Muskie Access to Justice Award

The Hon. Edmund S. Muskie Access to Justice Award honors commitment to the public good, advanced through hard thinking, deep feeling, a voice of eloquent civility and a passion for justice. The award is presented each spring.

In 2023, the Hon. Edmund S. Muskie Access-to-Justice Award will be presented to Steve Rowe, for his leadership in the community and the impact it has had in furthering access to justice.

The Hon. Edmund S. Muskie Access-to-Justice Award has been presented to the following recipients:

• 2023 - Steve Rowe
• 2022 - Mary Bonauto
• 2019 - Beth Stickney
• 2018 - Mary Allen Lindemann
• 2017 - William Harwood
• 2016 - Kevin Hancock
• 2015 - Hon. Howard Dana, Jr.
• 2014 - Harold Pachios
• 2013 - Meg Baxter
• 2012 - Beth Newlands Campbell
• 2011 - Hon. Daniel E. Wathen
• 2010 - Dr. Robert McAfee
• 2009 - Charles & Elinor Miller
• 2008 - Roger Putnam
• 2007 - Vincent S. Conti
• 2006 - Merton Henry
• 2005 - The Barber Family
• 2004 - Shepard Lee
• 2003 - Robert Hirshon
• 2002 - Madeleine Corson
• 2001 - Hon. George Mitchell
• 2000 - Donald E. Nicoll
• 1999 - The UNUM Law Department
• 1998 - William J. Ryan
• 1997 - Duane "Buzz" Fitzgerald
• 1996 - Hon. William S. Cohen