Rolanda Pierre-Dixon ’80 had an award named in her honor by Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. The inaugural Rolanda Pierre Dixon Excellence in Pursuit of Justice Award was presented on February 21, 2019 at the District Attorney’s State of the Office…
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Be sure to check out Akilah’s interview, where she bravely talks about the racism she’s experienced in Montana, shares what brings her joy, and what is saving her life right now. A beautiful and important read.
Law librarian Elizabeth “Eli” Edwards JD ’09 was profiled in a blog post for the Computing-Services Special Interest Section section of the American Association of Law Libraries blog. Read the blog post.
Keith Wattley JD ’99 and his organization UnCommon Law were featured in a San Francisco Chronicle. Mr. Wattley founded the organization to help inmates with possible life sentences win parole. To date, he and UnCommon Law have helped more than 200…
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Sarah M. Power JD ’81 passed away unexpectedly at her home in Helena, MT. She practiced law at Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman until her retirement. Sarah was a defense specialist who served as president of the Montana Defense Trial…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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