The Cleary Memorial Prize (valued at $5,000) is open to any barrister and /or solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand who has been admitted during the period of three years ending on 31 August of the year of the award. See the prize details for more information.
| Year | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jeremy Wiremu Alexander Johnson | |
| 2009 | Colin Francis Fife | |
| 2008 | Jason N. E. Varuhas | |
| 2007 | Nicholas Whittington | |
| 2006 | Malcolm Birdling | |
| 2005 | Jonathan Kilby Scragg | |
| 2004 | Alyssa Rochelle Phillips | |
| 2003 | Sacha Liesyl Wallach Green | |
| 2002 | Anna-Marie Elisabeth Kirk | |
| 2001 | Rachel Mary Carnachan | |
| 2000 | Joanna Claire Mossop | |
| 1999 | Hanna Wilberg | |
| 1998 | Anna Rawlings and Nicole Moreham | |
| 1997 | John Peterson | |
| 1996 | Simon Mount | |
| 1995 | Timothy Cameron | |
| 1994 | Jane Anderson and Campbell Walker | |
| 1993 | Marc Corlett | |
| 1992 | Joanne Maree Appleyard | |
| 1991 | Adam Stephen Ross | |
| 1990 | Paul Anthony Key | |
| 1989 | Sean Patrick Baldwin | |
| 1988 | No award made | |
| 1987 | No award made | |
| 1986 | No award made |