipient is honored during the Annual Installation Dinner Dance held during the first quarter of the following year.
Los Angeles ABOTA Lee B. Wenzel Civility Award Recipients:
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2024 | Michelle Knipprath |
2023 | Rigoberto Henry Inostroza |
2022 | Nicole Payne |
2021 | Not Awarded |
2020 | Not Awarded |
2019 | Dan Brostoff |
2018 | Theresa R. McGonigle |
2017 | Ruben Juarez |
2016 | Robert E. Lee |
2015 | Elmer Sabalburo |
2014 | Connie Rodriguez |
2013 | Felipe Rojas |
2012 | Jeff Lipp |
2011 | Jeff Charles |
2010 | Kent Tobey |
2009 | Not Awarded |
2008 | Gloria Tapanes |
2022 | H. Gilbert Jones, Jr. (Posthumously) |
2018 | Louis "Duke" DeHaas |
2012 | David R. Glickman |
2007 | John P. "Jack" Daniels |
2006 | Robert N. Stone |
2004 | Kermit J. Morgan |
2002 | William J. Rea |