Honors

Professional Honors

  • Pillars of Excellence, Honoree, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphries School of Law, Memphis, TN, 2022
  • Women in Numbers (WIN) Honoree, 30th Anniversary Reception, Nashville, TN, 2022
  • Champion of Diversity Award, Unity in Diversity Scholarship Banquet, Memphis, TN, 2020
  • Memphis Business Journal, Inaugural “Power 100,” 2019
  • Tennessee Supreme Court Certificate of Recognition of Janice M. Holder as an Attorney for Justice for providing fifty or more hours of pro bono service in Tennessee, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Honorary Degree, Doctor of Civil Law, University of the South, Sewanee, TN, 2015
  • University of Pittsburgh Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award, Pittsburgh, PA, 2015
  • Inductee, Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame, Tennessee Economic Council on Women, 2015
  • Proclamation of honor and congratulations from the Tennessee House of Representatives upon induction into the Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame, 2015
  • Duquesne University School of Law Prominent Alumni, 2014
  • Association for Women Attorneys President’s Award for loyal, faithful, and devoted service to the Association for Women Attorneys, 2014
  • Memphis Area Legal Services award for lifetime commitment to promoting Access to Justice, 2014
  • Resolution of the Knoxville Bar Association in Honor of Justice Janice M. Holder, 2014
  • Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services, Janice M. Holder Access to Justice Award for significant contributions to expanding Access to Justice in Tennessee, PALS Inaugural Award, 2014
  • William M. Leech, Jr., Public Service Award for outstanding service to the legal profession, the legal system, and the community, Tennessee Bar Association, 2014
  • Honorary Chair, Memphis Area Legal Services’ 40th Anniversary Celebration, 2014
  • Justice Janice M. Holder Annual Pro Bono PALS Award for Pro Bono Service, Inaugural Award, Public Action Law Society, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, TN, 2014
  • 2013 Frank F. Drowota III Outstanding Judicial Service Award for work with the Tennessee Lawyer Assistance Program and Access to Justice Issues
  • Recognition of Service to Alternative Spring Break Program, Public Action Law Society, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 2013 
  • Named in “Who’s Who: A quick guide to our city’s movers, shakers, and other news makers,” Memphis Magazine, 2010, 2012, and 2013
  • 2012 Woman of Courage Award, Dress for Success Memphis
  • 225th Anniversary Medallion from the University of Pittsburgh in recognition of leadership and service to Tennessee’s legal community and for the mentoring of young people and young professionals, 2012
  • Honored in Shelby County, Tennessee, at the “19th turns 90” Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 2010
  • Legacy Laureate, University of Pittsburgh, 2010
  • Honorary Co-Chair, Memphis Area Legal Services 40th Anniversary Celebration, 2010
  • Jurist of the Year Award, Southeastern Region of the American Board of Trial Advocates [SEABOTA], 2009
  • W. J. Michael Cody Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award, Memphis Area Legal Services, 2009
  • St. Mark Baptist Church, Community Service Award, 2008
  • Grayfred Gray Public Service Mediation Award, Coalition for Mediation Awareness in Tennessee, 2008
  • House Joint Resolution No. 1401, State of Tennessee House of Representatives, honoring Janice M. Holder as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, 2008
  • Honoree, National Association of Women Judges, Southern Regional Conference honoring women leaders of state courts, 2007
  • Honoree, Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women, 2006
  • Champion of Judicial Service, Memphis Bar Association, 2005
  • Marion Griffin–Frances Loring Award Recipient, Association for Women Attorneys, 1999
  • Honored for exceptional support of the Tennessee Lawyer Assistance Program by the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs, 1999
  • Honorary Fellow, Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyer Division, 1997
  • In Recognition of Participation and Development of Tennessee Abuse Benchbook and Judicial Model Policy, The Tennessee Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council, 1995–1996
  • Named in “Women You Need to Know,” Memphis Magazine, 1995
  • Judge of the Year, Divorce and Family Law Section of the Memphis Bar Association, 1992
  • Chancellor Charles A. Rond Outstanding Jurist Award, Memphis Bar Association, Young Lawyer Section, 1992
  • Memphis Bar Association Sam A. Myar Award for Outstanding Service to the Legal Profession and to the Community, 1990

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