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BONDURANT AND KLEIN RECEIVE HIGHEST AWARD FROM UGA LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Georgia Law's alumni association recently presented its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Scroll Award, to Emmet J. Bondurant of Atlanta, Ga., and Kenneth "Ken" Klein of Washington, D.C. This award is given annually to individuals whose dedication and service to the legal profession and the law school deserve special recognition.

GEORGIA LAW LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR TO RECEIVE GALLAGHER AWARD
University of Georgia School of Law Alexander Campbell King Law Library Director and Professor E. Ann Puckett has been named a recipient of the most prestigious award presented by the American Association of Law Libraries, the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award. This accolade is given annually by the association in recognition of outstanding, extended and sustained service to law librarianship and to the AALL.

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE LISA GODBEY WOOD TO SPEAK AT UGA SCHOOL OF LAW'S GRADUATION
Judge Lisa Godbey Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia will deliver the keynote address at the University of Georgia School of Law's commencement ceremony on May 16. The processional will begin at 10 a.m. on the quadrangle in front of the law school on UGA's North Campus. Approximately 215 students will be honored for the completion of all requirements for a Juris Doctor.


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OBAMA NOMINATES UNIV. ALUM FOR COURT POST
Georgia Law Professor David E. Shipley was quoted in The Red & Black regarding the nomination of Judge Beverly Martin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The article was written by Mark Miller and appeared on 7/2/09.

NEW LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH FROM UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA OUTLINED
Georgia Law Professor Robert P. Bartlett's research on the cost of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was highlighted in Healthcare, Tax & Law Weekly. The article appeared in June 2009.

CLIMATE CHANGE BILL GETS A PUSH
Georgia Law Professor Daniel M. Bodansky was invited to provide commentary in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on climate change.
The article appeared on 6/21/09.

SOTOMAYOR'S NOMINATION FELT FROM D.C. TO ATHENS
Georgia Law Professor Lori A. Ringhand, second-year law student Carlos J. Rodriguez and Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, who will be a visiting law professor in the fall, were quoted in The Red & Black regarding the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. The article was written by Carey O'Neil and appeared on 06/19/09.

A POST-PARTISAN SUPREME COURT?
Georgia Law Professor Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge has authored an article in the Fulton County Daily Report regarding why the U.S. Supreme Court should not be described in political terms. The article appeared on 6/8/09.

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UGA GRADUATE PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO RANK AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION; SCHOOL OF LAW RANKS 35TH
UGA graduate programs remained among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2010 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools. In addition to ranking 35th overall, the School of Law ranked among the top 14 public universities and among the top five public universities in the Southeast.

UGA TO RECOGNIZE BECK, ELLINGTON AND RUTLEDGE AT HONORS DAY
The University of Georgia will recognize top student scholars, superior teachers and outstanding faculty advisors and mentors at the annual Honors Day program April 22. Georgia Law professors J. Randy Beck, C. Ronald Ellington and Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge are among the honorees.

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