Justice Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award
To be presented in fall/winter 2026
Nomination Deadline: Monday, August 3, 2026
Nominate someone today for the Philadelphia Bar Association's 2026 Justice Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award! This Award is to publicly acknowledge, recognize and honor an individual or entity that has demonstrated a strong commitment, and has made a substantial contribution, to diversity and promoting full and equal participation and inclusion in the legal profession. Nominations for the Award are accepted from any member of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
The Sotomayor Award recognizes an individual attorney, jurist, law firm, corporate legal department, or other organization, that has made substantial and lasting contributions to the Association's goal of promoting full and equal participation and inclusion by all attorneys in Philadelphia's legal community. Previous recipients of the Award include, in addition to Justice Sotomayor, JoAnne Epps of Temple University, the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group, the Liacouras Committee, Past Chancellor Andre L. Dennis, Nolan N. Atkinson Jr., Hon. Nelson A. Diaz, Hon. Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, The Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia, Inc., Kay Yu, Hon. Petrese B. Tucker, Reginald T. Shuford, Brenda Marrero, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero, Renee Garcia and Charisse Lillie.
Association members who wish to make nominations should complete and return the nomination form by Monday, August 3, 2026, to communications@philabar.org with the subject line “Sotomayor Award Nomination.” Nominations will be reviewed by the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award Committee, and the recipient will be notified shortly thereafter.
Download the nomination form here.
