THE ROBINSON O. EVERETT DISTINGUISHED LIFE SERVICE AWARD

The Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Life Service Award honors individuals who have demonstrated a lifetime of dedicated service to the principles of military and veterans law and justice and devotion to the mission and objectives of the Association and its members.  The Award was first presented to Chief Judge Robinson O. Everett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. The Association then received permission from Judge Everett to name the award after him. The award is the Judge Advocates Association’s highest award.

2024 Judge John Sparks, LtCol, USMC (Ret.) Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

2023 Major General (Ret.) Vaughn Ary, USMC, Director of International Affairs, Department of Justice

2022 Honorable John C. Cruden, Colonel, USA JAGC (Ret.), Former Assistant Attorney General, Environment & Natural Resources Division, US Department of Justice

2021 Scott W. Stucky, USAF, Ret, Chief Judge USCAAF (USAF)

2020 No dinner/No award

2019 Lieutenant Colonel Gary D. Solis, USMC (Ret.), Director of USMA LOW Program, Library of Congress Scholar

2018 SES USCG Deputy Judge Advocate General and COL, USA (Ret.) Calvin Lederer

2017 Major General Daniel V. Wright, USA (Ret.)

2016 Captain William C. DeCicco, USN (Ret.) (Clerk, USCAAF)

2015 Colonel Marc L. Warren, USA (Ret.)

2014 Chief Judge Andrew S. Effron, USCAAF (USA)

2013 No dinner/no award

2012 Major General John D. Altenburg, Jr., USA (Ret.)

2011 Lieutenant General Jack Rives, USAF (Ret.)

2010 Brigadier General John S. Cooke, USA (Ret.)

2009 Brigadier General Edward F. Rodriguez, Jr., USAFR (Ret.)

2008 Hon. Alexander P. White, Jr. (USMC)

2007 Brigadier General Thomas Hemingway, USAF (Ret.)

2006 Major General Robert Murray, USA (Ret.)

2005 Colonel William S. Colwell, USAF (Ret.)

2004 Captain Kevin J. Barry, USCG (Ret.)

2003 Colonel Eileen Albertson, USMC (Ret.)

2002 Rear Admiral John S. Jenkins, USN (Ret.)

2001 Major General Keith E. Nelson, USAF (Ret.)

1999 Robinson O. Everett, Jr., Chief Judge, USCAAF (USAF)