Prosecutors Section Annual Awards

The State Bar Prosecutors Section solicits nominations for awards that the section presents to five prosecutors at the Association of District Attorneys’ Spring Conference. The five award categories are as follows:

• Prosecutor of the Year: The nominee must have five or more years of full-time prosecution experience. The nomination should address the individual’s outstanding characteristics, prosecution history, work with the public and contributions to the quality of prosecution and the image of prosecutors.

• Law Enforcement Prosecutor: This nomination should address the support and assistance the nominee has provided to law enforcement agencies and his or her commitment of time in assisting law enforcement.

• Community Service Prosecutor: This nomination should address the service the nominee has provided to the community and the results of those efforts; e.g., volunteering at rape crisis centers, nursing homes, youth mentorship organizations, etc.

• Legal Impact Prosecutor: Along with the nominee’s outstanding character, this nomination should address the significant impact that resulted from the nominee’s efforts in criminal prosecution(s) and the significant and positive impact or effect on the law.

• Rookie Prosecutor of the Year: The nominee must have been prosecuting for no more than two years. The nomination should address the nominee’s dedication to criminal prosecution and commitment to making prosecution a career.

The nomination process is made available on this site and nominees are presented to a selection committee.  Recipients of past awards are listed below.

2008 Prosecutor Section Award Winners -

Prosecutor of the Year

David R. Foster

1st Judicial District Attorney's Office

Law Enforcement Prosecutor Award

Jack E. Burkhead

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Community Service Prosecutor Award

Mary A. Gueldenzoph

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Legal Impact Prosecutor Award

Michael J. Lewis

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Rookie Prosecutor of the Year

Amanda Lucero

5th Judicial District Attorney's Office

2007 Prosecutor Section Award Winners -

Prosecutor of the Year

Francesca Martinez Estevez

6th Judicial District Attorney's Office

Law Enforcement Prosecutor Award

Sylvia M. Martinez

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Community Service Prosecutor Award

Marguerite Carr

11th Judicial District Attorney's Office

Legal Impact Prosecutor Award

Margot E. Ballon

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Rookie Prosecutor of the Year

Celeste DeMars

12th Judicial District Attorney's Office

2006 Prosecutor Section Award Winners -

Prosecutor of the Year

Richard E. Bowman

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Law Enforcement Prosecutor Award

Matthew E. Chandler

9th Judicial District Attorney's Office

Community Service Prosecutor Award

Susan E. Page

3rd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Legal Impact Prosecutor Award

Niki Brito

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Rookie Prosecutor of the Year

Alissa N. Berger

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

2005 Prosecutor Section Award Winners -

Prosecutor of the Year

Peter A. "Pete" Ross

13th Judicial District Attorney's Office

Law Enforcement Prosecutor Lifetime Achievement Award

Elliott R. Guttmann

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Community Service Prosecutor Award

Philip Todd Heisey

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Legal Impact Prosecutor Award

Richard E. Bowman

2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office

Rookie Prosecutor of the Year

William J. Moon

1st Judicial District Attorney's Office