Law deans mourn the death of former Temple Law dean JoAnne Epps
LAW.COM — Following the sudden and untimely death of JoAnne Epps, who had been serving as Temple University’s acting president since April—and had served as dean of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2016— law deans across the country paid tribute to her legacy.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW — Professor of Law Emeritus and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar for the Profession Emeritus Elliott Manning died Sunday, September 10 at 88.
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IU ROBERT H. MCKINNEY — The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law community mourns the death, and celebrates the life and legacy, of IUPUI Chancellor Emeritus Gerald “Jerry” Bepko, who died September 5, 2023. He was 83.
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The new 1Ls sat in their torts class at Utah Law in 1998, unsure of what to expect. One of them, David Hill ’01, recalls his sentiments exactly: “I was terrified, and I know a lot of other people were pretty terrified as well.”
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WBRC — Judge John Carroll passed away on Monday, according to Samford University’s President, Beck A. Taylor. President Taylor stated, “Judge Carroll was a beloved colleague and friend” in a post.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES — Charles J. Ogletree Jr., a law professor and civil rights scholar with a distinguished career at Harvard Law School and whose clients included Anita Hill and Tupac Shakur, died Friday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 70.
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The late Georgia Speaker of the House David E. Ralston is being memorialized with a scholarship fund bearing his name at the University of Georgia School of Law.
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BC LAW — Massachusetts judge and a longtime Boston College adjunct faculty member Edward Ginsburg passed away on June 24.
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LAW.COM — The University of Tulsa College of Law is mourning the death of Professor Elizabeth “Betsy” McCormick—known her her work with immigration law—who died on July 7.
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY — Professor Emeritus Daniel Givelber, known as “Dean Dan” to the Northeastern Law community has died. Professor Givelber retired in 2014 from the law school after 45 years on the faculty. He served as dean of the law school from 1984 until 1993, and was interim dean during the 1998-1999 academic year.
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