| Recipient | Affiliation | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Charles D. Nelson | West Publishing Company | 1991 |
| Joint Award – Justice James Duke Cameron | Arizona (Retired) | 1992 |
| Joint Award – Justice Harry A. Spencer | Nebraska (Retired) | 1992 |
| Joint Award – Justice William A. Grimes | New Hampshire (Retired) | 1992 |
| Sandra M. Roos | American Bar Association | 1995 |
| Joint Award – Jane Sanchez | Bureau of National Affairs | 1996 |
| Joint Award – Lew Tippet | LexisNexis | 1996 |
| Michael J. Whetstone | West Publishing Company | 1997 |
| Dwight D. Opperman |
West Publishing Company Dwight D. Opperman Foundation |
2003 |
| Brenda Stephens | Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2nd Circuit | 2005 |
| Linda Watson | Louisiana Court of Appeal, 3rd Circuit | 2007 |
| Lisa Hall | 2011 | |
| Joint Award – Tom Leighton | Thomson Reuters | 2012 |
| Joint Award – Nikki Dougherty | LexisNexis | 2012 |
| Brenda Williams | National Center for State Courts | 2014 |
| Karyn Bowie | Bloomberg BNA | 2016 |
| Shauna Strickland | National Center for State Courts | 2017 |
| Nikiesha Crosby | National Center for State Courts | 2021 |
| Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia | 2022 | |
| Sirena Kestner | National Center for State Courts | 2023 |
| Steve Circeo | Web Designer for NCACC | 2025 |