Award Honorees
1996 — 2025
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 2025, the Hon. Edmund S. Muskie Access-to-Justice Award will be presented to Arnie Macdonald, 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:

Arnie Macdonald 2025

Mark Swann 2024

Steve Rowe 2023

Mary Bonauto 2022

Beth Stickney 2019

Mary Allen Lindemann 2018

William Harwood 2017

Kevin Hancock 2016

Hon. Howard H. Dana, Jr. 2015

Harold C. Pachios 2014

Meg Baxter 2013

Beth Newlands Campbell 2012

Hon. Daniel E. Wathen 2011

Dr. Robert E. McAfee 2010

Elinor & Charles Miller 2009

Roger Putnam 2008

Vince Conti 2007

Merton Henry 2006

The Barber Family 2005

Shepard Lee 2004

Robert Hirshon 2003

Madeleine Corson 2002

Hon. George Mitchell 2001

Donald E. Nicoll 2000

Unum Law 1999

William J. Ryan 1998

Duane “Buzz” Fitzgerald 1997
