M. Elizabeth Magill, the former dean of Stanford Law School, provost of the University of Virginia and president of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the executive vice president and dean of Georgetown Law.
Five Georgetown Law 2Ls and three recent graduates have been selected to receive scholarships and fellowships to support their pursuit of public interest careers. They are the first to receive awards from the historic $10 million public interest fund…
This Valentine’s Day, we asked Hoya Lawya couples to share their love stories. From elevator rides to Con Law classes, meet five couples who found love on New Jersey Avenue.
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the past year at Georgetown Law, from headline-grabbing guest speakers and alumni achievements to the work of students and faculty in clinics, courts and beyond. Join us in reflecting on this year’s milestones and memorable moments below.
Leading human rights lawyer Agnieszka Fryszman, L’96, joined students, alumni and members of the Georgetown Law community on Nov. 13 to deliver the Human Rights Institute’s annual Drinan Lecture on Human Rights.
Robert Gant, L’93, initially pursued a career in litigation, but found his calling on stage and screen.
More than 1,600 Georgetown Law alumni and guests gathered for reunion weekend Oct. 3-5, with members of class years ending in 0 and 5 celebrating at more than 30 events hosted on campus and at nearby sites in the nation’s capital.
Some 670 new J.D. students and 400 LL.M. and graduate students began their Georgetown Law journeys last week. Orientation, which began August 18, offered welcome activities, classroom introductions, social gatherings and excursions that brought campus back to life after the quiet days of summer.
The fifth Georgetown Law graduate in nine years has secured a Supreme Court clerkship. Kate Hardiman Rhodes, L’22, will clerk for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during the October 2025 term. A graduate of Georgetown Law’s evening program, Rhodes worked at a D.C. litigation firm while pursuing her law degree. She is the fourth evening student to clerk for the Supreme Court since 2016.
Ambassador Alfred Moses, L’56, H’13, a prominent Washington, D.C. attorney, philanthropist and a former U.S. Ambassador to Romania, has made a historic $10 million gift to Georgetown Law to fund scholarships and other support for students committed…
In 1960, Georgetown Law founded the E. Barrett Prettyman Program, which was – and still is – an innovative fellowship that trains recent law school graduates to represent indigent clients. On May 31, dozens of Prettyman alumni, along with other friends and supporters, gathered on campus to celebrate the program’s 65th anniversary and to congratulate one of its longtime leaders, Professor John Copacino, L’83, on his retirement.