American Bar Association Medal

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The American Bar Association Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the American Bar Association, recognizing exceptionally distinguished service to the cause of American jurisprudence.


Statements (38)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American Bar Association honor
legal award
professional association award
alsoKnownAs ABA Medal
awardedFor exceptionally distinguished service to the cause of American jurisprudence
awardingBodyType voluntary bar association
awardingOrganization American Bar Association
awardingOrganizationHeadquarters Chicago, Illinois
awardLevel highest honor of the American Bar Association
ceremonyLocation American Bar Association annual meeting
country United States
domain American legal system
eligibility individuals who have rendered distinguished service to American jurisprudence
field jurisprudence
law
firstAwarded 1929
frequency annual
hasComponent medal
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.americanbar.org/
inception 1929
languageOfName English
namedAfter American Bar Association
notableRecipient Antonin Scalia
Charles Evans Hughes
Earl Warren
John G. Roberts Jr.
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O’Connor
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger
William J. Brennan Jr.
presentedBy American Bar Association
scope national
selectionCriteria extraordinary contributions to the law and the legal profession
service advancing the administration of justice in the United States
sponsorType professional legal association
status active award

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Felix Frankfurter
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
awardReceived
ABA Medal
alsoKnownAs

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