The University of Georgia School of Law is redefining what it means to be a great national public law school. The following news items demonstrate the School of Law’s commitment to Connect members of its community – including faculty, staff, students and alumni/alumnae – with each other and with distinguished jurists, legal practitioners and lawyers, corporate leaders, public servants and world-class scholars in pursuit of its vision to provide a first-rate legal education – which includes quality hands-on educational experiences and service to state and society – as well as employment for its students and graduates.
The family of alumnus Ryan Scates has established a new scholarship at the University of Georgia School of Law. The scholarship will benefit those intending to become Double Dawgs (i.e., those who have earned at least one degree from UGA before entering UGA Law).
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.
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
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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.
Congratulations to second-year students Ceilidh F. Buckley, Joseph M. "Joe" Colley, Katherine A. Lewis and Brennan A. Rose who finished in the top 16 teams at a regional tournament of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Congratulations to second-year students Adesh Dasani and Casey E. Wofford for finishing the 53rd Annual William B. Spong Jr. Invitational Moot Court Tournament as semifinalists. A second UGA team, composed of second-year students Mona E. Abboud, David T. Harris and Kyle R.
Congratulations to third-year students Shepherd Bridges, Delaney Davis, Jessica L. Davis, Ericka L. Love and second-year student Wesley E. Tillman who finished as national finalists in the inaugural Shark Beach Showdown Mock Trial Competition. The UGA team was undefeated heading into the finals.
Congratulations to Administrative Assistant Nikko Terry, who was selected for the 2023 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award.
During the 2022-23 academic year, approximately 420 School of Law students enrolled or re-enrolled in one of the school's clinic/externship programs and cumulatively engaged in roughly 83,000 service-learning hours. Approximately 25,000 of those hours occurred under the direct supervision of