In Memoriam: Albert R. Turnbull
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Former Associate Dean for Admissions and Placement Albert R. Turnbull ’62, who admitted and helped shape generations of lawyers at the University of Virginia School of Law, died Monday. He was 83.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — David Dolinko ’80, a devoted member of the UCLA School of Law community for more than four decades and noted authority in criminal law and the philosophy of punishment, died on Dec. 30 due to complications from COVID-19. He was 72.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Joan Dempsey Klein ’54 was a member of UCLA School of Law’s third graduating class, the law school’s first graduate to become a judge, and the first woman to serve as presiding justice on the California Court of Appeal.
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THE GAINESVILLE SUN: The Pensacola attorney for whom the Levin School of Law at the University of Florida was named has died at the age of 83 from COVID-19. Levin Papantonio Rafferty spokeswoman Mollye Barrows confirmed to the News Journal that Fred Levin died Tuesday afternoon from COVID-19.
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STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law Professor Deborah Rhode was a legal ethics pioneer, prolific scholar, and friend and mentor to countless. Deborah L. Rhode, the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law and director of the Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford University died on Friday, Jan. 8. She was 68 years old.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center professor and legal scholar Peter S. Linzer passed in December 13 after a battle with a long-term illness. His keen powers of observation, analysis and languages informed a lifetime of scholarship, commentary and teaching. He is survived by a wife, a son and a…
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ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY NEWS — St. Thomas School of Law mourns the loss of visiting STU law professor, Terry Smith, who passed away on Saturday, April 4th at his home in Chicago, Illinois. Professor Terry Smith, will be remembered as a nationally recognized election law scholar as well as an outspoken and courageous champion of civil rights.
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COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — It is with great sadness that I write to share that Michael I. Sovern, President Emeritus of Columbia University and Chancellor Kent Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, passed away on Monday afternoon. Mike leaves a legacy of brilliance, humor, integrity, and deep generosity of self and spirit.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — Drew Saunders Days III ’66 LL.B., the Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law at Yale Law School, died on November 15, 2020 at the age of 79. “Drew was a beloved member of our community, and we were lucky to teach and learn with him for nearly four decades,” said Dean Heather…
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ELON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — George R. Johnson Jr., a former dean of Elon University’s law school and a well-known figure in North Carolina legal circles, died Sunday at age 69. In a statement, Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book said Elon and legal education “have lost a great leader of integrity and intellect.”
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