U of T Law is home to some of the world's top legal scholars, students, alumni and staff. We congratulate them on their award-winning accomplishments!
- Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella (BA 1967 UC, LLB 1970, Hon. LLD 1990) inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame
- Human rights champion R. Douglas Elliot (JD 1982) named U of T's inaugural Carl Mitchell Award recipient
- University Professor David Dyzenhaus recognized with Gold Medal from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
- Andrew Stobo Sniderman (JD 2014) and Professor Douglas Sanderson (2003) win two Quebec Writers’ Federation literary awards
- Professor Gillian Hadfield named one of seven AI2050 senior fellows by Schmidt Futures
- Shara Roy (LLB 2003) and Dean Jutta Brunnée recognized by the Women's Executive Network (WXN)
- Six U of T Law alumni named to Canadian Lawyer's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers 2023
- Tomas Jirousek (JD 2023) awarded Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize by Royal Society of Canada
- Thomas GW Telfer (SJD 1999) named member of the International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law (IACCL)
- Professor Jim Phillips awarded W. Wesley Pue Book Prize
- Professor Douglas Sanderson (JD 2003) receives 2023 High Plains Book
- Dean's Student Leadership Awards 2023
- Sarah Beamish (JD/MGA 2015) and Christine Wadsworth (JD 2013) receive the Precedent Setter Award
- Professor Anver Emon receives SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
- vLex "Fastcase 50" honours Professor Benjamin Alarie (JD/MA 2002) as a legal tech visionary
- Andrew Stobo Sniderman (JD 2014) and Professor Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii) (JD 2003) awarded Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize
- Liam Turnbull (JD 2022) awarded the John Peters Humphrey Fellowship
- U of T Law alumni honoured at the 2023 Canadian General Counsel Awards
- U of T Law alumni the Hon. Robert J. Sharpe, Joan H. Garson, and Stephen Stohn named to the Order of Canada
- Barbara Jackman (LLB 1976, Hon. LLD 2023), an immigration lawyer who championed the rights of refugees, receives honorary degree
- Professor Catherine Valcke receives Mewett Teaching Award from the Class of 2023
- Professor Yasmin Dawood receives Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Teaching Award from the Class of 2023
- Amitpal C. Singh (JD 2021) awarded the Viscount Bennett Fellowship
- Andrew Stobo Sniderman (JD 2014) and Professor Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii) (JD 2003) awarded J.W. Dafoe Book Prize
- Professor John Borrows (LLB 1990, LLM 1991), The Loveland Chair in Indigenous Law, receives honorary degree from the University of Waterloo
- Douglas Elliott (JD 1982) receives the OBA SOGIC Robert Muir Award for Mentorship
- Professor Brenda Cossman (LLB) honoured with Berry Smith Award for Doctoral Supervision
- Michael J. Trebilcock receives honorary degree from Johns Hopkins University
- U of T Law alumni named amongst Best 5-Star Pro Bono Law Firms
- Professor Lisa Austin appointed Visiting Scholar at Berkman Klein Center's Institute for Rebooting Social Media
- Valley of the Birdtail authors Andrew Stobo Sniderman (JD 2014) and Professor Douglas Sanderson (2003) shortlisted for the 2023 Emerging Writer Prize (Non-Fiction)
- Sahil Kesar (JD 2019) named one York University's 2023 Top 30 Alumni Under 30
- Five U of T Law students celebrated for exemplary leadership
- Five U of T Law alumnae shortlisted for 2023 Canadian Law Awards
- Professor John Borrows (LLB 1990, LLM 1991), The Loveland Chair in Indigenous Law, wins the 2023 Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research
- U of T Law Alumni Awards recognize the exceptional contributions of valued community members
- Martin F. Katz (LLB 1984) named Member of the Order of Canada
- Professor Kent Roach's book on Canadian Policing shortlisted for the Donner Prize
- University Professor Arthur Ripstein awarded Journal of the History of Philosophy Prize
Judicial appointments
Award period of January 1, 2023 to December 5, 2023. We apologize if your award is not listed as our records may not reflect all honours & awards received by our community. Please contact us at alumni.law@utoronto.ca with details about your award.
