Frohnmayer Award for Public Service

Celebrating the Honorable Mustafa T. Kasubhai 'JD 96

2024 Frohnmayer Award Recipient

About our Honoree

Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai, JD ’96 is a U.S. Magistrate Judge with the District Court for the District of Oregon, a position he was appointed to in 2018 after serving eleven years as a State Circuit Court Judge in the Oregon Judicial Department at the Lane County Circuit Court. Judge Kasubhai is the first Muslim American to serve as a federal judge in the United States.A champion for diversity and equality throughout his legal career, Kasubhai was nominated for the Frohnmayer Award for Public Service for his leadership, mentorship, and service to Oregon Law students, the school, and the profession. He facilitates Oregon Law’s Litigation Lab, serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council, and provides mentorship through the Oregon Minority Lawyers Association, Oregon Asian/Pacific-American Association, and the Lane County Bar Association.Judge Kasubhai is an active member of several Oregon legal associations and diversity groups including the Oregon State Bar Board of Bar Examiners, Lane County Bar Association, Oregon Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Oregon Minority Lawyers Association, Oregon Women Lawyers, Oregon Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Association, and the Oregon Hispanic Bar Association and South Asian Bar Association. The co-founder of the Oregon Mediation Diversity Project, Judge Kasubhai also remains active with the Oregon District Court Judicial Equity Committee, the Oregon State Bar Leadership Institute Advisory Board, and the Joint State & Federal Workgroup on Unconscious Bias Education.Before judicial service, Judge Kasubhai practiced law in Eugene and Klamath Falls and served as a member of the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board. Born in Reseda, California to an Indian immigrant family, Kasubhai received a BA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992 and a JD from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1996. 

About the Award

The Frohnmayer Award for Public Service, given annually since 2002 by the Law School Alumni Association, was named in honor of the family of University of Oregon President Emeritus and Law Professor Dave Frohnmayer. The award recognizes a graduate, faculty member, or friend of Oregon Law whose public service brings honor to the school.

Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai holding the Frohnmayer Award, standing next to Dean Marcilynn Burke in front of a green curtain.
Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai and Dean Marcilynn Burke.
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Attending Judges Michelle Bassi, Kamala Shugar, John Acosta, Mustafa T. Kasubhai holding the Frohnmayer Award, Beatrice Grace, Karen Overstreet, Youlee You, and Eric Dahlin standing in front of a green curtain.
Attending Judges Michelle Bassi, Kamala Shugar, John Acosta, Mustafa T. Kasubhai, Beatrice Grace, Karen Overstreet, Youlee You, and Eric Dahlin.
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The University of Oregon School of Law class of 1996 posing with Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai in the center holding the Frohnmayer award in front of a green curtain.
The class of 1996.
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Judge John Acosta, Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai holding the Frohnmayer Award, and attorney Marc Friedman standing in front of a green curtain.
Judge John Acosta, Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai, and Marc Friedman.
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Two men speaking to each other in a crowded ballroom.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
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Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai speaking at a podium on stage before an audience with a green curtain behind him for the Frohnmayer Awards ceremony.
Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai speaking.
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Abid Hussain speaking at a podium on stage before an audience with a green curtain and a projection screen behind him that reads "University of Oregon School of Law" below the yellow O logo at the Frohnmayer Awards.
Abid Hussain speaking.
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Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai smiling and watching the Frohnmayer Awards ceremony from the crowd, seated at a table in a crowded ballroom.
Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai watching the Frohnmayer Awards ceremony.
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Matthew Schroettnig speaking at a podium on stage before an audience for the Frohnmayer Awards with a green curtain and projection screen that reads "School of Law" behind him.
Matthew Schroettnig speaking.
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Two women and a man speaking in a white hallway, holding glasses of wine.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
A group of people smiling and laughing around a decorated table in a ballroom.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
A group of people standing in a circle talking to each other in a white hallway with a mirror behind them.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
Two men speaking over a decorated dinner table in a ballroom.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
Two men and a woman having a conversation with each other in a crowded ballroom.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
A man and woman shaking hands with a few people standing behind them in a ballroom.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
A man and two women speaking to each other while eating hors d'oeuvres with a white wall behind them.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
Two men with glasses speaking to each other in front of a mini bar with drinks in their hands.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
Judge John Acosta, Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai, and Judge Stacie Beckerman standing together in a white room with black tables.
Judge John Acosta, Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai, and Judge Stacie Beckerman.
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A woman holds up a green folder to show to a group of people who react with smiles and laughter around her in a white hallway with a framed picture behind them.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
A man and woman standing next to each other in front of a white wall with an open doorway. Two other men stand to the side behind them.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024
Two women and a man talking to each other in a hallway with a green banner with a yellow O logo on it in the background.
Frohnmayer Awards 2024 reception.
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Past Honorees

Year

Honoree

2024

The Honorable Mustafa T. Kasubhai '96

2023

Marc Friedman '89

2022

The Honorable John V. Acosta '82

2019

Jeffrey Beaver '85

2018

David F. Bartz, Jr. '82

2017

Judge Nan Waller '79

2016

Senator Ron Wyden '74

2014

Honorable David Schuman '84

2013

Hon. Martha Walters '77 and John VanLandingham '77 

2012

Michael Schrunk '67 

2011

Duncan Campbell '73 

2010

Ellen Rosenblum '75 and Richard Meeker '74 

2009

Barbara Aldave 

2008

Edwin Peterson '57

2007

Hans Linde

2006

Clifford Freeman '76 

2005

Lawrence "Lare" Aschenbrenner '57 

2004

Alfred "Ted" Goodwin '51 

2003

Hardy Myers '64 

2002

Dave Frohnmayer