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News Archive: Semester: Spring 2006
 College News and Events
Former Dean Henderson Named Life Member Of National Law GroupPosted: 07/19/2006

Roger H. Henderson, Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law at The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law, was named a Life Member of the National Conference Read more...

Librarian Awarded National Article AwardPosted: 07/19/2006

Reference Librarian and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Legal Research Leah Sandwell-Weiss  has received the American Associ Read more...

Dean Massaro Given Highest Faculty HonorPosted: 07/05/2006
The Arizona Board of Regents has named Toni Massaro, Dean of the James E. Rogers College of Law, a Regents’ Professor.  The designat Read more...

Sally Rider Named Director of new William H. Rehnquist Center at the College of LawPosted: 05/09/2006
The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law announced today the establishment of a nonpartisan national research center to honor the legacy of the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. The William H. Rehnquist Center on the Constitution Read more...

Cox Enterprises to Make Donation to Law Commons at Rogers College of LawPosted: 05/01/2006
Cox Communications’ parent company, Cox Enterprises, has donated $100,000 toward the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. The contribu Read more...

Andrew Silverman Community Service AwardsPosted: 04/24/2006

The Andrew Silverman Community Service Awards go to one or more students in each class and to one student organization who exemplify the spirit of community service. This year's re Read more...

Professor Williams Wins Koffler Prize for Distinguished Public Service and OutreachPosted: 04/19/2006
Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program Director and E. Thomas Sullivan Professor of Law and American Indian Studies Robert A. Willi Read more...

Dean Massaro's Spring 2006 NewsletterPosted: 04/18/2006
Dean Massaro's Spring 2006 Newsletter is available online at www.law.arizona.edu/news/FromTheDean/spring2006/dean.cfm. The Newsletter contains information on distinguished visiting f Read more...

New Assistant Director of Legal Writing SelectedPosted: 04/11/2006
Ms. Lee Tucker, a criminal defense attorney with experience as a judicial clerk, counsel to Human Rights Watch, and legal analyst for the United Nations will become the Assistant Director of the Legal Writing program. Ms. Tucker is a graduate of Harvard Law Sc Read more...

2005 - 2006 Faculty, Staff, and Administration Appreciation AwardsPosted: 04/11/2006

On April 6, the Student Bar Association presented the following awards:

2007 Jessup International Moot Court Team SelectedPosted: 04/10/2006
The members of the 2007 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court team have been selected.  Please congratulate the following students:  George Howard, Cerina de Graca, IsRead more...

11th Annual Richard Grand Damages Argument CompetitionPosted: 04/10/2006

Five law students received recognition and cash prizes for their lawyering skills in the 10th Annual Richard Grand Damages Argument Competition at the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law.
Student winners of the April 4, 2006 competition were: < Read more...

Justice Bales to Deliver College of Law Convocation AddressPosted: 03/29/2006

Arizona Supreme Court Justice Scott Bales will deliver the 2006 College of Law Convocation address on Saturday, May 13, 2006, at Centennial Hal Read more...

Spring 2006 Law, Criminal Justice, and Security Speaker SeriesPosted: 03/29/2006

The University of Arizona’s Law, Criminal Justice, and Security Program (LCJSP) - a partnership of the Eller College of Management and the Rogers College of Law - announces its Spring 2006 speaker series on criminal justice policy a Read more...

Fegtly Moot Court Competition AwardsPosted: 03/27/2006

The following awards were presented March 24, 2005, to the finalists in the Fegtly Moot Court Competition:

  • The F. Britton Burns Award for the Top Oralists in the Final Round:  Lori Price & Soneera Sanghvi.
  • The Award f Read more...

IMPACT Career Fair awarded Distinction for Diversity by NALPPosted: 03/10/2006
The national "IMPACT Career Fair for Disabled Law Students and Attorneys," conceived by Mary Birmingham and Paula Nailon of the College’s Career and Professional Development Office, will be awarded the Award of Distinction for Diversity by the National Associa Read more...

College of Law Hosts Traveling Exhibit on the Udall BrothersPosted: 03/10/2006

The Rogers College of Law will host a traveling exhibit about former Arizona Congressmen Stewart and Morris Udall, titled, “The Udall Brothers: Voices for the Environment,” from Tuesday, January 10th, through Thursday, May 31, 2006. Develop Read more...

