1987 – Robert Fullerton, District Judge
1988 – Harold Reed, District Judge
1989 – Clifton Flowers, District Judge; Edward Simons, County Judge
1990 – John J. McMullen, District Judge; Brian T. Campbell and Larry Bohning, County Judges
1991 – Bill Meyer, District Judge; Kathy Bowers, County Judge
1992 – John Coughlin, District Judge; Ray Satter, County Judge
1993 – Nancy Rice, District Judge; Alfred Harrell and Irving Ettenberg, County Judges
1994 – Connie L. Peterson, District Judge; Jacqueline St. Joan, County Judge
1995 – Robert Hyatt, District Judge; Ray Satter, County Judge
1996 – Morris Hoffman, District Judge; Doris Burd, County Judge
1997 – Award not given
1998 – Award not given
1999 – Award not given
2000 – Steve Phillips, District Judge; Aleene Ortiz-White, County Judge
2001 – H. Jeffrey Bayless, District Judge; John Marcucci, County Judge
2002 – Warren O. Martin, District Judge
2003 – Mary Mullarkey, Supreme Court Chief Justice
2004 – Herb Galchinsky, County Judge
2005 – John Coughlin, District Judge; James Breese, County Judge
2006 – Larry Manzanares, District Judge; Mary Celeste, County Judge
2007 – Andrew Armatas, County Judge; Dana Wakefield, Denver Juvenile Court Judge
2008—Russell E. Carparelli, Colorado Court of Appeals Judge
2009—Orrelle R. Weeks, Denver Juvenile Court Judge
2010—Larry Naves, District Judge
2011—William W. Hood III, District Judge
2012—Daniel M. Taubman, Colorado Court of Appeals
2013—Alex J. Martinez, Colorado Supreme Court
2014—Dennis A. Graham, Colorado Court of Appeals
2015—Ruben Hernandez, Denver Probate Court
2016—Shelley Gilman, 2nd Judicial District
2017—Maria Teresa Fox, Colorado Court of Appeals
2018—Alan Loeb, Colorado Court of Appeals
2019—Beth Faragher and Elizabeth Starrs
2020—Gary Jackson, Denver County Court