The Wall Street Journal published a letter to the editor by The Honorable Eugene Hyman JD ’77 on the therapeutic jurisprudence movement, which suggests that while every crime should be dealt with according to its seriousness, not every crime warrants…
Stella Ngai JD ’97 was appointed to the California State Bar Commission on Judicial Nominee Evaluations. Read more.
Joseph Grasser JD ’07 was named a Legal Lion by Law 360. Mr. Grasser is part of a team who represented the South Korean ramen company Nongshim, in a rare antitrust class action jury trial that lasted well over a month.…
Stephanie Grogan Jones JD ’04 was appointed to a Solano County Superior Court Judgeship by Governor Jerry Brown. Ms. Jones has served as a deputy public defender at the Solano County Public Defender’s Office since 2005. She served as a…
Governor Jerry Brown appointed three Santa Clara Law alumnae to Superior Court Judgeships. Heather Mardel Jones JD ’02 was appointed to a judgeship in Fresno County Superior Court. Jones has served as a commissioner at the Fresno County Superior Court…
Jessica Jackson Sloan JD ’11 co-led with Van Jones the efforts to pass the bipartisan First Step Act, the most significant criminal justice reform in decades. Ms. Jackson Sloan was featured in a Democracy Now! show on First Step. The segment…
Keith Wattley JD ’99 wrote an oped for the New York Times: “Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Is a Step in the Wrong Direction”. Mr. Wattley is the executive director of UnCommon Law, a nonprofit law firm that provides therapeutic and legal…
Dolly Hunt JD ’02 was elected as county prosecutor in Pend Oreille County, Washington. Read more.
Chris Wilson JD ’97 will begin his role as the new Justice of the Peace for Sparks, Nevada this month. Mr. Wilson served as Washoe County’s Deputy District Attorney for more than 15 years handling more than 3500 cases involving…
Two Santa Clara University School of Law graduates, Karen Webb J.D. ’04 and Nicole Hatcher J.D. ’12, have been named to the 2018 Women Leaders in Tech Law list by The Recorder, one of California’s leading legal, tech and business publications. Webb, selected as…
