Yale Law honors professor J.L. Pottenger Jr. with posthumous award
YALE LAW — J.L. Pottenger Jr. was posthumously awarded the 2023 William Pincus Award from the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). The Pincus Award, the most prestigious honor in the field of clinical legal education, recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions as reflected in scholarship, service, program design and implementation, and other activities. Pottenger’s…
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USC GOULD LAW — Professor Erin Miller is a co-winner of the 2023 Future Promise Award from the Association of American Law Schools Section on Jurisprudence. The award was presented at the AALS annual meeting in January in San Diego, Calif.
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THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — At the 2023 Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) Annual Meeting, 14 ALI members were honored with section awards for excellence in legal education.
Read More about American Law Institute members honored with AALS section awardsDuke Law professors Darrell A. H. Miller and Joseph Blocher serve as first co-chairs of AALS Section on Firearms Law
DUKE LAW — Two Duke Law School faculty members are leading a new Association of American Law Schools (AALS) section devoted to the study of the Second Amendment and firearms law. Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law Darrell A. H. Miller and Lanty L. Smith Professor of Law Joseph Blocher, who co-direct the Duke Center…
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GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW — At the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in San Diego, GW Law’s Sophia Sim, Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, serves as Vice-Chair and Chair-Elect, with the Executive Board. Dean Sim’s section was honored with Section of the Year, Pre-Law and Admissions to Law School. This…
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN LAW — Two members of the Texas Law community were recognized by the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) with national awards on Jan. 5, 2023: Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Elizabeth Bangs and the Alice McKean Young Regents Chair Emeritus Douglas Laycock.
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) has bestowed honors on two faculty members who have played pivotal leadership roles in developing and expanding Brooklyn Law School’s robust pro bono legal programs. Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Professor of Law Stacy Caplow and Public Service Office Director and Adjunct Professor of…
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On January 4, 2023, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined AALS President Erwin Chemerinsky in conversation about her life, career, and thoughts about how law schools can make a difference. Justice Sotomayor appeared via live video conference and took audience questions as selected and moderated by President Chemerinsky.
Read More about US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor interviewed by AALS President Erwin Chemerinsky at 2023 Annual MeetingAn interview with 2023 AALS President and Villanova Law dean Mark Alexander
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY — Over the weekend, Mark C. Alexander, The Arthur J. Kania Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, began his tenure as President of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).
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THE COLUMNS — Melanie Wilson, Dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law, was chosen to serve as President-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) during the AALS annual meeting on January 7, 2023. She will succeed Mark Alexander, Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, who began his…
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