Hon. John R. Sticht Disability Achievement Award
Established in May 2006 (amended language in 2015), the Hon. John R. Sticht Disability Achievement Award is presented by the Board of Governors to recognize either a person(s) in the legal profession or a group, organization or employer, who or which furthers the goals of access to justice and the full participation for people with disabilities in the legal profession and justice system or a person(s) with disability who has demonstrated exceptional depth of inner strength, courage in the face of adversity, and tenacity of purpose.
2023 Recipient
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Hon. Danelle Liwski was appointed to Division 6 of the Pima County Superior Court bench on April 8, 2011. She served on the family law bench from 2011 to 2014 when she joined the criminal bench. Beginning July of 2015 through 2017 she also presided over all Pima County criminal competency, criminal mental health court, guilty except insane and sexually violent predator cases. In 2020 – 2021 Judge Liwski helped to develop the first pre indictment drug diversion court in Arizona. She has served as Presiding Criminal Judge and is currently the Associate Presiding Judge for Pima County Superior Court. Prior to the serving on the Pima County Superior Court bench Judge Liwski presided as a hearing officer over juvenile matters, including juvenile drug court. She also served as an Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Pima County Attorney. Judge Liwski received her bachelor’s degree in business from New Mexico State University in 1987 and her law degree from the University of Arizona in 1990. She has been active in the bench and bar with the highlight being the Arizona High School Mock Trial Program. |
Previous Recipients
The award has been presented to:
2006 | Arizona Center for Disability Law Office of the Arizona Attorney General |
2007 | Office of the Pima County Attorney |
2008 | University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University |
2009 | Mesch Clark & Rothschild PC (Tucson) Quarles & Brady, LLP (Phoenix) |
2010 | Pima County Public Defender's Office |
2011 | Industrial Commission of Arizona |
2012 | Arizona Center for Disability Law |
2013 | Phoenix School of Law |
2014 | Office of the Arizona Attorney General |
2015 | City of Peoria |
2016 | Edward L. Myers III |
2017 | William R. Jones, Jr. |
2018 | Hon. Lawrence O. Anderson |
2019 | Bridget O'Brien Swartz |
2020 | Rose Daly-Rooney |
2021 | Kacie Taylor Nickel |
2022 | Donna Powers |
2023 | Hon. Danelle Liwski |
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