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Faculty Profile
Barbara Atwood
Academic Title: Mary Anne Richey Professor of Law
E-mail:
Barbara Atwood
Office Number: 265
Office Phone: (520) 621-1912
Office Fax: (520) 621-9140
Courses Taught:
Family Law (survey course and seminar) 
Civil Procedure
Legal Reasoning and Analysis
Federal Courts
Conflict of Laws
Curriculum Vitae
SSRN Published Papers
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| Education |
University of Arizona, J.D. (1976) Graduation with Highest Distinction, Order of the Coif |
Mary Baldwin College, B.A. (1969) Graduation with Honors |
| Personal Work Experience |
Mary Anne Richey Professor of Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 1998 - present |
Professor of Law, University of Arizona College of Law, 1986 - 1998 |
Associate Dean, University of Arizona College of Law, 1989 - 1991 |
Acting Associate Dean, University of Arizona College of Law, 1988 - 1989 |
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center, 1981 - 1986 |
Visiting Associate Professor, University of Arizona College of Law, 1980 - 1981 |
Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1978 - 1979 |
Law Clerk, Hon. Mary Anne Richey, U.S. District court, Tucson, Arizona, 1976 - 1978 |
Representative Publications
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| Custody, in The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion 232 (Richard A. Shweder et al. eds., 2009). |
| Child Protection in a Pluralist Society: Challenges and Opportunities, in The International Survey of Family Law 491 (2009). |
| Achieving Permanency for American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Lessons from Tribal Traditions, 37 Capital U. L. Rev. 239 (2008). |
| The Uniform Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Custody Proceedings Act: Bridging the Divide between Pragmatism and Idealism, 42 Fam. L.Q. 63 (2008). |
| The Voice of the Indian Child: Strengthening the Indian Child Welfare Act Through Children's Participation, 50 Ariz. L. Rev. 127 (2008). |
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Complete List of Publications |
| Organizations |
Fellow, American Bar Foundation 2003 - present |
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International Society of Family Law 2001 - present |
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Association of American Law Schools, Family and Juvenile Law Section |
| Vice-Chair (1987), Chair (1988), Executive Committee (1989 - 1990) |
Arizona State Bar 1976 - present |
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| Public Service |
Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Family and Conciliation Courts |
Arizona Supreme Court Admission on Motion Task Force 2009 |
Member, Academic Advisory Committee to ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements 2007 - 2009 |
Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 2006 - present |
Reporter, Uniform Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Custody Proceedings Act, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 2004 - 2007 |
Member, Arizona Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission 2001 - 2007; Vice-Chair, 2005; Chair, 2006 |
Member, United States Magistrate Judge Selection Committee for the District of Arizona 1997 |
| Institutional Service |
Member, University of Arizona General Counsel Search Committee 2009 |
Chair, College of Law Ad Hoc Named Professionships Committee 2008 |
Chair, College of Law Faculty Status Committee 2008 - 2009, 2003 - 2004, 2000 - 2001 |
Member, College of Law Faculty Personnel Committee 2005 - 2007 |
Co-organizer, Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education 2003 - 2004 |
University of Arizona Promotion and Tenure Committee 1998 - 2000 |
Chair, College of Law Clinical Professor Search Committee 1998 |
University of Arizona Provost Search Committee 1992 |
| Awards |
| Sarah Sorin Award, Arizona Women Lawyers Association 2004 |
| Graduate College Graduate and Professional Education Teaching and Mentoring Award 2004 |
| Leslie F. and Patricia Bell Faculty Award 2001 |
| Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Arizona College of Law 1998 |
| YWCA Women on the Move Award 1998 |
| Soroptimists Women Helping Women Award 1998 |
| Study Grant, Arizona Humanities Council 1992 - 1993 |
| Sarah Weddington Award, Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona 1989 |
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