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The Burton Awards program is run in association with the Library of Congress and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. It is now in its seventeenth year. The program is designed to reward major achievements in the law ranging from literary awards to the greatest reform in law. The awards are selected, generally, by professors from Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Stanford Law Scool, and Columbia Law School, among others. Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Judge Carol Corrigan of the Supreme Court of California are honorary members on the board of directors. In addition, U.S. Senators Cornyn, Bennett, Crapo, and Casey are also honorary members. Each year, thirty Legal Writing Award winners are chosen from partners at the largest law firms in the nation. Fifteen Law School Awards are also given out. Five 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 to winners 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 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 Jay Leno, Kristen Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters, and Venessa Williams. The Burton Foundation is a nonprofit non-commercial cultural and academic organization devoted to further promoting the stature of the legal profession. == Creator == William C. Burton, Esq.() Founder & Chairman The creator of The Burton Awards is William C. Burton, a partner in the law firm of Sagat/Burton LLP () in New York City. He is a former New York State Assistant Attorney General, former New York State Assistant Special Prosecutor, and has written the authoritative reference book, BURTON'S LEGAL THESAURUS, (5th edition), published by McGraw-Hill. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Burton Awards for Legal Achievement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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