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The Burton Awards program is held in association with the Library of Congress, presented by lead sponsor Law360, and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. The awards are generally selected by professors from Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, and Columbia Law School, among others. Former Chief Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Carol Corrigan of the Supreme Court of California are honorary members on the board of directors. In addition, U.S. Senators John Cornyn, Bob Casey Jr., Mike Crapo, Michael Bennet, Chris Van Hollen, Cory Gardner, and Jim Risch are also honorary members.

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  • Burton Awards for Legal Achievement (en)
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  • The Burton Awards program is held in association with the Library of Congress, presented by lead sponsor Law360, and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. The awards are generally selected by professors from Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, and Columbia Law School, among others. Former Chief Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Carol Corrigan of the Supreme Court of California are honorary members on the board of directors. In addition, U.S. Senators John Cornyn, Bob Casey Jr., Mike Crapo, Michael Bennet, Chris Van Hollen, Cory Gardner, and Jim Risch are also honorary members. (en)
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  • Outstanding Accomplishments in Law (en)
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  • The Burton Awards program is held in association with the Library of Congress, presented by lead sponsor Law360, and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. The awards are generally selected by professors from Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, and Columbia Law School, among others. Former Chief Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Carol Corrigan of the Supreme Court of California are honorary members on the board of directors. In addition, U.S. Senators John Cornyn, Bob Casey Jr., Mike Crapo, Michael Bennet, Chris Van Hollen, Cory Gardner, and Jim Risch are also honorary members. Each year, an elite number of Legal Writing Award winners are chosen from partners at the largest law firms in the nation, as well as Law School Award winners. Other Burton Awards are presented annually which include the "Book of the Year Award," and "Outstanding Contributions to Legal Writing Education Award." Even awards to lawyers in the military are given at the event. The award ceremonies are annually held at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Prominent officials who have been guest speakers at the event have included John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice John Paul Stevens (retired). In the past, other well-known dignitaries have participated in the program including Tom Brokaw, Bob Schieffer, Tim Russert, Chris Matthews, George Will and master of ceremonies, Bill Press. The entertainers have included Idina Menzel, Shin Lim, Megan Hilty, Jay Leno, Kristen Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters, and Vanessa Williams. (en)
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