Named in honour of longtime Kingston Judge P.E.D. (Phil) Baker, the Phil Baker Award was created in 1994 and is awarded annually “to a person who, while displaying integrity, compassion, and good humour, has made a significant contribution to the administration of criminal justice in the Kingston community. ”
Past recipients of the award:
1994: Phil Baker
1995: Terry O’Hara
1996: Cathy Hickling
1997: Tom Lally
1998: Fergus Brian Cookman
1999: Ken Pedlar
2000: Dave Crowe
2001: Ben Hurley
2002: Peter Kemp
2003: James Fergus Donnelly
2004: Rommel Masse
2005: Ross Drummond
2006: Joanne Johnston
2007: Don Stuart
2008: Michael Mandelcorn
2009: n/a
2010: Fergus (Chip) O’Connor
2011: Michael Shabinsky
2012: Art Veryard
2013: John Skoropada
2014: Peter Coulson
2015: Michael Woogh
2016: Clyde Smith
2017: Constance Baran-Gerez
2018: His Worship, Justice of the Peace Jack Chiang