HONORS/AWARDS
2023
Hannah G. Soloman Award, National Council of Jewish Women, San Francisco Section
2021
Character Award, the Boy Scouts of America, Silicon Valley/Monterey Bay Council
2017
Women Making History Award, from Former Senator Barbara Boxer
2017
Featured in San Francisco Magazine’s The Resistance issue
2017
Leadership Award, Office of the District Attorney of San Francisco
2017
Crystal Gavel Award, California Association of Black Lawyers, Judicial Section
2017
Inductee, the Black Legends Hall of Fame of Silicon Valley
2017
Horace Mann Award, Victory for Humanity, given by the Alumni Association Board of Directors among the annual Alumni Awards
2016
Chief Justice Earl Warren Civil Liberties Award, ACLU of Northern California
2016
Woman of Impact Award, Notre Dame High School
2016
Inductee, Stanford University’s Multicultural Hall of Fame
2015
Community Builder Award, Silicon Valley People Acting In Community
2014
James McEntee, Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award, Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission
2014
Woman of the Year in Advocacy, Silicon Valley Chapter, National Council of 100 Black Women
2014
William E. B. Dubois Award, Silicon Valley NAACP
2013
Commendation, San Jose Human Rights Commission
2012
John W. Gardner Leadership Award, American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley
2011
Don Edwards Defender of Constitution Liberty Award, ACLU, Santa Clara Valley Chapter
2006
Award of Excellence, Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund; 2005 Community Service Award, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
2004
Rose Bird Memorial Award, California Women Lawyers
2004
Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Award
2001
Named Trial Judge of the Year by the Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association
1999
Rosa Parks Ordinary People Award, NAACP, San Jose
1998
Josephine and Frank Duveneck Humanitarian Award
1998
Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, San Jose Peace Center
1996
Elected the President of the United States by the Girls Scouts of Santa Clara County
1996
Youth Service Award, Legal Advocates for Children & Youth
1996
Unsung Heroes Award, Minority Access Committee of the Santa Clara County Bar Association
1996
Social Justice Award, San Francisco Women’s Centers
1996
Legal Impact Award, Asian Law Alliance, San Jose
1996
Advocate for Justice Award, Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County
1994
Special Recognition Award for Community Service, Human Relations Commission, Santa Clara County
1992
San Jose Baha’i Community Service Award
1990
Don Peters Volunteer of the Year Award, United Way of Santa Clara County
1989
Distinguished Citizen Award, Exchange Club of San Jose and San Jose City Council
1989
Mayor Janet Gray Hayes Public Service Award
1988
Iola Williams Public Service Award
1987
First recipient of the Juliette Gordon Low Award, Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County
1985
Woman of Achievement Award, Santa Clara County
1986
Achievement Award, Western Center on Domestic Violence
1982 and 1983
Community Involvement Award, East Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
1983
Outstanding Black Woman Award, Mid-Peninsula YWCA
1982
Public Service Award, National Council of Negro Women
