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Judge J.C. ‘Jake’ Stone Distinguished Service Award

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Judge J.C. ‘Jake’ Stone Distinguished Service Award This award was named after Judge Stone, a county judge from Orange County, who was active in community service. It was created in 1987. It has been presented each year since as the highest recognition that Legal Aid gives for pro bono work.
	Past winners are:
	1987	Michael R. Walsh
	1988	Herbert L. Allen
	1989	Ralph V. "Terry" Hadley III
	1990	Sally D. M. Kest
	1991	Salvatore "Frank" Scarito
	1992	Charles R. "Chuck" Stepter
	1993	Alexander C. Mackinnon
	1994	Dorothea Watson
	1995	John Marshall Kest
	1996	Bruce B. Blackwell
	1997	Norberto S. Katz
	1998	Lawrence J. Phalin
	1999	Philip Hugh Trees
	2000	Jeffrey Branham
	2001	G. Charles Wohlust
	2002	Richard A. Leigh
	2003	Chris Ballentine
	2004	James Magee
	2005	Matthew G. Brenner
	2006	Susan V. Stucker
	2007	John R. Hamilton
	2008	Robert H. Threadgill
	2009	Robert L. Dietz
	2010	Neal J. Blaher