The School of Law's 35th Edith House Lecture was featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" regarding lecturer Ketanji Brown Jackson and her nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The segment titled "Ketanji Brown Jackson, Hot Supreme Court Prospect, Faces Senate Judiciary Committee" was reported by Nina Totenberg and aired 4/27/21.
Employment statistics for the Class of 2020 place the School of Law at 8th in the nation for federal clerkships and 16th for jobs requiring bar passage or where a J.D. is considered an advantage, according to Law.com. Statistics are based on employment 10 months after graduation and underscore the first-rate training our students receive, which will help them become future leaders for state and society.
Director of Information Technology Jim Henneberger was featured on UGA Today as part of the university's Unsung Hero series. The article titled "Adapting technology to serve students during the pandemic" was written by Jill Hamilton and published 4/25/21.
The law school's Community Health Law Partnership Clinic and First Amendment Clinic - together with four other clinics from Harvard, Columbia, Texas A&M and Boston universities - were recognized for their work representing women who allegedly endured abusive gynecological treatments and medical neglect while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement as well as retaliation for speaking out about that and other abuse. The Clinical Legal Education Association established the Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project to "honor and recognize a case or project that truly contributes to the public good."
Congratulations to the law school's Business Law Clinic for receiving the State Bar of Georgia's 2020 A Business Commitment Award presented by the bar's Access to Justice Committee and Pro Bono Resource Center. The honor recognizes the clinic for "its extensive business law services to the nonprofit community in Georgia, particularly in the challenging economic climate of the COVID-19 pandemic." Associate Clinical Professor Willow Tracy serves as the clinic's director.