Associate Professor Lindsey Simon was named to the American Bankruptcy Institute's 2022 "40 under 40" list. Notably, she is the only academic selected for this honor which identifies future industry leaders who have demonstrated "remarkable ability, leadership and achievement in the bankruptcy and insolvency community." Simon was selected out of more than 200 candidates nationwide.
The School of Law was recently featured in the Daily Report regarding its graduates posting the highest Georgia bar exam passage rate among the state's six ABA-approved law schools. Of note, UGA has led the state for first-time takers in the July/post-graduation sitting for the past nine years. The article was written by Everett Catts and published 10/27/22.
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented as part of the Legitimacy and Fundamental Principles of International Human Rights Law panel at the American Branch of the International Law Association's International Law Weekend. The annual three-day conference titled "The Next 100 Years of International Law" was held in New York City during October.
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee co-chaired the American Branch of the International Law Association's International Law Weekend. The annual three-day conference titled "The Next 100 Years of International Law" was held in New York City during October. She also delivered remarks introducing the keynote speaker at the conference, which celebrated the American branch's 100th anniversary and had more than 1,200 registrants.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and UGA student Sawyer M. Bradford published "Supreme Court's Fractured Ruling on Enforcing Arbitral Awards Impacts Circuit Courts" in the Daily Report on 10/25/22.
For the ninth straight year, University of Georgia graduates lead the state in the Georgia bar exam passage rate. School of Law graduates, who sat for the July 2022 exam, posted the highest rate for first-time takers among all of the state's law schools, and almost 8% ahead of the overall first-time passage rate for Georgia law schools.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Financial Times regarding multidistrict litigation and bankruptcy. The article titled "'Texas two-step': the US legal move letting corporations off the hook" was written by Jamie Smyth and published 10/25/22. It was reprinted by other media outlets.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The Texas Lawbook regarding Tony Mauro and his work reporting on the U.S. Supreme Court. The article titled "Pathbreaking Journalist, Remarkable Human Being, 'Jeopardy' Clue: 'Who is Tony Mauro?'" was written by Terry Carter and published 10/3/22.
Marshall Chair of Constitutional Law Randy Beck was featured in The New York Times regarding the "speech or debate" clause. The article titled "Lindsey Graham and the 'Speech or Debate' Clause, Explained" was written by Eliza Fawcett and published 10/24/22.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Vanity Fair regarding the Dominion Voting Systems/Fox News litigation. The article titled "Behind-the-scenes discussions at Fox News are emerging as Dominion lawsuit proceeds" was written by Charlotte Klein and published 10/20/22.
On October 14, the 2022 University of Georgia Blue Key Service Award was presented to Yvette K. Daniels, deputy director of workforce management at the Georgia Department of Public Health and president of the UGA Alumni Association; Judge William M. Ray II, U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Georgia; and D. Paul Chambers Jr., retired AT&T North Georgia regional director of external affairs. Daniels and Ray are both School of Law graduates.
Martin Chair of Law Emeritus James C. Smith published Law of Neighbors (with D.J. Kochan) (Thomson Reuters, 2022).
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman presented on state funding for private religious schools as part of a St. John's University Center for Law and Religion colloquium during October.
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented "Absent at the Creation? Nuremberg Women and International Criminal Justice" at the "Women & International Law" conference hosted by the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law during October.
The University of Georgia School of Law recently unveiled the portrait of its first Black graduate, the late Chester C. Davenport, and the painting will hang in the law school’s iconic rotunda that bears his name. “Today we honor the first,” Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge said at the event. “When future students following in Chester’s footsteps enter these halls for the first time, they [will] forever see Chester’s name. They [will] forever see Chester’s portrait. They [will] forever know that they belong here just like Chester did and just like Chester does now.”
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues' conference remarks have been published under "Panel Three: How Should SPACs Be Treated Going Forward (IPOs, Mergers, or Distinctly Different?)" in 227 Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law 382 (2022).
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented "The DAO of Organizational Law" as part of "'The Essential Role of Organizational Law' 20 Years Later: Exploring the Field That Emerged" conference held at the University of Michigan Law School during October.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge presented on "The Economics and Law of Arbitration" panel as part of the 16th Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues hosted by the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School during October.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding jury selection in federal cases. The article titled "Years after acquittal, Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill back on trial Wednesday" was written by Leon Stafford and published 10/11/22.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured in the Atlanta Black Star regarding the use of rap lyrics in criminal cases. The article titled "'It Primed the Jurors' Implicit Bias': California Judge Overturns Two Rappers' Murder Convictions That Used Song Lyrics as Evidence" was written by Nicole Duncan-smith and published 10/11/22.