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 Justice David Wellington Chew Award was presented at the 2016 Annual Conference.
| Justice David Wellington Chew | Best Under 40 | Champion of Diversity | Outstanding Mentor | Affiliate of the Year | Pro Bono | Council Member of the Year (From Officers) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wilson Chu | Sireesha Chirala Tina Nguyen Janet Landry Smith | Jennifer Wang | Cindy Dinh | Asian American Bar Association of Houston | Heaven Chee | Council Member of the Year (From Officers) |
| 2021 | Judge Ravi K. Sandill | Cheuck Ang Lee, II Joshua D. Lee Jason Shyung | Punam Kaji | Stacey Cho Hernandez | Dallas Asian American Bar Association | Meyling Ly Ortiz | Council Member of the Year (From Officers) |
| 2020 | Judge George Thomas, Austin | Kat Li Meyling Ly Ortiz Sang Shin | Allison Chen | Warren Huang | Asian American Bar Association of Houston | Yu Cheng “Jack” Fan | Council Member of the Year (From Officers) |
| 2019 | Russell T. Wong, Blank Rome, Houston | Shruti Krishnan, Albert Liou, & Bill Richmond | Audrey Chang | Jason Shyung | South Asian Bar Assn of DFW | Michael Lee | Albert Tan |
| 2018 | Andrea Tran, Schlumberger Technology Houston, Texas | Stacey Cho Hernandez Cindy Lin Amar Raval | Manpreet Singh | Vinh Ho | Asian American Bar Assn of Houston | Albert Liou, Sang Shin, & Nickie Tran for Hurricane Harvey | Daniel Hu |
| 2017 | Gina Shishima, Norton Rose Fulbright Austin, Texas | Julie Chen Allen Christine Hoang Hao Ni | Hope Shimabuku | Andrea Tran | Dallas Asian American Bar Assn | Teresa Messer | |
| 2016 | Albert Lin, Husch Blackwell LLP, Austin | Kelly Chen Alison Chen Chris Kang | Chad Anson | Sean T. Hamada | SABA Dallas | Ketan Kharod | |
| 2015 | Albert Tan, Haynes and Boone, LLP Dallas, Texas | Monika Singh Sanford Representative Gene Wu Jessica Vu | Anna Sankaran | Sakina Rasheed | Asian American Bar Assn of Houston | ||
| 2014 | Toni Nguyen, Luminex Corp. Austin, Texas | ||||||
| 2013 | Michele Wong Krause, The Wong Krause Law Firm Dallas, Texas | ||||||
| 2012 | Gordon Quan, FosterQuan, LLP (now with Quan Law Group) Houston, Texas | ||||||
| 2011 | Hon. Herbert Gee Houston, Texas | ||||||
| 2010 | James Ho, Gibson Dunn Dallas, Texas | ||||||
| 2009 | Albert Li, Associate Counsel Zimmer, Inc. Austin, Texas | ||||||
| 2008 | Harry Gee, Harry Gee Principal, Harry Gee, Jr. & Associates Houston, Texas | ||||||
| 2007 | Kathleen Wu, Partner, Andrews Kurth Dallas, Texas | ||||||
| 2006 | Hon. Peter Sakai, Judge of the 225th District Court Bexar County, Texas | ||||||
| 2005 | Hon. 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 | Hon. Brenda Rhoades, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Eastern District of Texas) |