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The University of Georgia School of Law brings many eminent scholars and political leaders to its campus each year to promote the intellectual exchange of ideas.

John A. Sibley Lecture Series
In 1964, the trustees of the Loridans Foundation established the John A. Sibley Lectures. These talks honor the leadership and public spirit of this 1911 University of Georgia School of Law graduate. It is hard to place the contributions of John Adams Sibley in any given decade, for his service to the law school and to the state of Georgia extended over a period of almost 80 years

Recent Lecturers
Prof. Mark G. Kelman, Stanford Law School, "Saving Lives, Saving from Death, Saving from Dying"

Prof. Jeremy Waldron, New York University School of Law, "The Concept and the Rule of Law"

Lee Hamilton, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, "A Balanced View of American Power"

Prof. Stanley Fish, Florida International University, "There Is No Textualist Position"

Prof. Akhil Reed Amar, Yale University, "Labor Pains in American's New Birth of Freedom"

Edith House Lecture Series 
Inaugurated in 1983, the Edith House Lecture Series brings outstanding female legal scholars and practitioners to Athens.  Edith Elizabeth House, a native of Winder, Ga., was one of the first female graduates of the University of Georgia School of Law. She graduated in 1925 and was co-valedictorian of her class. House enjoyed a distinguished career in public service, which spanned over 30 years.

Recent Lecturers
Felice Batlan, Chicago-Kent College of Law, "Are We Our Mother's Law Students?: Women's Law School Experiences and an Agenda for Action"

Shirley Mount Hufstedler, Former U.S. Secretary of Education, "Freedom and Justice for Some"

Harriet McBryde Johnson, Harriet McBryde Johnson firm, "Disability Rights:  A Liberation Movement for All People"

Prof. Sarah Weddington, University of Texas at Austin, "Some Leaders Are Born Women"

Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal, Supreme Court of South Carolina, "Women in the Law"

Other Prominent Speakers and Visitors

Recent Guests
U.S. Foreign Services Officers Earle St. A. Scarlett and Barbara A.H. Scarlett, 2009 Guest Speakers

Vice President of the European Parliament Diana Wallis, 2008 Guest Lecturer

2008 Roundtable Panelists:

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, 2007 Guest Speaker

Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Scholars/Lecturers

Recent Lecturers
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, 2009 Sanders Scholar

Former U.S. Sen. Wyche Fowler Jr., 2008 Sanders Scholar

Former U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Griffin B. Bell, 2007 Sanders Lecturer

Media Personality and Political Consultant Paul E. Begala, 2007 Sanders Scholar

Former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, 2007 Sanders Scholar

Graduation Speakers

Recent Lecturers
U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood, 2009 Graduation Speaker

U.S. Rep. John Barrow, 2008 Graduation Speaker

Georgia Supreme Court Presiding Justice Carol Hunstein, 2007 Graduation Speaker

Law Day Lectures
Law Day began in 1952 as a way to celebrate and honor our heritage of liberty under law and how the rule of law makes our democracy possible