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.
Professor Rick Roe, the director of Georgetown Law’s Street Law clinic, is retiring after more than 40 years at the Law Center — 35 of those years as a member of the full-time faculty. Roe will be honored at a dinner celebration on June 28.
The story of Professor Shon Hopwood’s astounding life journey from federal prisoner to Georgetown Law professor has been told many times. Today, Hopwood — who joined the Georgetown Law faculty last year — works for criminal justice reform and prison…
Georgetown Law’s Appellate Litigation Clinic is often compared to a boutique appellate firm, with Clinic Director Erica Hashimoto (L’97) as senior partner, one or two Fellows as junior partners, and 16 third-year law students acting as closely supervised…
Professor Emeritus John G. "Jack" Murphy Jr. (LL.B.'61), who joined the Georgetown Law faculty in 1965 and taught courses ranging from Commercial Law to Federal Election Law, died May 26. He was 80.
Professor Lilian Faulhaber, an expert in taxation and international law, was honored on April 26 with Georgetown Law’s Frank F. Flegal Excellence in Teaching Award.
The Georgetown Environmental Law Review launched in the 1980s through the efforts of three founding students, all women: Bernadette Brennan (L’89), Sara Schreiner (L’85) and Cynthia Jirgensons (L’89).
Georgetown Law Professor Sheryll Cashin has been appointed the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law, Civil Rights and Social Justice; and Professor Daniel Ernst has been appointed the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal History. “Sheryll and Dan…
Georgetown Law Professor Laura Donohue and Professor Adam Levitin have been named the 2018 Williams Research Professors. The Williams Professorships, established through the generosity of Agnes N. Williams (L’54), recognize and support the scholarly…
Georgetown Law Professor Emeritus Peter P. Weidenbruch Jr. (L’56, LL.M.’57, H’86), who joined the Georgetown Law faculty in 1965, died January 30 at the age of 88. During his more than 40 years as a professor, he inspired more than 12,000 students…
The polarities between political parties are not fundamentally different than those between Plato and Aristotle, according to Visiting Professor Ladislas (“Les”) Orsy, S.J. One side, like Plato, dreams of a utopia with many kings — creating jobs…