Nominations are now open for the Justice Eugene A. Cook Professionalism Award and the Justice Ruby Kless Sondock Award to be presented at the HBA Annual Dinner on May 11, 2023. 

Justice Cook Professionalism Award
The Justice Eugene A. Cook Professionalism Award is presented by the Houston Bar Association to a lawyer or judge who exemplifies the highest level of professionalism and legal ethics. A nominee must have demonstrated, by conduct and character, a longstanding commitment to professionalism and a record of exemplary service in the areas of professionalism, legal ethics, and legal excellence. The nominee must be a role model for younger or less experienced lawyers who make the bar proud of the legal profession. Lawyer nominees may be from a transactional or litigation practice, and nominees must be a member of the HBA.
Send the nominee's resume and three to five letters of support by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2023 to HBA Marketing and Communications Director Maggie Martin at maggiem@hba.org.

Justice Sondock Award
The Justice Ruby Kless Sondock Award is presented by the Houston Bar Association to a woman lawyer or judge for exceptional achievement and leadership in the law. This award recognizes a record of outstanding accomplishments by a woman attorney. The award was established in 2019 and is named in honor of Justice Sondock, the first recipient, who was a trailblazer in the legal profession as the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Texas and the first woman District Court Judge in Harris County. A nominee must have demonstrated, by conduct and character, a record of exceptional service as a role model, mentor, and advocate in the legal profession, and a lifelong commitment to professionalism. Nominees may be from a transactional or litigation practice, and nominees must be a member of the HBA.
Send the nominee's resume and three to five letters of support by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2023 to HBA Marketing and Communications Director Maggie Martin at maggiem@hba.org.