2007 Outstanding Trial Judge Award - The New Mexico Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

2006 Outstanding Judge of the Year Award - Albuquerque Bar Association

2005 Father Charlie Driscoll Award - Dismas House

Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell - AV Peer Review Rated       

2000 ACLU Cooperating Attorney of the Year

Thesis Honors: Terms Limits in New Mexico: Unconstitutional by Proposition – UNM School of Law

1995 Outstanding Third-Year Student – UNM School of Law

1995 Honors in Clinical Law – UNM School of Law

1995 West Publishing Corporation Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement  

1995 American Jurisprudence Award for Excellent Achievement in the Study of Advocacy