The Eisenberg Prize
The American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (AAAL) created the Eisenberg Prize to recognize the publication of high-quality articles in the field of appellate practice and procedure. The award is named in honor of the late Howard B. Eisenberg, Dean of the Marquette University Law School and an early AAAL member.
Submitting
To be considered for the Eisenberg Prize, articles must have been published in a law school journal between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. Submit entries via email at aaal@appellateacademy.org no later than Sunday, April 30, 2023.
AAAL's Eisenberg Prize Committee reviews all entries and makes a recommendation to the AAAL Board of Directors for its approval. The author receives a $2,000 prize.
Winners
2019-2020 Eisenberg Prize Recipient
Professor William Baude, University of Chicago Law School
"Precedent and Discretion", 2019 Supreme Court Review 313 (2020)
2018-2019 Eisenberg Prize Recipient
Professor Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford Law School and Professor Allison Orr Larson, William and Mary Law School
"Virtual Briefing at the Supreme Court", Cornell Law Review at 105 Cornell L. Rev. 85 (2019)
2017-2018 Eisenberg Prize Recipient
Co-authors: Professors Thomas B. Bennett and Barry Friedman - New York University School of Law, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin - Washington University School of Law, Professor Susan Navarro Smelcer - Georgia State University
Divide and Concur: Separate Opinions & Legal Change, 103 Cornell L. Rev. 817 (2018)
2016-2017 Eisenberg Prize Recipient
Co-authors Professors Allison Orr Larsen and Neal Devins of the College of William and Mary School of Law
The Amicus Machine, 102 Va. L. Rev. 1901 (Dec. 2016)
2015-2016 Eisenberg Prize Recipient
Professor Allison Orr Larsen, Professor of Law, College of William and Mary Law School
The Trouble with Amicus Facts
2013-2014 Eisenberg Prize Recipient
Professor Bryan Lammon, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Toledo College of Law
Rules, Standards, and Experimentation in Appellate Jurisdiction
2012-2013 Eisenberg Prize Recipient
Richard A. Posner, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School
Judicial Opinions and Appellate Advocacy in Federal Courts — One Judge's Views
2011-2012
Professor Joan Steinman, Chicago-Kent School of Law
Appellate Courts as First Responders: The Constitutionality & Propriety of Appellate Courts' Resolving Issues in the First Instance
2010-2011
Aaron R. Petty, U.S. Department of Justice
The Hidden Harmony of Appellate Jurisdiction
2009-2010
Jennifer L. Sheppard, Associate Professor of Law, Mercer University School of Law
Once Upon a Time, Happily Ever After, and in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Using Narrative to Fill the Cognitive Gap Left by Overrelliance on Pure Logic in Appellate Briefs and Motion Memoranda
2008-2009
Professor Beth Thornburg, SMU Dedman School of Law
The Curious Appellate Judge: Ethical Limits on Independent Research
2007-2008
Associate Professor Adam N. Steinman, University of Cincinnati College of Law
Reinventing Appellate Jurisdiction
2005-2006
Professors Michael E. Solimine and Rafael Gely, University of Cincinnati College of Law
The Supreme Court and the DIG: An Empirical and Institutional Analysis
2004-2005
Professor Joan Steinman, Chicago-Kent School of Law
Irregulars: The Appellate Rights of Persons Who Are Not Full-Fledged Parties
2003-2004
Assistant Professor Chad M. Oldfather, Oklahoma City University Law School
Appellate Courts, Historical Facts, and the Civil-Criminal Distinction