Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Henry E. Frye, a member of the Elon University School of Law Advisory Board, and his wife Shirley, are joint recipients of the 2006 Justice Award, given by the American Judicature Society.
The award recognizes outstanding contributions to improving the administration of justice on the national level. Past recipients include the late Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, the late Senator Howell T. Heflin, former U.S. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti, and the other husband-wife winners, Fred and Ruth Friendly.
The Fryes were honored for their prolific and profound contributions at the Society’s annual gala in Greensboro, Nov.30. Both Fryes have made a lifelong commitment to improving the lives of other people and making justice accessible to all.
Most recently, Justice and Mrs. Frye played key roles in organizing the National Conference on Preventing the Conviction of Innocent Persons, which led to the creation of the AJS Institute of Forensic Science and Public Policy located in Greensboro. The Institute’s mission is to identify steps to prevent miscarriages of justice, and to educate and improve the public’s trust and confidence in our justice system.
Chief Justice Frye retired from the North Carolina Court in 2001 and joined Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, where he currently focuses his practice on appellate advocacy, mediation and commercial arbitration. Frye remains an active member of local, state, and national bar associations and continues to have an impact on the interpretation and practice of law.
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