Awards & Recognition – Justice Mary Yu

2022 Loren Miller Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award
2022 QLaw Bar Association President's Award
2021 Seattle University School of Law established the Justice Mary I. Yu Endowed Scholarship
2020 Latina/o Bar Association of Washington CZ Smith Trailblazer Award
2019 Crosscut Courage in Elected Office Award
2019 Established Leader Pride Award, City of Seattle
2018 Voice of Social Justice Award from the Greater Seattle Business Association
2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from Northwest Asian Weekly
2016 Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
2016 Imagine Justice Award from Columbia Legal Services
2016 Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington
2016 Seattle Women's Pride, Luminary Award
2015 Seattle Storm, Inspiring Women Award
2015 Brava! Award from the Women's University Club
2015 Woman of the Year Award from the Seattle University School of Law and Women's Law Caucus
2014 Judge of the Year from the Washington State Association for Justice
2014 Betty B. Fletcher Judge of the Year Award from Washington Women Lawyers, King County Chapter
2013 Public Official of the Year Award from the Municipal League Foundation
2013 Latina/o Amicus Award from Seattle University School of Law Latina/o Law Student Association
2012 President's Award from the Asian Bar Association of Washington
2012 Difference Makers Award from the American Bar Association Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division
2011 Judge of the Year Award from the Washington State Bar Association (shared with Justice González)
2011 Seattle Girls' School Grace Hopper Award
2009 Norm Maleng Award from the Washington State Bar Association
2008 Judge of the Year from the Asian Bar Association
2008 President's Award from Washington Women Lawyers
2006 Model of Excellence Award from the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
2005 Judge of the Year Award from the American Board of Trial Advocates
2005 Reah Whitehead Public Leadership Award from Seattle University School of Law
2000 Public Sector Professional Development Award, Seattle Chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals
2000 Work to End Domestic Violence Award, Eastside Domestic Violence Program
1999 Outstanding Employee Service Award, King County Celebration of Women’s History Month
1993 Distinguished Graduate Student Award, University of Notre Dame Alumni Association
1993 Outstanding Woman Law Graduate Award of the Notre Dame Law School, National Association of Women Lawyers
1984 Caritas-Veritas Award, Annual Alumni Recognition Award, Dominican University