Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:

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Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington and third-year student Copelenn C. McMahon published "Trauma-Informed Legal Representation for Youth in Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline" in 25 Children's Rights Litigation (American Bar Association, 2023) (with A. Dunnigan).

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Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in the Athens Banner-Herald regarding the Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission. The article titled "Kemp signs into law prosecutors oversight commission targeting district attorneys" was written by Drew Favakeh and published 5/7/23.

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Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge publishes "Law Schools Shouldn't Blame 'U.S. News' for Their Own Moral Choices" in The Chronicle of Higher Education on 5/5/23.

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Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "Presuming Trustworthiness" at the Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference hosted by Yale Law School during April (with R.A. Jones).

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Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson published Carlson on Evidence: Comparing Georgia and Federal Rules, 8th ed. (LexisNexis, 2023) (with M. Carlson). Carlson on Evidence has been cited in over 60 appellate decisions by the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals to date.