The Francis X. Bellotti Award is given to a former attorney general who has served the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus (SAGE) and worked diligently to further NAAG’s vision and mission. The award is named for Francis X. Bellotti, who served three terms as the Massachusetts Attorney General and was President of NAAG from 1984-1985.
The SAGE co-chairs are responsible for the selection and presentation of this award.
Recipients of the Francis X. Bellotti Award
2024
Former Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning (2003-2015)
2023
Former Connecticut Attorney General Clarine Nardi Riddle (1989-1991)
2022
Former Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (2007-2015)
2021
Former Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker (1997-2011)
2020
Former Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore (2002-2005)
2019
Former Maine Attorney General Drew Ketterer (1995-2001)
2018
Former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery (1995-2003)
2017
Former Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch (2003-2011)
2016
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Walter Cohen (1995)
2015
Former Florida Attorney General Richard Doran (2002-2003)
2014
Former Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa (1991-2003)
2013
Former Vermont Attorney General Jerome Diamond (1975-1981)
2012
Former New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey (2003-2006)
2011
Former Virginia Attorney General Mary Sue Terry (1986-1983)
2010
Former Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly (1998-2006)
2009
Former Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley (1961-1999)
2008
Former Tennessee Attorney General Knox Walkup (1997-1999)
2007
Former Tennessee Attorney General Mike Cody (1984-1988)
2006
Former Illinois Attorney General Neil F. Hartigan (1983-1991)
2005
Former New York Attorney General Robert Abrams (1979-1993)
2004
Former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Turpen (1983-1986)
2003
Former Maine Attorney General Jim Tierney (1980-1990)
2002
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General LeRoy Zimmerman (1981-1989)
2001
Former New Hampshire Attorney General Stephen Merrill (1985-1989)
