Burger Prize Purpose
The American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize is a writing competition designed to promote scholarship in the areas of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.
Burger Prize Overview
The American Inns of Court invites judges, lawyers, professors, students, scholars, and other authors to participate in the competition. Please submit an original, unpublished, essay of 10,000 to 20,000 words on a topic of your choice addressing issues of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.
Burger Prize Judges
- Dean Robert M. Wilcox, Chair
Dean and Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law - Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom
Deane F. Johnson Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at the Stanford Law School - Professor Nancy J. Moore
Nancy Barton Scholar and Professor of Law at the Boston University School of Law - Dean W. Bradley Wendel
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at the Cornell School of Law
Prize
- The author of the winning essay will receive a cash prize of $5,000
- The essay will be published in the South Carolina Law Review
- The prize will be presented to the recipient at the American Inns of Court annual Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme Court of the United States
Burger Prize Procedures
- Review and follow the Warren E. Burger Prize Rules
- Complete the Warren E. Burger Cover Page before submitting your essay
- Send the completed cover page and essay no later than July 1 by e-mail to Cindy Dennis
For additional information, contact Cindy Dennis at (571) 319-4703 or by email at cdennis@innsofcourt.org.
The winning essay will be announced on or before August 31.
