[Steve_Seattle]

" . . . won the ACLU of Southern California’s LGBT Award in 2009, according to the Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont."

No active judge should be allowed to accept any award from any organization. The potential for conflict of interest is enormous.

[Timpanagos1]

“No active judge should be allowed to accept any award from any organization. The potential for conflict of interest is enormous.”

This is not an example of an active judge accepting an award.