University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law receives donation to create student scholarship fund

February 5, 2020

ARKANSAS BUSINESS — A graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law is donating $2The scholarship will benefit full- and part-time Bowen students in good academic standing and can be used for tuition, books, fees and room and board. Financial need will be strongly considered, the university said. 69,000 to

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Seton Hall Law alum Marcus Hicks appointed Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections

January 30, 2020

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY –Marcus Hicks J.D. ’03 has been appointed Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Confirmed by the Senate, he will be sworn in at the Statehouse by Governor Phil Murphy on January 30. A cabinet level position within the Murphy administration, as Commissioner of the State’s second-largest department Hicks is responsible for

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University of Louisville School of Law alum Daniel Cameron swears in as Kentucky Attorney General

January 22, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF LAW — Cameron, a 2011 graduate of the University of Louisville School of Law, is the state’s first African American Attorney General and the first Republican to hold that office in more than 70 years. His swearing-in ceremony was held in Louisville Law’s historic Allen Court Room and was attended by a

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IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law alum Carlton Martin joins National Lw Center on Homelessness & Poverty

January 22, 2020

INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Carlton Martin, ’12, has accepted a management position with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty in Washington, D.C. He will be sworn into the D.C. Bar on January 24. The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is the only national organization dedicated to using the

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Judge Bradford, alum of IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, elected Chief Judge of Indiana Court of Appeals

January 22, 2020

INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Judge Cale Bradford, ’86, has been elected Chief Judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals. He succeeds Judge Nancy Vaidik, whose term expired in December 2019. Judge Bradford will serve a three-year term, which began January 1. He has served on the Court of Appeals for nearly

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Harvard Law alum Alexis Wheeler leads the Harvard Club of Seattle Crimson Achievement Program

January 22, 2020

THE HARVARD GAZETTE — The initiative helps illuminate the path to college for high-potential ninth- and 10th-graders from Western Washington school districts in low-income areas. Eight CAP scholars were chosen from a pool of 50 applicants in the first year. During their high school years, they receive free professional college test prep and supplemental aid for educational

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Harvard Law alum Nasredeen Abdulbari serves as Minister of Justice in Sudan

January 22, 2020

HARVARD LAW TODAY — In September, after a rigorous vetting process, he was sworn in as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Sudan’s new Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok. At HLS, he studied American immigration law and policy, international law, constitutional law (“that was my favorite course, actually”), and international human rights law. He also observed the

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Boston University School of Law alumni at Northwell Health impact in healthcare and law

January 22, 2020

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — BU Law alumni at New York’s largest healthcare provider focus on diverse areas of law to serve their community. As New York’s largest healthcare provider, Northwell Health is comprised of 23 hospitals and 750 ambulatory sites. It owns 300+ legal entities, including not-for-profit organizations, limited liability corporations, for-profit companies, real-estate

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Duke Law hosts scholarship and fellowship event

January 21, 2020

DUKE LAW — This year’s Scholarship & Fellowship Brunch gave students the opportunity to meet and thank the donors whose generous support of financial aid has helped make their Duke Law education possible.

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Julie Dreckman Schumacher and Roger Sailer named to judgeships in Iowa

December 27, 2019

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Julie Dreckman Schumacher, JD’93, was appointed last summer while Roger Sailer, JD’07, was appointed in December. Both were appointed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.  Schumacher was named a member of the nine-judge Iowa Court of Appeals, which decides appeals from district courts across the state. Sailer will fill the judgeship on the Iowa

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