Education |
University of Michigan Law School, J.D. (1995) Graduated cum laude; Contributing Editor, Michigan Journal of International Law; Executive Board Member, Latino Law Students Association; Juan Luis Tienda Award Recipient |
University of Cincinnati, B.A. (1992) Graduated summa cum laude with High Honors in Political Science; ranked first in class of 543; Phi Beta Kappa; Eleanor Hicks Award for Most Outstanding Graduating Woman; Commencement Speaker |
Admitted to Practice |
Ohio |
Federal District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
Personal Work Experience |
Associate Professor of Law and Affiliated Professor of Latin American Studies, James E. Rogers College of Law, 2001 - present |
Visiting Professor of Law, Universidad Carlos III, Programa de Doctorado General, y Programa de Derechos Humanos, Instituto Bartolome de las Casa, Madrid, Spain, Fall 2004 |
Visiting Professor of Law, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Escuela de Derecho, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2002 |
Visiting Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School, Fall 2001 |
Assistant Professor of Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, 1998 - 2001 |
Associate, Frost & Jacobs LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996 - 1998 |
Law Clerk, Hon. James L. Ryan, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1995 - 1996 |
Representative Publications
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| Latinos in the Law Professions; Latino Politics; United States Congress; and Homestead Act, in ENCYCLOPEDIA LATINA (2005). |
| La Organizacion Administativa: La Participacion Cuidadana en la Gestion Administrativa y en el Control, Numero Especial de la Revista Juridica de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Derecho (2005). |
| Notas Sobre la Enseñanza del Derecho en Estados Unidos, 7 Cuadernos del Instituto Antonio de Nebrija de Estudios Sobre La Universidad, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 155 (2004). |
| Of Federalism, Human Rights, and the Holland Caveat: Congressional Power to Implement Treaty Obligations, 25 Mich. J. Int'l. L. 265 (2004). |
| One Proposed Tool for Learning, Playing, and Reducing Anxiety in Civil Procedure, 47 St. Louis U. L.J. 59 (2003) (with the assistance of Aaron F. Arnold). |
| Don Quixote's Advice Rings True: This Chicken Speaks for Itself. Reviewing United States Law of Trade and Investment (Boris Kozolychuk & John F. Molloy eds., 2000), 19 Ariz. J. Int'l. & Comp. L. 931 (2002). |
| United States v. Morrison and the Emperor's New Clothes, 27 J.C. & U.L. 735 (2001). |
| Of Maine's Sovereignty, Alden's Federalism, and the Myth of Absolute Principles, 33 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 325 (2000). |
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Complete List of Publications |
Presentations
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Seminar speaker, Law School for Legislators: Introduction to American Federalism (Arizona Legislature, Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 2005).
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Invited Guest Speaker, Grutter v. Bollinger, Affirmative Action, and the Effect on Employment Practices under Title VII (Hispanic National Bar Assn. Ann. Convention, New York, N.Y., Oct. 10 - 12, 2004).
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Invited Panelist, A Conversation with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ninth Circuit Judicial Conf., Monterey, Cal., July 18 - 22, 2004).
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Invited Panelist, Teaching Techniques: The 1L Classroom (Assn. American Law Schools, Workshop for New Law Teachers, June 2004).
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Invited Discussant, Opening Panel, Countering Kulturkampf Politics Through Critique and Justice Pedagogy (LatCrit IX, Philadelphia, Penn., Apr. 2004).
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Invited Guest Lecturer, Affirmative Action in Higher Education: From Bakke to Grutter and Back (Office of Continuing Education and Academic Outreach, Univ. Arizona SAGE Society, Tucson, Ariz., Apr. 2004).
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Invited Conferenciante, Seminaro Internacional de Derecho Administrative: Aportes para el Redisenio Institucional de la Republica Argentina (La Participación Ciudadana en la Gestion Administrativa y en el Control; Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Derecho y Especialización de Posgrado, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mar. 28 - 31, 2004).
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Speaker, Brown at 50, Grutter v. Bollinger and Affirmative Action in Higher Education (Univ. of Ariz., Rogers College of Law, Feb. 2004).
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Speaker, Brown at 50, Grutter v. Bollinger and Affirmative Action in Higher Education (Univ. of Ariz., Rogers College of Law, Nov. 2003).
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Seminar Presenter, An Introduction to the Common Law and the Case Law Method (Instituto Tecnólogico Autónomo de México, México City, México, Mar. 2002).
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Presenter, The Treaty Power, Federalism, And International Obligations (Univ. Mich. Law School Legal Theory Workshop Series, Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 2001).
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Seminar Presenter, Of Sovereignty and Federalism (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Escuela de Derecho, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Apr. 2001).
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| Complete List of Presentations |
Organizations |
American Bar Association |
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American Society of Comparative Law |
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American Society of International Law |
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Federal Bar Association |
| Tucson Chapter, Executive Committee, Secretary, 2001 - 2002 |
National Hispanic Bar Association |
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Public Service |
Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference & District of Arizona Judicial Conference 2003 - 2006; co-chair, Lawyer Representatives Coordinating Committee, District of Arizona (2003 - 2004) |
Chair, Merit Selection Panel, United States Magistrate Judge Retention Committee 2003 - 2004; 2005 |
Member, Local Rules Drafting Committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the United States District for the District of Arizona 2001 - 2003 |
Member, Executive Committee, Section of Civil Procedure, Association of American Law Schools 2001 - 2003 |
Institutional Service |
Appointed Member, University of Arizona Faculty Senate Standing Committee 2003 - 2005 |
Appointed Member, University of Arizona Committee on Committees 2003 - 2005; 2002 - 2003 |
Appointed Member, University of Arizona Dean Massaro's Review Committee 2003 - 2004 |
College of Law Admissions Committee 2003 - 2004 |
Presenter, Gonzalez-Villareal Bridge Program 2003, 2002, 1999 |
College of Law Faculty Appointments Committee 2002; 1999 - 2000 |
College of Law Curriculum Committee 2000 - 2001 |
College of Law Faculty Contributor, Admissions Events for Admitted Students 1999 - present |
College of Law Dean's Advisory Committee 1999 - 2000 |
College of Law Judicial Clerkship Advisor 1998 - present |
Student Advisor, Hispanic National Bar Association 1998 - present |
College of Law Dean Search Committee 1998 - 1999 |
College of Law Faculty Speakers Committee 1998 - 1999 |
College of Law Faculty Contributor, Attending Law School program for interested law school applicants |
Awards |
| Fullbright Senior Scholar Grantee - Spain 2004 - 2005 |
| Arizona Research Fellow Grant Recipient Summer 2004 |
| All-University Outstanding Faculty Leader Award 2004 |
| J.T. Canales Distinguished Alumni Award, Latino Law Students Association, University of Michigan Law School 2003 |
| John W. Strong Teacher of the Year Award, James E. Rogers College of Law 2001 - 2002 |
| L. Hart Wright Teaching Excellence Award, Teacher of the Year, University of Michigan Law School 2001 - 2002 |
| Nominee, Outstanding Faculty Mentor, Graduate & Professional Student Council Awards 2001 - 2002 |
| James E. Rogers College of Law Teacher of the Year Award 2000 - 2001 |
Updated:
09/29/2011
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