Clearwater Bar Association

Rising Public Defender of the Year 

The purpose of the Rising Public Defender of the Year Award is to give special recognition and encouragement to young public defenders who have demonstrated outstanding performance in their work. This award is presented annually to a Public Defender in the Sixth Judicial Circuit who is 35 years or under, or has been practicing for five years or less, and who has shown exemplary integrity, fairness, and professional ethics as a public defender. A recipient, or list of nominees, is selected by the judiciary of the Sixth Judicial Circuit and delivered to the Clearwater Bar Association by the Chief Judge or his or her designee.

  2020 Attorney Erin Patrice Domaracki
Attorney Shannon Augustin                                                                                                                                                                                 

  2021 Attorney Jade Jacobsen

  2022 Attorney Tyler Gross

  2023 Attorney Savannah Heavenridge

  2024 Attorney Peter Chan