Frank Rowe Kenison Award

Honorary Fellow | Frank Rowe Kenison Award | Robert E. Kirby 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.

Kenison Award Recipients

2013		Claire Ebel, NH Civil Liberities Union (retired)
2012		David L. Nixon, Nixon, Vogelman, Barry, Slawsky & Simoneau P.A.
2011		Dean John T. Broderick, Jr., UNH School of Law
2010		Attorney Howard J. Zibel, NH Supreme Court
2009		Attorney Jacalyn Colburn, NH Public Defender
2009		Attorney Richard Guerriero, NH Public Defender
2008		Hon. Francis J. Frasier, Hampton District Court
2007		Attorney Frederic K. Upton, Upton & Hatfield, LLP
2006		Attorney Elliott Berry, NH Legal Assistance
2005		Nina C. Gardner, NH Judicial Council
2004		Attorney Jack B. Middleton, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
2003		Attorney Ronald K. Lospennato, Disabilities Rights Center
2002		Honorable James E. Duggan, NH Supreme Court
2001		Marcia Sink, Court Appointed Special Advocates
2000		Honorable Susan B. Carbon, Family Courts
1999		Attorney John E. Tobin, NH Legal Assistance
1998		Honorable Edwin W. Kelly, District Courts

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