Surrency Prize

The Surrency Prize is awarded annually for the best article published in the Society's journal, the Law and History Review, in the previous year. The prize is named in honor of Erwin C. Surrency, a founding member and first president of the Society and for many years the editor of its former publication, the American Journal of Legal History. The committee reviews every article published in the Law and History Review in the previous year, making this a recognition of outstanding scholarship in legal history published through the Society's journal. As nominations are unnecessary since all articles are automatically considered, this prize serves as an important benchmark for excellence in legal history scholarship.