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.
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.
After 15 eventful years, William M. Treanor, Executive Vice President, Dean of the Law Center and Paul Regis Dean Leadership Chair, steps down from the deanship at the end of this month. After a sabbatical year, he’ll return to the classroom in the fall of 2026. Recently, he took the time to reminisce about his tenure as one of the Law Center’s longest-serving deans.
Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit joined students, alumni and faculty at The Georgetown Law Journal’s 12th annual alumni banquet on May 13.
More than 1,100 members of the Class of 2025 — including some 649 J.D. candidates as well as 463 master of laws and 8 doctor of juridical science candidates — gathered with their families and friends on Georgetown University’s historic Hilltop campus to celebrate commencement on Sunday, May 18.
Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., visited Georgetown Law on May 12 to deliver the Lecture to the Graduating Class of 2025. The conversation series, held each spring, brings leading legal advocates to campus to offer candid guidance to outgoing Law Center graduates as they embark on their legal careers.
For most people, jury duty is an inconvenience. But for Kelsey Levin-Epstein, L’25, a two-day trial became the catalyst to pursuing a law degree — all while working full-time.
Former New Jersey Governor and two-time Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie visited Georgetown Law on April 15 for a wide-ranging discussion about the lessons learned from his career, the value of public service and guidance for the next generation of legal professionals.
Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who was nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and served on the Supreme Court until 2009, died on May 9 at the age of 85.
At its 29th World Law Congress in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on May 6, the World Jurist Association (WJA) presented both Georgetown Law and Dean William M. Treanor with awards recognizing their efforts to defend and advance the rule of law. The…