Award Honorees
1996 — 2025
The Hon. Edmund S. Muskie Access to Justice Award honors commitment to the public good, advanced through hard thinking, deep feeling, a voice of eloquent civility and a passion for justice. The award is presented each spring.
In 2025, the Hon. Edmund S. Muskie Access-to-Justice Award will be presented to Arnie Macdonald, for his leadership in the community and the impact it has had in furthering access to justice.
The Hon. Edmund S. Muskie Access-to-Justice Award has been presented to the following recipients:
Arnie Macdonald 2025
Mark Swann 2024
Steve Rowe 2023
Mary Bonauto 2022
Beth Stickney 2019
Mary Allen Lindemann 2018
William Harwood 2017
Kevin Hancock 2016
Hon. Howard H. Dana, Jr. 2015
Harold C. Pachios 2014
Meg Baxter 2013
Beth Newlands Campbell 2012
Hon. Daniel E. Wathen 2011
Dr. Robert E. McAfee 2010
Elinor & Charles Miller 2009
Roger Putnam 2008
Vince Conti 2007
Merton Henry 2006
The Barber Family 2005
Shepard Lee 2004
Robert Hirshon 2003
Madeleine Corson 2002
Hon. George Mitchell 2001
Donald E. Nicoll 2000
Unum Law 1999
William J. Ryan 1998
Duane “Buzz” Fitzgerald 1997

