Each year at the Defender Conference in April, the Washington Defender Association recognizes members for outstanding work in the legal representation of the indigent.
2016
- Gideon Award: George Yeannakis (TeamChild and OPD)
- President’s Award: Starck Follis (Whatcom County Public Defender), Terry Mulligan (Cowlitz County Office of Public Defense), Kari Reardon (Spokane County Public Defender)
2015
- President’s Award: Cassie Trueblood (Snohomish County Public Defenders Association) and Floris Mikkelsen (King County DPD: TDA Division)
2014
- Gideon Award: Nancy Talner (ACLU-WA)
- President’s Award: Toby J. Marshall and Jennifer Boschen (Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie); Matthew J. Zuchetto (The Scott Law Group); James F. Williams, Breena Roos, J. Camille Fisher, David Steele, Joel Higa, Carol Kness and Chris Knowlden (Perkins Coie); Sarah Dunne and Nancy Talner (ACLU-WA); and Letty Alvarez-Gubitosi
2013
- President’s Award: Anita Paulsen (TDA), Lauren McLane (TDA) and Richard Whitehead (Pierce County DAC)
2012
- Gideon Award: Dan Fessler (Yakima County DAC)
- President’s Award: Nancy Collins (WAP) and Greg Link (WAP)
2011
- President’s Award: Stan Munger, Abbey Perkins, Jamie Kvistad and Lila Silverstein
2010
- President’s Award: Liz Albertson, Amy Muth, Sandro Parotta, Gordon Hill and Nita Haley
2009
- President’s Award: Peggy Berry, Marc Boman, Jocelyn Cook, Jackie McMurtrie, Whitney Rivera
2008
- President’s Award: Sean Devlin, Jamie Hawk, Joanne Moore and Brandon Redal
2007
- President’s Award: Rachel Forde, Kyana Stephens, Dino Sepe and Todd Reeves
2006
- Gideon Award: Mary Wolney
- President’s Award: Dennis Carroll and Richard Wallis
2005
- Gideon Award: Jon Ostlund
- Presidents Award: Richard Sanger, Linda Lillevik, Jana Heyd and Cindy Spanton
2004
- Inaugural Gideon Award: Robert Boruchowitz