Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case Mulkey v. The State to help adjudicate the admissibility of a defendant’s prior sex offenses in a sex crime prosecution. This citation brings the total to 67 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Louis B. Sohn spent his life promoting international law and peace. Considered one of the world’s most eminent international and legal scholars, Sohn was the inaugural holder of the Woodruff Chair in International Law at the School of Law for a decade – teaching and mentoring students, many who then spent their legal careers leading international humanitarian efforts, combating human trafficking, and helping to maintain peace and security throughout the world. Sohn is the subject of a Georgia Groundbreakers article produced by UGA Marketing and Communications that was published 1/22/23.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and UGA student Sawyer M. Bradford published "First Circuit's Ruling in Immediato Glosses Meaning of 'Engaged in Interstate Commerce'" in the Daily Report on 1/23/23.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "Presuming Trustworthiness" (with R.A. Jones) at the Media Law and Policy Scholars Conference during January.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner was appointed a research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute, “an international scientific non-profit association providing a forum for debate and dialogue between academics, legislators and practitioners, focusing on major corporate governance issues.” Research members are “appointed on the basis of their significant contribution to the field of corporate governance study.”