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25th Annual Chief Justice Thomas O. Marshall Professionalism Awards

Oct 28, 2025, 15:35 by Jennifer Mason

The Bench and Bar Committee invites you to nominate one lawyer and one judge who have demonstrated the highest professional conduct and paramount reputation for professionalism for its 25th Annual Chief Justice Thomas O. Marshall Professionalism Awards. You may nominate one lawyer and one judge candidate, but you must use a separate form for each nomination. A letter of recommendation outlining the candidate’s background must also accompany the form.

Nominations submitted over the previous four years will also be considered, and we have those on file. If you wish to add any additional supporting materials to a previous nomination, you may do so.

Download the nomination form.

The past presidents of the State Bar of Georgia will choose the award recipients at the 2026 Midyear Meeting in January, and the recipients will be presented with their awards at the 2026 Annual Meeting in June. 

Please note that the deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, Dec. 5.

Past award recipients:

Judges
Hon. William P. Adams
Hon. John D. Allen
Hon. Robert Benham
Hon. George H. Carley
Hon. Robert W. Chasteen Jr.
Hon. E. Purnell Davis
Hon. Philip F. Etheridge
Hon. Norman Fletcher
Hon. Ronald H. Ginsberg
Hon. John E. Girardeau
Hon. P. Harris Hines
Hon. Carol W. Hunstein
Hon. Steve C. Jones
Hon. George H. Kreeger
Hon H. Arthur McLane
Hon. Charles Mikell Jr.
Hon. Harold L. Murphy
Hon. Herbert E. Phipps
Hon. Toby Prodgers
Hon. Leah Ward Sears
Hon. Lamar W. Sizemore Jr.
Hon. Lawton Stephens
Hon. Hugh P. Thompson
Hon. Alvin T. Wong

Attorneys

Jeffrey O. Bramlett
Manley F. Brown
Thomas C. Chambers III
George “Buddy” Darden III
Richard H. Deane Jr.
John A. Dickerson
Benjamin F. Easterlin IV
A. James Elliott
Steven Gottlieb
Hardy Gregory Jr.
Lester B. Johnson III
Linda Klein
Joyce Gist Lewis
C. Bradford Marsh
Hugh B. McNatt
E. Wycliffe Orr
Paul W. Painter Jr.
Patrise M. Perkins-Hooker
Patrick J. Rice
J. Douglas Stewart
Edward E. Tolley
Christopher A. Townley
N. Harvey Weitz
Robert G. Wellon

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