Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award

In 1992, The State Bar Women and the Law Section established the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. The award honors the accomplishments of women who have achieved outstanding recognition in their professional area and who, by doing so, have paved the way for success for other women attorneys. The award criteria honors women attorneys who have achieved excellence in their respective fields and have:

Influenced other women to pursue legal carriers, or
opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of Job settings the historically were closed to women, or
advanced opportunities for women within a practice area or segment of the profession, or
have otherwise served their profession or community in a manner that has benefitted the legal profession
Past recipients of the award are:

2009 Jeanne C. "Cezy" Collins
2008 Janette Johnson
2007 U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith K. Guthrie
2006 Judge Barbara Lynn
2005 Pauline Higgins
2004 Charley Farris
2003 Justice Alma L. Lopez
2002 Susan Horton
2001 Justice Barbara Rosenberg
2000 Justice Ann McClure
1999 Evelyn H. Bierry
1998 Gaynelle Griffin Jones
1997 Justice Shirley W. Butts
1996 Frances "Sissy" Farenthold
1995 Barbara Jordan
1994 Dean Barbara Aldave
1993 Louise B. Raggio and Harriet Miers

This award is given at the section's annual meeting held during the State Bar Annual Meeting every June.

Ma'at Justice Award

Ma'at, the Egyptian goddess of justice, symbolizes truth, order, righteousness, and the emergence of order out of chaos. The Women and the Law Section established the Ma'at Justice Award in 1995 to recognize and celebrate individual attorneys or an association of attorneys who have contributed to the furtherance of justice in our society. Every year the Women and the Law Section awards the Ma'at Justice Award to an individual who is actively addressing the needs and issues affecting women both in the legal profession and in the community. Past winners are:

2009 Judge Migdalia Lopez
2008 Debra Tsuchiyama Baker of Houston
2007 ileta Sumner of San Antonio
2006 Sheila Enid Cheaney of Austin
2005 Ronnie E.G. Harrison of Houston
2004 Beverly Tarpley of Odessa
2003 Carolyn F. Moore of Lubock 
2002 Justice Deborah Hankinson
2001 Paula W. Hinton of Houston
2000 Iris Hefter Robinson of Houston
1999 Collin A. Petty of Houston
1998 Ana Mejia-Dietche of Austin
1997 Ralph H. Brock of Lubbock
1996 Nancye Bethurem of Dallas
1995 Jonita Borchardt of Denton

This award is given at the Section's Annual Meeting held during the State Bar annual Meeting every June.