Outstanding Public Service

The Outstanding Public Service award is presented each year to a current or past member of the Judiciary that has provided an extraordinary level of Public Service.

Name Title Organization Year

Honorable Rodney Gilstrap

Chief Judge United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 2023

Honorable Leonard P. Stark

Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2022
Honorable Sharon Prost Chief Judge United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

2021

Honorable Roslynn R. Mauskopf Director Administrative Office of the United States Courts

2020

Honorable Kathleen M. O'Malley Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2019

Honorable Sue L. Robinson   District Judge 

United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Ret.)

2018 

Honorable Denny Chin

Circuit Judge 

United States Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit

2017 
Honorable Leonard Davis Chief Judge

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

2016
Honorable James D. Smith Chief Administrative Patent Judge United States Patent and Trademark Office

2015

Honorable Gregory M. Sleet Chief Judge United States District Court for the District of Delaware

2014

Honorable Barbara S. Jones District Judge United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

2013

Honorable Alan D. Lourie Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2012

Honorable Arthur J. Gajarsa Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2011

Honorable Richard Linn Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2010

Honorable Dennis Jacobs Chief Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

2009

Honorable Howard T. Markey Chief Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2008

Honorable Paul R. Michel Chief Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2007

Honorable Joseph M. McLaughlin Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

2006

Honorable Pauline Newman Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2005

Honorable Robert J. Ward Senior District Judge United States Court for the Southern District of New York

2004

Honorable William C. Conner Senior District Judge & Former President of the Organization United States Court for the Southern District of New York

2003