AALS Executive Committee Leadership
At the Second Meeting of the AALS House of Representatives on Saturday, January 9, 2016, Kellye Y. Testy, University of Washington School of Law, assumed the Presidency of AALS. The following individuals were elected to the AALS Executive Committee:
AALS President-Elect:
Paul Marcus, William & Mary Law School
Members of the Executive Committee (Three-Year Term):
Alicia Alvarez, The University of Michigan Law School
Vincent D. Rougeau, Dean, Boston College Law School
The AALS House of Representatives elected Paul Marcus, William & Mary Law School, as 2016 President-Elect and Alicia Alvarez, University of Michigan Law School, and Vincent D. Rougeau, Dean, Boston College Law School, as new members of the AALS Executive Committee.
“I am honored by the vote selecting me as the President-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools,” said Professor Marcus. “I believe strongly in the mission of the AALS, to promote excellence in legal education. I will work hard to support that mission, to promote diversity in our profession, to increase international ties for U.S. legal educators, and to encourage the partnership of legal educators and members of the bar in ensuring that we provide access to quality legal representation for all
individuals in need.”
“I have been impressed with the new energy and change in direction of AALS,” said Dean Rougeau. “The organization has been increasingly innovative and responsive to the changing environment for legal education, and I am very excited to be involved in these efforts. I look forward to working with a group of terrific colleagues to make the association even more engaged and creative in the years ahead.”
“I am honored to have been elected to serve on the AALS Executive Committee,” said Professor Alverez. “I look forward to supporting the work of law schools in training lawyers who are ready to serve our complex and diverse society and committed to justice.”
Members of the Executive Committee continuing in 2016 are Devon W. Carbado, University of California, Los Angeles; Darby Dickerson, Texas Tech University; Vicki Jackson, Harvard University; and Avi Soifer, University of Hawai’i. Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Duke University, and Wendy Collins Perdue, University of Richmond, concluded their service on the Executive Committee at the end of the second AALS House of Representative meeting. Daniel B. Rodriguez, Northwestern University, concluded his term as Immediate Past President.
We extend our thanks and appreciation to these deans and faculty members for their service.
