Justice David Wellington Chew Award

Established in 2002, the Justice David Wellington Chew Award honors those individuals whose selfless contributions benefit the Asian-Pacific American legal community of Texas. The award was named after Justice Chew, who currently presides as Chief Justice of the Eighth Court of Appeals. APIS is proud to honor Justice Chew for his pioneering achievements as one of the first Asian-Pacific Americans in the Texas judiciary.

Each of the past recipients listed below epitomize Justice Chew's passion and commitment towards helping and advancing Asian-Pacific interests in Texas and throughout the nation.

The 2010 Justice David Wellington Chew Award will be presented to an equally deserving recipient at the APIS Annual Retreat in April 2010. If you would like to nominate a candidate for the award, please contact APIS Chair Cindy Lin at clin@curtis.com.

Past Winners

2009
Albert J. Li
Associate Counsel
Zimmer, Inc.
Austin, Texas

2008
Harry Gee
Principal, Harry Gee, Jr. & Associates
Houston, Texas

2007
Kathleen Wu
Partner, Andrews Kurth
Dallas, Texas

2006 Honorable Peter Sakai
Judge of the 225th District Court
Bexar County, Texas

2005
Honorable Karen Gren Johnson
Judge of the 95th District Court
Dallas County, Texas

2004
Daniel David Hu
Deputy Chief, Civil Division
U.S. Attorney’s Office
(Southern District of Texas)

2003
Honorable Brenda Rhoades
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
(Eastern District of Texas)