Joe Henry Award

The Justice Joseph W. Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, established in 1981, is given each year to the lawyer “who writes the most outstanding article that is published in the ... Tennessee Bar Journal for the preceding year. The purpose of the award is to encourage practicing Tennessee lawyers to write scholarly yet practical articles that will be of maximum benefit to the members of our bar. Along with the honor of receiving the award, the author is presented a check for $500.

Previous Award Recipients

Selection Process
The Joe Henry Award is always chosen by a committee unrelated to the staff and editorial board of the Journal: the chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court or his/her designee, deans of some of the state’s law schools — on a rotating basis — and the president of the Tennessee Bar Association.

Award Criteria
The winning article is chosen from all the articles published in the Journal in the preceding year that were written by TBA members who were actively practicing law.

Award Presentation
The award consists of a plaque presented during the TBA Annual Meeting and Lawyers Luncheon, held in conjunction with the TBA Convention each June.

Additional Information
Please direct any questions to editor@tnbar.org.