Award of Appreciation
Established in April 1988, the Award of Appreciation is presented by the Board of Governors to that individual(s) who is not a member of the Bar in recognition of outstanding service toward the creation of a better public understanding of the legal profession and the administration of justice, the judiciary or the legislative process.
2024 Recipient
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Gabe Goltz is a proud native of Phoenix and is currently a Program Manager in the Education Services Division of the Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts. Having joined this organization in 2005 focusing on leadership development, he has since expanded his responsibilities to include the administration of Arizona judicial and staff training, leading a team of six. Gabe presents on topics including bias, leadership, procedural justice, law and literature, and law and film. He has presented sessions to audiences locally and nationally, including to the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the National Association of State Judicial Educators, the State Bar of Arizona, and the Arizona Justice of the Peace Association. Gabe is also a nationally certified instructor for the Institute of Court Management’s “Purposes and Responsibilities of Courts” program. In 2017 he was the co-recipient of the National Association of Bar Executives’ “Community and Educational Outreach Award.” Before joining the courts, Gabe worked in the Graduate College at Arizona State University, coordinating graduate program administration and development. He has a B.A. in Political Science from Northern Arizona University and an M.A., also in Political Science, from the University of Colorado—Boulder. |
Previous Recipients
| 1989 | Hon. Rose Mofford Hon. Barry Goldwater KAET-TV |
| 1990 | Sal Quijada Paul Urbano King |
| 1991 | Prof. Paul Bender Amelia D. Lewis |
| 1992 | Hon. Tom Tso |
| 1993 | Ken Campbell |
| 1994 | Patricia J. Horgan Karen E. Osborn Ronald S. Watson |
| 1995 | Bruce Hernandez |
| 1996 | Paul Rubin |
| 1997 | Karen Duffy Art Rotstein Joan Tobin |
| 1998 | Regina Skouson |
| 1999 | Dr. Janet Brown |
| 2000 | Maria Hoffman |
| 2001 | Helen Cahill |
| 2002 | Bill Scott |
| 2003 | Donald W. Carson Myles V. Lynk |
| 2004 | Carrie L. Sherman |
| 2005 | Emily R. Johnston |
| 2006 | Dr. Pearl Tang |
| 2007 | Matthew Silverman |
| 2008 | Larry C. McVey Marvin E. Perry |
| 2009 | Bennie C. Click |
| 2010 | Susan Armstrong |
| 2011 | David K. Byers |
| 2012 | Alex Jamison Karen Osborne |
| 2013 | William D. Carnegie |
| 2014 | John J. Sullivan |
| 2016 | Christine C. Iijima Hall |
| 2017 | Meredith Peabody |
| 2018 | Judith Register |
| 2019 | Coconino County Board of Supervisors |
| 2020 | Rick DeBruhl |
| 2021 | Christine Groninger |
| 2022 | Raising Special Kids |
| 2023 | Susan Trentham, Ph.D. |
| 2024 | Gabe Goltz |
State Bar Annual Awards
- Award of Appreciation
- Award of Special Merit
- Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award
- Hon. John R. Sticht Disability Achievement Award
- James A. Walsh Outstanding Jurist Award
- Mark I. Harrison Excellence in Mentorship Award
- Member of the Year Award
- Michael C. Cudahy Criminal Justice Award
- Outstanding In-House Counsel of the Year Award
- President's Award
- Sharon A. Fullmer Legal Aid Attorney of the Year Award
- Tom Karas Criminal Justice Award