The Honorable Verda M. Colvin, a Georgia Supreme Court justice and School of Law alumna, will present the 2023 UGA Holmes-Hunter Lecture on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel. Named in honor of Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton Holmes Sr., the first African American students to attend the University of Georgia, the lecture is sponsored by the Office of the President and focuses on race relations, civil rights and education. It has been held annually since 1985.
The School of Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic has afforded participating students the opportunity to present oral argument in six federal appellate courts over the last five years. This includes the D.C., Second, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. Its students were also the first law students to argue before both the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals. The clinic was founded in 2010, which makes it one of the older appellate clinics in the country.
Congratulations to Paula McBride, winner of the 2022 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award. Presented annually by the Law School Staff Representative Group, the award recognizes “individuals who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to service, and exceptional job performance as well as the cooperation needed to ensure the School of Law meets and exceeds its goals.”
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented "Interoperable Obscurity” at the Southeastern Junior/Senior Legal Scholars Conference during December.
Appellate Litigation Clinic participant and third-year student Jack K. Mahon recently presented oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The clinic's clients were class action plaintiffs suing multiple law enforcement agencies based on how those agencies respond to protests by people of color. The issues on interlocutory appeal are whether the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police has Eleventh Amendment immunity and whether the court can exercise pendent jurisdiction to review our clients’ standing during interlocutory review. Third-year students Noah C. Nix and Roby H. Jernigan helped him prepare, and second-year students Sian A. Mason and Anna E. Von Spakovsky assisted with the briefs.