Bringing Technology to Market Continuing Legal Education SeminarPosted: 02/27/2006
Participants at the "Bringing Technology to Market" CLE seminar at the College of Law will learn about current issues and trends in delivering new products to consumers. The pace of discovery and invention, coupled with the growing importance Read more...

Congratulations to the Jessup Moot Court Team!Posted: 02/21/2006
Team members Ryan Newburn, Aeryn Heidemann, Liz Waits, and Chester Klotz placed 3rd out of 18 schools participating in the regional competition held in Austin late last week.   Their memorial Read more...

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Addresses 600-person Crowd at the University of ArizonaPosted: 02/09/2006

Ms. Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, addressed a 600-person crowd at the University of Arizona Student Union. Her free public lecture sponsored by the James E. Rogers College of Law, in association with the Dept of Near Eastern Studies, g Read more...

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is Distinguished Jurist in ResidencePosted: 02/09/2006

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor joined the College of Law on Thursday, February 2 as the 2006 Distinguished Jurist in Residence. The Justice will teach a course entitled "The Supreme Court" with former clerk and Distinguished Visiting Facul Read more...

Richard Grand Legal Writing Competition Winners AnnouncedPosted: 01/30/2006

The fifth annual Richard Grand Legal Writing Competition winners were announced Wednesday, January 25, 2006. The winners are:

  • Matthew Gray (3L) -- first place -- $2000
  • Robert Bernheim (3L) -- second place  -- $1000
  • Susan Schwem (1 Read more...

2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner to Speak at Public Lecture Posted: 01/17/2006
Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, will speak at a public lecture sponsored by the  College of Law on Tuesday, February 7, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. in the South Ballro Read more...

College of Law to Hold Economic Torts ConferencePosted: 01/11/2006
The College of Law will hold the Economic Torts: The Dan B. Dobbs Conference on Tort Law, on March 3 - Read more...

College of Law Open HousePosted: 01/11/2006
The College of Law will hold an Open House for those interested in attending law school on Wednesday, January 18, 2006, from 5:30 - 7:30.  The Open House begins with registration in the lobby. The remainder of the Open House w Read more...

2006 Marks Lecture Set Posted: 09/20/2005

Mark your calendars now for this special public event! On Thursday, February 16, 2006, The Honorable Guido Calabresi, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, will present the Read more...

 Faculty News
Faculty in the NewsPosted: 08/15/2006
  • An op-ed about Arizona's proposed "Protect Marriage Amendment", written by Professor Barbara Atwood, appeared in the Arizona Daily Star on August 15.
  • Professor Jack Chin Read more...

Professor Kozolchyk HonoredPosted: 05/17/2006
The Dean of the Law School at the Guadalajara campus of the Technological Institute of Monterrey (Tecnológico de Monterrey), Dr. Armando Pamplona Hernandez, has announced that the law student chapter—called an Inn— of the U.S.-Mexican Bar Association will be n Read more...

Professor Anaya Participates in an Expert Meeting in The Hague on Intrastate Conflict ResolutionPosted: 03/07/2006
Professor S. James Anaya, the James J. Lenoir Professor of Human Rights Law and Policy, was asked to participate in an expert meeting this past December on internatio Read more...

UA Law Professor demonstrates search and seizure procedurePosted: 02/24/2006

A UA law professor was handcuffed yesterday by UAPD officers to demonstrate search and seizure procedures to more than 80 onlookers. Clad in an American flag bandana, a green jacket with psychedelic stickers and a Lynyrd Skynyrd shirt, professor Jack Chin s Read more...

College of Law’s Growing Business Strength Profiled in Inside Tucson BusinessPosted: 02/14/2006
Professors Barak Orbach and Darian Ibrahim were highlighted in a January article in Inside Tucson Business. Both professors are new to the College of Law and critical to the further development of focused excellence in business and commercial law. Click here t Read more...

 Student News
UA Law Students Help Low-Income FamiliesPosted: 07/05/2006
Rogers College of Law students are creating healthier and stronger families through an innovative program that provides legal assistance to low-income patients at the University of Arizona College of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine Clini Read more...

First-Year Student Awarded a Governor’s Volunteer Service AwardPosted: 05/22/2006
First year law student Rodney Glassman recently received one of the 2005 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards< Read more...

 Alumni News
1956 Law Grads Honored for a Half-Century of ServicePosted: 07/05/2006
Members of the Class of 1956 of The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law were recently honored for fifty years of professional and community service. Fourteen of the thirty-four 1956 graduates accepted certificates of achievement at a U Read more...

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