Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award

Established in October 2015, the Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award is presented by the Board of Governors to an attorney, judge, employer, organization, or bar association that significantly advances diversity and inclusion in the Arizona legal community through creative, strategic, or innovative efforts.

2026 Recipient

Alexander Mallory (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) is a Litigation Associate at Kilpatrick Townsend &
Stockton LLP. Before, Alexander clerked for the Honorable Diane J. Humetewa at the U.S. District Court
for the District of Arizona and for the Honorable Daniel H. Weiss at the U.S. Immigration Court through the
U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program. He also clerked for the Honorable Paul Nihoul at the European
Court of Justice in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and
the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. In his free time, Alexander enjoys
traveling and has lived abroad in Europe and the Middle East.

Previous Recipients

The award has been presented to:

2016	Indian Legal Program at Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
2017	Arizona Collaborative Bar
2018	Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association
2019	Hon. Randall M. Howe James P. O'Sullivan
2020	Hon. David B. Gass Ashley Villaverde Halvorson
2021	Hon. Carol Scott Berry (ret.)
2022	Hon. Frankie Jones
2023	Hon. Amanda Chua
2024	Hon. Joseph C. Welty
2025	Elena Nethers

Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award

2026 Recipient

Previous Recipients

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