The Maine Board of Bar Examiners has awarded the February 2008 Kenneth R. Clegg Award for Excellence to
as the applicant who obtained the highest combined score on the Maine Bar Examination in his or her first attempt at passing a bar examination.
This Award honors the memory of Kenneth R. Clegg, a member
of the Maine Board of Bar Examiners from 1989 to 2002. Ken was
a native Californian, a graduate of Brown University and first
in his class at Hastings College of Law before moving to Maine
to clerk for the Supreme Judicial Court. He was both a fine advocate
and a champion of fairness, first with VISTA, then as a law school
teacher and finally in the courtroom. He was a poet and a novelist,
a cyclist and a cellist. He was a gourmet cook, world traveler
and charming conversationalist.
He had many friends, was a devoted husband, a beloved father and
a classic gentleman. The Board was fortunate to have the service
of a member of Ken’s intelligence but it appreciated him
just as much for his humor and for the urbanity, dedication and
great good sense he consistently showed during his service as
a Member of this Board and at the Bar.
The Board hopes the recipients of this Award will be inspired to follow Ken’s example and, like Ken, will become both positive forces in the profession and persons who broadly enrich life, earning thereby the esteem of the Bar and the personal admiration of their colleagues.
Prior award recipients include: