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CBA President's Award The CBA President's Award recognizes the significant contribution of a Canadian jurist to the legal profession, to the Canadian Bar Association or to the public life of Canada.

Details Eligibility Any Canadian except the current President, Past-Presidents within five years, or members of the judiciary while on the bench. Candidates must be Canadian citizens. Groups are not acknowledged as candidates. There are no posthumous awards. Presentation The Award is presented at the Canadian Bar Association Annual Conference Council Awards Luncheon in August. Nomination Procedure  The President nominates candidates for this Award. The President may suggest names of candidates directly, ask the members of the President's Award Committee to suggest names of candidates, and/or ask CBA Banch Presidents to suggest names of candidates. Deadline for Applications: June 13 Selection Process The President's Award Committee is comprised of the President, in consultation with the 1st and 2nd Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, one member of the Board of Directors and the Chair of the Communications Committee. No award may be granted in any one year, and no more than three awards shall be granted in one year. Award The Award takes the form of an engraved brass Scales of Justice.  Award Winners 2008 - Vincent O'Donnell, Q.C. (Montreal, QC) 2007 - The Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, Q.C. (Toronto, ON) 2006 - Brian C. Midwinter, Q.C. (The Pas, MB) 2005 - No recipient 2004 - Robert Patzelt (Halifax, NS) 2003 - Greg DelBigio (Vancouver, BC) 2002 - Antonio Lamer P.C., C.C. (Montréal, QC) 2001 - Ted K. Rowan-Legg (Halifax, NS) 2000 - Douglas J. Los, (Sudbury ON) 1999 - Thomas G. Heintzman, Q.C. (Toronto, ON) 1998 - Stephen Hanson, (Ottawa, ON) 1997 - Brian Crane, Q.C. (Ottawa, ON) 1996 - Robert Smethurst, (Vancouver, BC) 1995 - John C. Tait, Q.C. (Ottawa, ON) 1994 - R. Dennis Maher, Q.C. (North Battleford, SK) 1993 - L. Yves Fortier, C.C., Q.C. (Montreal, QC) 1992 - The Honourable Bertha Wilson, (Ottawa, ON) 1991 - The Right Honourable Brian Dickson, (Ottawa, ON) 1990 - No recipient 1989 - Wilbur F. Bowker, Q.C. (Edmonton, AB) 1988 - L'honorable Jules Deschênes (Montreal, QC) 1987 - Judge Samuel Freedman (Winnipeg, MB) 1986 - Judge Maxwell Cohen (Ottawa, ON) 1985 - The Honourable Judge George Joseph Tweedy (Charlottetown, PE) 1984 - The Honourable Emmett Hall (Saskatoon, SK)

Deadline Deadline for Applications: June 13 Contact Stephen Hanson Senior Director of Communications Canadian Bar Association stephenh@cba.org