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.
Once among the most famous Black men in 1930s America, Angelo Herndon — a Communist Party organizer wrongly convicted of attempting to incite insurrection and sentenced to a chain gang by an all-white jury — has largely faded from public recollection in recent decades.
Former Second Gentleman of the United States Doug Emhoff joined Dean William M. Treanor and members of the Georgetown Law community on April 1 to discuss his legal career and its influence on his role in the Biden-Harris administration as well as the pressing issues facing lawyers and law students today. They also talked about his time as a Distinguished Visitor from Practice on the Georgetown Law faculty.
Visiting Professor Rev. Ladislas Orsy, S.J. died on April 3, 2025. Dean William M. Treanor shared the following remembrance with the Georgetown Law community:
United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined members of the Georgetown Law community on March 28 for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean William M. Treanor about pressing issues facing the judiciary today, including the role of courts in safeguarding the rule of law and the skills necessary for the next generation of legal professionals to succeed.
Faculty, students and legal advocates gathered at Georgetown Law on March 24 for “President Trump’s Immigration Policies and the Litigation Challenging Them,” a discussion of the new presidential administration’s activities on a range of immigration issues including detention, deportation and asylum.
Having immigrated to the United States from Colombia, where his family fled political persecution, Rodrigo Bermudez, L’24, came to Georgetown Law knowing the stakes of immigration law and the asylum process firsthand.
More than 150 alumni and guests gathered at Georgetown Law for the 2025 Women’s Forum on Feb. 21, which brought together graduates, current students and members of the broader Law Center community for a day of connection and conversation on topics ranging from professional development and mentorship to legal ethics and artificial intelligence (AI).
Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) visited Georgetown Law on Feb. 24 to discuss the importance of public service and his life’s career in government, including more than 30 years representing South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr joined members of the Georgetown Law community on Feb. 20 for a wide-ranging conversation on the importance of regulation and supervision in the financial sector in what is expected to be his final speech as the agency’s top regulatory official.
On July 17, 1944, just after 10 p.m., two U.S. Navy ships loaded with ordnance to be transported to the Pacific theater during World War II exploded at Port Chicago Naval Magazine near San Francisco. Of the 320 men who died instantly, 202 were African American.