Nominations Are Now Closed for the Toni House Award

AJS is no longer accepting nominations for the Tenth Annual Toni House Journalism Award. The award recognizes outstanding news reporting that enhances public understanding of the courts and/or significantly improves the administration of justice.

The award is in memory of Toni House, who devoted her career to explaining the workings of the court system to the public—first as a journalist and later as the U.S. Supreme Court’s public information officer. At the time of her death in 1998, she was a member of the AJS Executive Committee.

The competition is open to professional journalists working in print, broadcast, or online media. While entrants will not be eliminated from consideration for a single publication or a series, preference will be given to those who have produced a substantial body of work reflecting a lifetime of contribution to the administration of justice.

Previous winners:
2007 - Chicago Tribune (Lead writers: Maurice Possley, Steve Mills)
2006 - Jerry Mitchell, Clarion-Ledger
2005 - Jack Kresnak, Detroit Free Press
2004 - Robert Schwaneberg, Newark Star-Ledger
2003 - Mark Houser, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
2002 - Lyle Denniston, Boston Globe
2001 - Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News
2000 - Marcia Coyle, National Law Journal
1999 - Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio