Former ambassador joins law school as Sanders Scholar; Rutledge named associate dean

Lee A. Feinstein has joined the Georgia Law faculty as the Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Scholar for the fall 2013 semester. The former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland will teach the course Intervention and Sovereignty: Contemporary Issues in International and National Security Law.

Additionally, Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge has assumed the position of associate dean for faculty development, a post that will allow him to work closely with the law school's faculty, especially its untenured professors, to expand and promote scholarly activities.

 

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UGA President Jere W. Morehead has appointed a committee to conduct a national search to fill the position of executive director of the university’s Office of Legal Affairs. Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, the associate dean for faculty development and Herman E. Talmadge Chair in the UGA School of Law, will chair the search committee, which includes administrators and directors from various units of the university.

Congratulations to the following faculty members who recently received promotions: Elizabeth Weeks Leonard (J.D.’99) was awarded the rank of full professor, Matthew I. Hall was named an associate professor, Lisa Milot and Christian Turner were promoted to associate professor with tenure and Hillel Y. Levin was granted tenure.

Honoring Gideon's Promise, Rallying Gideon's Army Conference

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Georgia Law is hosting a daylong conference that will focus on Georgia’s public defender system on Oct. 4. The event, titled “Honoring Gideon's Promise, Rallying Gideon's Army,” is being held in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright and will feature four panel discussions and a screening of the HBO film “Gideon's Army.”

 

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October 3, 2013 - 12:30pm - 1:20pm

Lee A. Feinstein joined the Georgia Law faculty for the fall of 2013 as a Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Scholar teaching Intervention & Sovereignty: Current Issues in International & National Security Law. Feinstein comes to UGA after serving as the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Poland, a position he held from September 2009...

November 9, 2013 - 10:30am

All members of the Georgia Law community are invited to take part in the 23rd Annual Law School BBQ. Tickets are now on sale at  http://law.uga.edu/alumni-events. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. or an hour and a half before kick-off.

 

Dean Rusk Center
for International Law and Policy

The Dean Rusk Center was established in 1977 to expand the scope of international law and policy initiatives at the University of  Georgia School of Law. Today, the Rusk Center, which is housed in Rusk Hall on UGA’s North Campus, provides a forum for collaboration and debate on issues of global importance, administers international education programs, and sponsors law school outreach to diverse partners around the world.

 

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