President's Awards

Andrew Houston (2009)
Venus D. Johnson (2009)
Kamili W. Dawson (2008)
Sharron Willliams Gelobter (2008)
Monica F. Wiley (2007)
Nedra Shawler (2006)
Melissa Brown (2005)
Kimberlei D. Evans (2004)
Charles A. Smiley (2003)
Mark Jackson (2002)
Jennifer S. Madden (2002)
R. Manuel Fortes (2001)
Paris Coleman (2000)
Vernon C. Goins II (1999)
Simona Farisse (1998)
Darryl Stallworth (1998)
Terrie Robinson (1996)
Demetrius Shelton (1995)
Hon. Judge Brenda Harbin Forte (1994)
Otis McGee, Jr. (1994)
Kaye Washington, Esq. (1992)
Patricia B. Miles (1991)
Dorothy D. Guillory (1990)
Milton Lathan (1990)
Adrionne (Kittye) Beasley (1989)
Jayne Ware Williams (1988)
Marcheta Allen (1989)
Hon. Judge Joan S. Cartwright (1983)
Judy Johnson (1982)

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The Honorable Judge Benjamin Travis Community Service Awards (est. 1979)

Cinnamongirl, Inc. (2009)
Paul Henderson, ADA - San Francisco DA (2008)
Olis Simmons, Youth UpRising (2007)
Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte (2006)
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (2005)
David E. Glover (2004)
Faith Fancher (2003)
J. Dominique Pinkney (2003)
Hon. Judge Gloria Rhynes (2002)
Coach Ken Carter (2001)
Ms. Oral Lee Brown (2000)
Hon. Judge Gordon Baranco (1999)
Hon. Elihu Harris (1998)
Rev. Cecil Williams (1996)
Ralph Francis (1994)
Chuck Andrews (1992)
Hon. Brenda Harbin Forte (1991)
Bernida Reagan (1990)
Kenneth Smith (1988, posthumously)
Hon. Lionel J. Wilson (1986)
Angela Blackwell (1984)
Robert L. Harris (1983)
Hon. Judge Benjamin Travis (1979)

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The Hon. Justice Clinton W. White Advocacy Awards (est. 1979)

Raymond C. Marshall (2009)
George Holland, President NAACP Oakland Branch (2008)
Demetrius Shelton (2006)
Terry O. Wiley (2005)
Kamala Harris (2004)
John L. Burris (1986, 2003)
Gary T. Lafayette (2002)
Pamela Price (1993, 2001)
Michelle Alexander (2000)
Jayne Williams (1999)
Anthony K "Van" Jones (1998)
Fania Davis, Ph.D (1997)
Eva Patterson (1996)
James R. Bell (1994)
Walter Jackson (1993)
Patricia Ector (1992)
William Hastie, Jr. (1991)
Melvin L. Kennedy (1990)
Otis McGee Jr. (1988)
Judy Johnson (1985)
Eva Paterson

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Charles Houston Bar Association HALL OF FAME (est. 1994)

Eva Paterson (2007)
Hon. Thelton Henderson (2006)
Hon. Henry Ramsey (2006)
Judy Johnson (2005)
Daniel Johnson, Jr., Esq. (2004)
Harry Bremond, Esq. (2003)
Thomas J. Broome, Esq. (2000)
Hon. Martin Jenkins (1998)
Hon. Judge Wilmont Sweeney (1998)
Hon. Judge Horace Wheatley (1996)
Hon. Justice Cecil F. Poole (1996)
Hon. Justice Clint W. White (1994)
Hon. Judge Benjamin Travis (1994)
Robert L. Harris, Esq. (1994)
Emma Pendergrass, Esq. (1994)
Hon. Justice Allen E. Broussard

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CHBA Judicial Excellence Awards (awarded at the annual midyear Judicial Luncheon)

Hon. Gail Bereola (2009)
Alameda County Superior Court

Hon. Joan Cartwright (2009)
Alameda County Superior Court

Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte (2007)
Alameda County Superior Court

Hon. Winifred Smith (2006)
Alameda County Superior Court

Hon. Diane Becton-Smith (2006)
Contra Costa County Superior Court

Hon. Phyllis Hamilton (2005)
Federal District Court, Northern Dist. of Calif.

Hon. Phrasel Shelton (2005)
San Mateo County Superior Court (retired)

Hon. Perker L. Meeks, Jr. (2004)
San Francisco Superior Court

Hon. Carl Morris (2004)
Alameda County Superior Court

Hon. Trina Thompson Stanley (2003)
Alameda County Superior Court

Hon. Terri Jackson (2003)
San Francisco County Superior Court

Hon. Judith Ford (2002)
Alameda County Superior Court

Hon. Gordon Baranco (2002)
Alameda County Superior Court

Hon. John Dearman (2001)
San Francisco County Superior Court

Hon. Horace Wheatley (2001)
Alameda Count Superior Court

Hon. Martin J. Jenkins (2000)
Federal District Court, Northern Dist. of Calif.

Hon. Benjamin Travis (2000)
Alameda County Superior Court (retired)

Hon. Henry Ramsey, Jr. (1999)
Alameda County Superior Court (retired)

Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong (1999)
Federal District Court, Northern Dist. of Calif.

Hon. Thelton Henderson (1999)
Federal District Court, Northern Dist. of Calif.

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Special Recognition Awards

William "Billy" Hunter (2002)
Charles Houston Law Club Founders (1999)
Hon. Wilmont Sweeney (1996)
Jayne Ware Williams (1992)
Harriet Clark (1992)
Dorothy Guillory (1986)
Hon. Carl Morris (1990, Judicare Service)
Albertine Radford (1990, Judicare Service)

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Minority Bar Coalition Unity Awards

Ray Marshall (2009)
Yolanda Jackson (2008)
Jennifer S. Madden (2007)
Eugene Clark-Herrera (2006)
Rozenia Cummings (2005)
Edward Goines (2004)
Lindberg Porter (2004)
Hon. Joan Cartwright (2003)
Yolanda Jackson (1998)
Demetrius D. Shelton (1995)

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Special Lifetime Achievement Award

Robert L. Harris, Esq. (2005)
Congressman Ronald V. Dellums (1997)

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CHBA Corporate Recognition Awards

Merrill Lynch (2009)
Hanson Bridgett (2008)
Seyfarth Shaw (2007)
Taylor & Goins LLP (2006)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (2005)
Duane Morris LLP (2004)
Wells Fargo (2003)
The City of Oakland (2002)
Charles Schwab & Company (2001)
Wulfsberg Reese & Sykes (2000)
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP (1999)
Kazan McClain Abrams Fernandez Lyons Farrise & Greenwood (1998)
PG&E (1996)
Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold (1992)

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Charles Houston Bar Association Life Members

Peter Cohn
Byron W. Cooper, Esq.
Simona Farrise, Esq.
Gordon Greenwood, Esq.
Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte (Alameda County Superior Court)
Robert L. Harris, Esq.
Kwixuan H. Maloof, Esq.
Pamela Price, Esq.
Hon. Trina Thompson Stanley (Alameda County Superior Court)
Wilda White, Esq.
Monica Wiley

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2009 Corporate Award Recipient