The Dukeminier Awards acknowledge the best law review articles concerning sexual orientation and gender identity each year. Recipients of the Dukeminier Award will have their articles republished in the Dukeminier Awards Journal. The Journal provides recognition and support for scholars and students who write in the area of sexual orientation and gender identity law. It also supplies lawyers, judges, and policymakers with access to the year’s best scholarly materials on the subject. The Journal is named in memory of Jesse J. Dukeminier (1925–2003), a member of the UCLA School of Law faculty for 40 years.

Articles selected for a Dukeminier Award are provocative, interesting, cutting edge, and supported by careful research and elegant writing. If you would like to nominate an article for consideration, please email a copy of the article and the citation (article title, journal name, volume, page number, and year) to daj@lawnet.ucla.edu.

The Dukeminier Awards Journal is edited in partnership with the Williams Institute and staffed by students at the UCLA School of Law. Staff recruitment of first-year students begins in the spring. Editorial board positions for second- and third-year law students and LLM students are available; interested students may email daj@lawnet.ucla.edu to apply.