In Memoriam: Paris R. Baldacci
CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW — Paris R. Baldacci, a clinical professor emeritus of law at Cardozo who pioneered new programs for housing rights and gay rights, died on Sept. 6 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Professor Baldacci was an inspiring presence in the law school, where he began teaching in 1991.
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — CWRU Emeritus Law Professor Sidney Picker Jr., passed away on April 28. He is survived by his wife, Jane Picker, emeritus professor of Cleveland Marshall Law School. “Sid left an indelible mark on Case Western Reserve University School of Law,” said Dean Michael Scharf, who took Picker’s…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Emeritus Morris G. Shanker passed away on August 18 at age 93. Professor Shanker, who joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1961 and served as Acting Dean of the law school in 1972, had a considerable reputation in the fields…
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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW — Hugh C. Macgill, the witty and charismatic dean of the University of Connecticut School of Law from 1990 to 2000, died Feb 13, 2020. He was 79.
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THE SACRAMENTO BEE — Jerry’s courageous, seven-year battle with leukemia came to an end on March 14, 2020. He passed peacefully in the company of his family. He was 82. Jerry served as the Dean of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, from 1992-2001.
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STANFORD LAWYER — Franklin, the Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law, Emeritus, joined the Stanford Law School faculty in 1962 and went on to become a world-renowned teacher and scholar in his own right. A giant in the field of torts law and a pioneer in media law, Franklin was a beloved member of the…
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STANFORD LAWYER — Barbara Babcock — an award-winning professor and giant in the legal profession — passed away at the age of 81 on April 18, 2020, at her home in Stanford, California, after a long battle with cancer. Barbara was Stanford’s first female law professor.
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STANFORD LAWYER — Joan Petersilia was an empirical researcher who pointed to clear-eyed data rather than emotions in a field often dominated by public fear and sentiment. Petersilia, the Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Emerita, at Stanford passed away on September 23, 2019. She was 68.
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NORTHWESTERN NOW — David S. Ruder, dean of Northwestern University School of Law from 1977 to 1985 and former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), died February 15. He was 90 years old.
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CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY — The Chapman University community suffered a major loss on June 28 when Fowler School of Law Professor Michael Lang passed away due to complications from a recent stroke. A faculty member since 2002, Professor Lang was the founding director of the law school’s Tax LL.M. program and taught such courses as Federal Income Taxation, Ethics…
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