Kimberly Robinson joins University of Virginia Law faculty
UVA LAW — Kimberly J. Robinson, who studies civil rights in education and aspires to help end educational disparities in the United States, will join the University of Virginia School of Law faculty this fall as a professor of law.
Read More about Kimberly Robinson joins University of Virginia Law facultyMargaret Ryznar and Christoph Henkel Join John Marshall Law as visiting professors
JOHN MARSHALL LAW — The John Marshall Law School in Chicago welcomes Margaret Ryznar and Christoph Henkel as visiting professors for the Spring 2019 semester.
Read More about Margaret Ryznar and Christoph Henkel Join John Marshall Law as visiting professorsProfessor and criminal procedure scholar Anthony O’Rourke to lead University at Buffalo Law’s Advocacy Institute
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — O’Rourke succeeds Professor Kim Diana Connolly, who led the Advocacy Institute for two years. He says he hopes to build on the strengths that have been developed in the Institute, which is comprised of a panoply of programs designed to build students’ skills in client advocacy.
Read More about Professor and criminal procedure scholar Anthony O’Rourke to lead University at Buffalo Law’s Advocacy InstituteSouth Texas College of Law Houston selects Michael F. Barry as President and Dean
STCL HOUSTON — The board of directors of South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) today announced that Michael F. Barry, current assistant dean and practitioner in residence at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, has accepted the position of president and dean of the nearly 100-year-old law school in downtown Houston.
Read More about South Texas College of Law Houston selects Michael F. Barry as President and DeanUniversity of Utah S.J. Quinney Law selects Elizabeth Kronk Warner as dean
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE — For the first time since it was founded more than a century ago, the University of Utah law school has named a woman as its dean. Elizabeth Kronk Warner has accepted an offer to be the next dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, which opened its doors 106 years ago.
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LAW.COM — The ethics committee for the federal judiciary is warning judges to carefully consider their participation in events by groups that are “engaged in public policy debates.” The Judicial Conference of the United States’ Committee on Codes of Conduct has published an advisory opinion on federal judges and their employees
Read More about New guidelines for judges and clerks address partisan training programsUniversity of North Dakota Law selects Professor Michael McGinness as next dean
GRAND FORKS HERALD — After an unsuccessful external search, UND has named a professor as the new dean for the law school, the university announced via its UND Today blog Tuesday. Michael McGinniss, associate professor of law at UND, has been named dean of the School of Law
Read More about University of North Dakota Law selects Professor Michael McGinness as next deanMitchell Hamline Law Associate Dean Peter Knapp named interim president and dean of school
MITCHELL HAMLINE LAW — The Mitchell Hamline board of trustees has selected Professor Peter B. Knapp, currently associate dean for academic affairs, to become interim president and dean of the law school beginning July 1.
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law Associate Dean Peter Knapp named interim president and dean of schoolDuquesne Law selects Villanova Law professor April Barton as dean
DUQUESNE LAW — Duquesne University has named April Barton as dean of the School of Law following a national a search. She succeeds the Hon. Maureen Lally-Green, who has served as dean since 2017. Barton, who begins as dean on Monday, July 1, currently serves as associate dean for academic affairs at Villanova Law.
Read More about Duquesne Law selects Villanova Law professor April Barton as deanCase Western Reserve Law moot court and mock trial teams win national competitions
CASE WESTERN RESERVE — The CWRU Law School Team took first place and captured four of the top 10 speaker awards at the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Chicago February 7-10.
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