Almost 26 years ago, Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley became a member of the University of Georgia School of Law community, initially serving as dean for five years before renewing his commitment to full-time teaching in 2003. In recognition of his service, several School of Law graduates have established a scholarship in his honor.
Congratulations to the Class of 2021 for posting an Ultimate Bar Passage rate of 99.48%, meaning over 99% of these graduates who sat for the bar exam within two years of graduation passed. This near perfect Ultimate Bar Passage rate and the school's position as one of the nation's best returns on investment in legal education are helping UGA Law to redefine what it means to be a great national public law school – one that offers a world-class, hands-on, purpose-driven educational experience while never surrendering its commitment to affordability.
Congratulations to third-year students Sarah C. Guilot and Leila Y. Harrison for finishing as regional finalists at the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition. The pair were also recognized for their oral skills, placing 10th and 4th (respectively) as the competition's best oralists. Second-year students Garfield A. McIntyre Jr. and Taylor L. Stablein also competed and excellently represented the law school.
Third-year student and Appellate Litigation Clinic participant Allison J. Fine argued the case N'Jai v. Department of Education before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The clinic was appointed as amicus to address whether the government contacts exception to the D.C. long-arm statute protects only First Amendment contacts. Third-year students E. Hope Garrison and Robert G. "Rob" Wedge helped brief the case and prepare Fine for the argument.
Sarah Quinn has been appointed the director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center. For the last nine months, she has led the center on an interim basis. Named after the former U.S. Secretary of State who taught at the School of Law in the last decades of his career, the center has served as a nucleus for global research, education and service for the school since 1977.