BYU Law professor Aaron Nielson appointed solicitor general of Texas

November 21, 2023

CISION PR NEWSWIRE —  BYU Law today announced Professor Aaron Nielson has been appointed to serve as Solicitor General of Texas.

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Baylor Law names Jeremy Counseller as next its dean

November 15, 2023

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY — Following a nationwide search, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that Jeremy Counseller, J.D., The Abner V. McCall Chair of Evidence Law at Baylor, has been selected as dean of the University’s nationally ranked Baylor Law School. His appointment is effective July 1, 2024.

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Southwestern Law welcomes new professors, librarians, and the 2023-24 distinguished jurist-in-residence

November 13, 2023

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Following our announcement of our new professors, Andrea Freedman and Luke Boso, Southwestern Law School is thrilled to introduce eight additional faculty members, including four full-time professors, two librarians, two visiting faculty members, and our Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence for the 2023-2024 academic year. 

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Sarah Hughes selected as assistant dean of law advancement at Washington & Lee Law 

November 13, 2023

THE COLUMNS — W&L Law Dean Melanie Wilson has announced the appointment of Sarah Hughes as the next Assistant Dean of Law School Advancement. Hughes will succeed Elizabeth Outland Branner, who is stepping down from the role after nearly 25 years working in fundraising at the law school.

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A profile on University of Utah Law director of non-JD programs Anastasia Boyko

November 13, 2023

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Anastasia Boyko considers herself a jill-of-all-trades because she’s held many different roles, including law librarian, Supreme Court intern, tax lawyer, banker, yoga teacher, wellness entrepreneur, career coach, leadership dean, teacher, fundraiser, and consultant.

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Richard D. Freer named dean of Emory Law 

November 9, 2023

THE EMORY WHEEL — Emory University School of Law named Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law Richard D. Freer as its next dean, according to a Nov. 1 press release.

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University of Virginia Law professor Richard Bonnie retires

November 6, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — When Richard Bonnie graduated first in his 1969 class of the University of Virginia School of Law, the Vietnam War and the draft loomed over the lives of the graduating men. His own future seemed circumscribed by a pending military obligation. Never having taken an undergraduate psychology course, he certainly

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University of Houston Law Center names Anna Cabot director of Immigration Clinic 

November 6, 2023

WWNYTV — Clinical Associate Professor J. Anna Cabot is now running the Immigration Clinic at the University of Houston Law Center. Cabot, who took on the director role this fall, emphasized the importance of the Immigration Clinic for both students and the community.

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Notre Dame Law appoints O. Carter Snead as professor of law 

November 6, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME — Notre Dame Law Professor O. Carter Snead has been appointed to be the Charles E. Rice Professor of Law, a new University Named Chair honoring the legacy of Charles E. Rice, a distinguished faculty member at Notre Dame Law School for over 45 years.

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University of Michigan Law appoints Kyle Logue as interim dean

October 26, 2023

THE UNIVERSITY RECORD — Kyle D. Logue, the Douglas A. Kahn Collegiate Professor of Law and professor of law, has been appointed interim dean of the Law School.

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