HONORS
Order of the Coif
. The first New Jersey chapter of the Order of the
Coif, the nationwide honor society for law students, was established at Rutgers
School of Law-Newark in 1991. This prestigious society, which admits the top 10
percent of each year's graduating class, encourages excellence in legal
education and honors lawyers, judges, and teachers for significant professional
contributions. Chapters of the order are established at law schools whose
faculty have been recognized for their contributions to legal
scholarship.
Academic Honors. Honors are awarded to not
more than 20 percent of the graduating class for distinguished scholastic
attainment during their time at the law school. In exceptional cases, high
honors and highest honors may be awarded. The awards are made by the faculty on
the advice of the Committee on Scholastic Standing. Recipients are announced at
the graduation convocation.
PRIZES AND AWARDS
Justice Henry E. Ackerson Jr. Prize. The prize is awarded to the student who
has most distinguished himself or herself in the area of legal skills.
ABA/BNA Award for Excellence -- Health
Law. This award is given to honor superior academic performance in the
area of health law.
ABA/BNA Award for Excellence -- Intellectual
Property. This award is given to the student
demonstrating the highest academic achievement in the area of intellectual
property law.
ABA/BNA Award for Excellence -- Labor and
Employment Law. This award will be presented to the student with the
highest academic achievement in the fields of labor and employment
law.
ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award. This prize is awarded
to the graduate who best represents a combination of scholarship and leadership,
the qualities embodied by the ALI-ABA parent organizations, the American Law
Institute and the American Bar Association.
Alumni Senior
Prize. This prize is awarded to the graduating senior exhibiting the greatest
achievement during his or her entire law school career, and who has the greatest
promise as a future member of the legal profession.
American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Award. This award is sponsored by the
New Jersey chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is given
to the student who has shown the most aptitude in family law.
American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence.
Awarded to the student who most excelled in the area of bankruptcy
studies.
The Frank and Marilyn Askin Award for Excellence in
Clinical Studies. This prize is awarded by the law school clinical
faculty to the student who, over the course of their legal education, has
demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the clients of the Rutgers Law
School Clinics and to the principles and values of clinical legal
education.
Allan Axelrod Prize. This prize was
established to recognize the immense commitment by Professor Axelrod to Rutgers
Law School, and is given to the student with the best grades in commercial law.
The Clinical Legal Education (CLEA) Award. This
prize is awarded for excellence in clinical fieldwork based on the high quality
of representation provided to clients and for exceptionally thoughtful,
self-reflective participation in an accompanying clinical
seminar.
Anthony Engelbrecht Prize. This prize is awarded annually
to the graduating student who attains the highest average in his or her final year.
Morris Gann Prize in Evidence. This prize is given to the member of the graduating class having the best grade in evidence.
Myron Harkavy Prize. This prize is awarded to the member of the senior class showing the most promise as a trial lawyer.
Chief Justice Richard J. Hughes Prize. This prize is awarded
to the graduating student who has achieved the best record in the New Jersey practice course.
Eli Jarmel Memorial Prize. This prize is awarded to the
student who demonstrated the greatest interest and proficiency in public
interest law.
Philip Kravitz Memorial Prize. This prize is awarded to the
part-time student with the highest academic average. It was established by the
Class of 1995 as a tribute to, and in memory of, their classmate.
A. Harry Moore Prize. This prize is awarded to the student with the the highest grades for his or her entire
three years.
G.A. Moore Jr. Prize. This prize is awarded to the student
who has done distinguished work in the field of equal employment opportunity
law. It was donated by G.A. Moore, a participant in a symposium held in 1975 at
the law school to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
National Association of Women Lawyers Award. This prize is
given to the student showing the greatest commitment to women's
issues.
New Jersey Bar Foundation Street Law Prize. This
prize is awarded to the student who has demonstrated the greatest interest in
the success of the Street Law Program.
Carol Russ Memorial
Prize. This
prize is awarded to the student who has best demonstrated a
commitment to and a record of distinction in promoting women's rights through
the law.
Rutgers Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
Award. This prize is awarded to students selected for overall
scholarly achievement in four areas of law, and for outstanding scholarly
publication.
Nathan N. Schildkraut Award. This prize is
awarded to the student who most excels in appellate advocacy.
H.
Theodore Sorg Property Prize. This prize is awarded to the student with the
highest average in property.
Saul Tischler Memorial Prize. This prize is presented to the
student with the highest average over the entire three years in law school.
Miron M. Walley Memorial Prize. This award is given to a
graduating student who has excelled in coursework in the area of real estate
transactions.
Kenneth G. Wolfson Land Use Prize. This
prize is awarded to the graduating student showing the greatest interest and
scholarship in the field of land use law.
Judge J. Skelly Wright
Prize. This prize is awarded to the student who has done the most for civil rights, civil liberties, and human affairs.
