December Addendum

Supreme Court Justice Receives American Inns of Court's Award

Justice Hugh Maddox, a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama and a tireless advocate for improving professionalism throughout the American and Alabama legal communities, received the American Inns of Court's 2008 A. Sherman Christensen Award. The award was presented at the American Inns of Court's Celebration of Excellence, hosted by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., at the U.S. Supreme Court in October.

In good company
Given in the name of the founder of the first American Inn of Court, the award is bestowed upon a member of an American Inn of Court who has provided distinguished, exceptional and significant leadership to the American Inns of Court movement. Previous award winners have included Chief Justice Warren Burger, Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Hon. Howard T. Markey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Professor Sherman L. Cohn of Georgetown University School of Law, and Justice Randy Holland of the Supreme Court of Delaware.
Justice Maddox was an organizer of the first American Inn of Court organized in Alabama in 1989, which now bears his name. Justice Maddox has encouraged the legal leadership of Alabama to form new Inns, and his persistence has paid off with eight current Inns and several more being organized.

Author and illustrator
Justice Maddox retired in January 2001 as the senior associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court, where he was considered by many to be its intellectual cornerstone. After being appointed to the court by then Gov. Albert Brewer in 1969, he was elected five different times. During his 31 years on the court, he established a work product that no other Alabama jurist is likely to equal, including 1,650 majority opinions. With a journalistic background, he is a prodigious writer of books, articles and stories, including a children's book he authored and illustrated.

The American Inns of Court Foundation, America's oldest, largest and fastest growing mentoring organization, presents the Christensen Award annually. It is funded in part by an endowment established by LEXIS-NEXIS.

Excellence through sharing
Rooted in the noble 800-year-old tradition of the Inns of Court in England, the American Inns exist to supplement the academic and technical training of American lawyers through the time-honored English tradition and practice of "pupilage"—the sharing of wisdom, insight and experience of seasoned judges and lawyers with newer practitioners. Using this approach, the American Inns of Court seeks to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility and legal skills.

More information is available at www.innsofcourt.org.

Home | Next »

	A Bi-Monthly Online Publication of the Alabama State Bar
December October August Archives
Supreme Court Justice Receives American Inns of Court's Award Justice Hugh Maddox, a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama and a tireless advocate for improving professionalism throughout the American and Alabama legal communities, received the American Inns of Court's 2008 A. Sherman Christensen Award. The award was presented at the American Inns of Court's Celebration of Excellence, hosted by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., at the U.S. Supreme Court in October. In good company Given in the name of the founder of the first American Inn of Court, the award is bestowed upon a member of an American Inn of Court who has provided distinguished, exceptional and significant leadership to the American Inns of Court movement. Previous award winners have included Chief Justice Warren Burger, Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Hon. Howard T. Markey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Professor Sherman L. Cohn of Georgetown University School of Law, and Justice Randy Holland of the Supreme Court of Delaware. Justice Maddox was an organizer of the first American Inn of Court organized in Alabama in 1989, which now bears his name. Justice Maddox has encouraged the legal leadership of Alabama to form new Inns, and his persistence has paid off with eight current Inns and several more being organized. *Author and* illustrator Justice Maddox retired in January 2001 as the senior associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court, where he was considered by many to be its intellectual cornerstone. After being appointed to the court by then Gov. Albert Brewer in 1969, he was elected five different times. During his 31 years on the court, he established a work product that no other Alabama jurist is likely to equal, including 1,650 majority opinions. With a journalistic background, he is a prodigious writer of books, articles and stories, including a children's book he authored and illustrated. The American Inns of Court Foundation, America's oldest, largest and fastest growing mentoring organization, presents the Christensen Award annually. It is funded in part by an endowment established by LEXIS-NEXIS. Excellence through sharing** Rooted in the noble 800-year-old tradition of the Inns of Court in England, the American Inns exist to supplement the academic and technical training of American lawyers through the time-honored English tradition and practice of "pupilage"—the sharing of wisdom, insight and experience of seasoned judges and lawyers with newer practitioners. Using this approach, the American Inns of Court seeks to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility and legal skills. More information is available at www.innsofcourt.org. Home \| Next »	Justice Randy Holland of the Supreme Court of Delaware (left) congratulates Justice Hugh Maddox (retired, Alabama Supreme Court) on receiving award.
415 Dexter Avenue • Montgomery, Alabama 36104 • (334) 269-1515 • Fax (334) 261-6310 • (800) 354-6154 Copyright © 2010, Alabama State Bar. Disclaimer (48)