Past JUSTYS Winners
Every JUSTYS winner, by year.
2026
JUSTYS Winners
See who was nominated for each 2026 award.
Watch the full 2026 ceremony
Award
Winner
Organization
Rising Star (public sector)
Jonathan Adams
CBP Air & Marine Operations
Rising Star (private sector)
Jesse Lao
OpenText
Voice for the Voiceless (public sector)
Eric Landamia
Voice for the Voiceless (private sector)
Patrick Eller
Metadata Forensics
Mentor of the Year (public sector)
Elizabeth Marsden
Rochester Police Department
Mentor of the Year (private sector)
Bill Aycock
VerifiLab
Case of the Year
Claire Hardisty and Laura Boothroyd
Excellence in Digital Forensics (North America)
Edward Dalton
Tooele City Police
Excellence in Digital Forensics (LATAM)
Mateus De Castro Polastro
Brazil Polícia Federal
Excellence in Digital Forensics (EMEA)
Johann Polewczyk
University of Lausanne, School of Criminal Justice
Excellence in Digital Forensics (APAC)
Lim Tuan Liang
HTX
Digital Bridge Builder
Ralph Henderson
Cumbria Constabulary
Digital Investigations Catalyst
Wayne Cantrell
Excellence in eDiscovery
Kirk Crabb
KLDiscovery
Enterprise Innovator of the Year
Bill Aycock
VerifiLab
Community Guardian
Geraldine Blay, K-9 Storm and K-9 Siri
Champions for Kids, Presented by NCMEC
Taylor Sines
Survivor and advocate
Design Partner of the Year (public sector)
Kent Nielsen
Design Partner of the Year (private sector)
Jonathan Edwards
2025
JUSTYS Winners
Award
Winner
Organization
Rising Star
Amy Laabs
Voice for the Voiceless
Raymond Coles
Voice for the Voiceless
John Jones
Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Arkansas
Voice for the Voiceless
Stephen Nowatkowski
Mentor of the Year
Heather Charpentier
New York State Police
Case of the Year
David “Britt” Dove
Excellence in Digital Forensics
Donna Montague
Gainesville, FL Police Department
Digital Bridge Builder
Sean Taylor
Community Guardian
Glenn Devitt
Stop Soldier Suicide
Design Partner of the Year
Jarrod Scott
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation