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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered opening remarks at “Judging and Legitimacy: A deep dive into the judicial career of Judge Robert A. Katzmann” on Sept. 19.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Urges Students to Pursue Justice, Better Society at 'Judging and Legitimacy' Conference Honoring Judge Robert A. Katzmann

September 25, 2024 Campus News

United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined members of the Georgetown Law and broader legal community in honoring the late Judge Robert A. Katzmann at the opening event for “Judging and Legitimacy,” a symposium held Sept. 19 and 20 on the Law Center campus to examine current judicial issues through the lens of Katzmann’s career and legacy.

Prof. Randy Barnett discussed his new memoir at a recent event co-hosted by the Federalist Society and the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.

A Life for Liberty: Professor Randy Barnett Chronicles 'the Making of an American Originalist' in New Memoir

September 17, 2024 Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty

For Professor Randy Barnett, the highlights of his career — trying felony cases as a Cook County prosecutor, arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court and even playing an attorney in a science fiction film — make up what he calls an “after-the-fact bucket list.”

Georgetown Law Dean of Admissions Andy Cornblatt (right) speaks with students at William Cullen Bryant High School in New York.

'Expanding the Circle': How Georgetown Law's Early Outreach Initiative Inspires the Next Generation of Lawyers

September 11, 2024 Impacting Change Students

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.

Brownell presented a keynote lecture at HRI's 2024 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights.

Environmental Activist Alfred Brownell Joins Georgetown Law as 2024-25 Drinan Chair in Human Rights

September 9, 2024 Campus News Environmental Law Human Rights & Immigration Impacting Change Press Releases Public Interest & Community Service

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…

Students at the oath ceremony swore to uphold their professional and ethical obligations as student attorneys.

Georgetown Law Student Attorneys 'Sworn in' at Inaugural Oath Ceremony

September 5, 2024 Campus News Clinics

Some 300 students participating this year in Georgetown Law’s 17 legal clinics pledged to uphold the highest levels of honesty, integrity and professional conduct — and to advocate “competently, zealously and diligently” on behalf of their clients at Georgetown Law’s first-ever student attorney oath ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 28.