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.
WASHINGTON – The Georgetown Center for the Constitution awards its sixth annual Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize of $50,000 to Walter Stahr for his book, “Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln's Vital Rival” (Simon & Schuster, 2022). Walter Stahr is a lawyer and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgetown University announced today that Daniel Tsai, L‘79, chairman of Taiwan-based Fubon Group, has made a record $30 million gift to Georgetown Law. The gift – the largest ever capital gift in the history of the university…
On Sunday, May 21, under a sunny sky, the Georgetown Law Class of 2023, made up of more than 1200 regalia-clad J.D.s and LL.M.s, plus a handful of S.J.D.s, M.L.T.s and M.S.L.s, gathered on Georgetown University’s historic Hilltop campus to celebrate their commencement.
On Sunday, May 21, some 1,200 individuals become Georgetown Law alumni. They'll join a community of 50,000 Hoya Lawyas throughout the world. A few J.D. and LL.M. graduates took a moment to look back on their time at the Law Center and share their plans for the future.
Earlier this semester, White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, L’15, visited his alma mater to give a presentation to the Georgetown Climate Center on highlights of the Biden administration’s climate policy agenda and achievements. More recently…
Georgetown University announced today that alumna Savannah Guthrie, L’02, co-anchor of NBC NEWS’ Today and NBC News’ chief legal correspondent, will be the speaker at the 2023 Georgetown Law commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21. “I know…
When asked to interpret a law, do people tend to focus more on the text or its purpose? Are there circumstances that might cause them to focus on one method rather than the other?
“One person can make a difference.”
Austin Martin Williams vividly remembers his first visit to Georgetown Law, in the summer of 2019. He was then assistant director of the law library at North Carolina Central University, where he earned both his J.D. and M.L.S. with honors, and had come…
As part of its continuing efforts to support graduates seeking careers in public service, Georgetown Law this spring launched a new Capitol Hill Fellowship Program for recent graduates who find positions in Congressional offices.