ALI member Charles J. Ogletree Jr. of Harvard Law School was presented with the first-ever Distinguished Life Fellow Award during the 61st annual Fellows Award Reception and Banquet hosted by The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation at the ABA’s Midyear Meeting (February 1-5, 2017). The award recognizes individuals displaying a lifetime of sustained and significant professional achievement and public service.
Professor Ogletree has committed his career to public service and racial justice. He founded and is currently the executive director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, a research institute that combines scholarship, policy and law to advance equality for all Americans.
Learn more about the ABF and the Reception here.