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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
John C. Coffee Jr., Columbia University Law School, "Death, Taxes and Systemic Risk: Dealing with the Inevitable"

William Eskridge Jr., Yale Law School, "Noah's Curse and Paul's Admonition: Civil Rights, Religious Liberty, Gay Equality"

Frederick Schauer, University of Virginia School of Law, "When and How (If at All) Does Law Constrain Official Actions?"

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

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

 

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
Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein, Supreme Court of Georgia, "Women and the Law: We've Come a Long Way ... Maybe"

Dahlia Lithwick, Slate magazine, "Wise Women? What Women Bring to the Bench and How to Talk About It Like Gentlemen"

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"

 

Other Prominent Speakers and Visitors

Recent Guests
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis, International Trade Conference Keynote Speaker (2011)

Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham, U.S. District Court Judge Horace T. Ward, AJC reporter Maureen Downey and local attorney Ken Dious, Hunter-Holmes Trial Re-enactment and Legal Panel (2011)

Former U.S. Sen. J. Maxwell "Max" Cleland, Public Interest Weekend Keynote Speaker (2010)

Aflac's Executive Vice President of Corporate Services Audrey Boone Tillman (J.D.'89), Alumnae Evening Keynote Speaker (2010)

Former U.S. Attorney General W. Ramsey Clark, Professionalism Symposium Participant (2009)

Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Scholars/Lecturers
Carl E. Sanders Political Leadership Scholar/Lecturer appointments bear the name of Georgia's 74th Governor and 1948 Georgia Law alumnus Carl E. Sanders. They were created so law students could learn from individuals who have distinguished themselves as leaders in politics or other forms of public service.

Recent Lecturers
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Pierre Howard, 2011 Sanders Scholar

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

Graduation Speakers

Recent Lecturers
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, 2011 Graduation Speaker

Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Walter Dellinger, 2010 Graduation Speaker

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