Treanor, a constitutional law scholar, is one of the longest-serving leaders in the school's history.
As 2024 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the past year at Georgetown Law, from student and faculty achievements to the work of clinics and institutes advocating on a range of legal issues in Washington, D.C. and beyond. Join us in reflecting on this year’s milestones and memorable moments below.
For the Rev. Mike Lamanna, S.J., L’25, and the Rev. Rodrigue Ntungu, S.J., L’22, L’27, the Catholic priesthood is a calling — and so is the practice of law.
A first-generation college graduate, Aidan Davis, B'24, F'24, M.P.P., L'28, originally considered joining the military and becoming an engineer after high school. But a junior-year visit to his New Jersey high school from Andy Cornblatt, Georgetown Law’s dean of admissions, changed his mind.
WASHINGTON — Renowned Liberian human rights lawyer and environmental advocate Alfred Lahai Brownell, Sr. has joined Georgetown Law as this academic year’s Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Chair in Human Rights. “Georgetown Law is thrilled to welcome Alfred…
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, which provides accessible legal services to and engages in advocacy on behalf of the homeless and vulnerable in the nation’s capital, has Georgetown Law knit into its history and work. Patricia Mullahy Fugere…
On June 27, the Pat Tillman Foundation named Karim Ibrahim, L’26, to its 2024 class of Tillman Scholars. Ibrahim, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, is among 60 armed forces members, veterans and military spouses selected this year from a pool of nearly…
On June 18, Georgetown Law’s Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) partnered with the National Bankers Association (NBA), an organization representing minority-owned financial institutions, and with the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute (VEEI)…
On June 1, Georgetown Law hosted a festive celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of its Juvenile Justice Clinic. The Clinic was not only one of the first at the Law Center, but has also been a pioneer in clinical legal education in the United States…
The morning before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson woke up to a flurry of messages.
It was the office of the Ukrainian prosecutor general.
In December 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first introduced in the U.S. House and Senate. Coming just after the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, the ERA aimed to give women’s equality full Constitutional protection.