2009 Kenison Award

Jacalyn Colburn
NH Public Defender

“I have such tremendous admiration and respect for the people I work with who handle 28,000 cases a year. I am humbled to be singled out to receive this award, when really they are the champions.”
- Jacalyn Colburn.

2009 Kenison Award

Richard Guerriero
NH Public Defender

“What I like most about public interest work is that I never have to turn away anyone who is sent to me for help."
– Richard Guerriero

Frank Rowe Kenison Award

The Kenison Award was established by the Bar Foundation to recognize an individual (or individuals) who makes substantial contributions to the betterment of New Hampshire citizens through the administration of justice, the legal profession, or the advancement of legal thought. The award is made annually, selected by vote of the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation. Recipients need not be members of the New Hampshire Bar Association, but are carefully chosen to honor individuals who meet the criteria for the award in its broadest sense.

Frank Rowe Kenison (1907-1980) was a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association for 48 years, and served as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1952 to 1977. He was an exquisite legal thinker who committed his life to the legal system, education about the law, and the promise of equal justice for all.

Nominations for the Kenison Award are solicited in the winter.

Kenison Award Recipients