Weaver receives distinguished employee award
Congratulations to Amy Weaver, winner of the 2021 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award.
The University of Georgia School of Law is redefining what it means to be a great national public law school. The following news items demonstrate the School of Law’s commitment to building Authentic Relationships within its community – between faculty, staff, students and alumni/alumnae – as well as with distinguished jurists, legal practitioners and lawyers, corporate leaders, public servants and world-class scholars in pursuit of its vision to be the best return on investment in legal education with world-class, hands-on, purpose-driven educational experiences for its students.
School of Law named leader in classroom experience and federal clerkships
The School of Law was recently ranked among the best law schools in the nation for its classroom experience (9th) and for the number of its students securing federal clerkships (8th).
UGA dedicates McBee Institute of Higher Education, University of Minnesota President Joan T.A. Gabel (J.D.'93) delivers McBee Lecture
The University of Georgia held a dedication ceremony Nov.
Former Supreme Court chief justice to assume Sanders Scholar at UGA law school
Harold D. Melton, who previously served as the chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, has been named the holder of the Carl E. Sanders Scholar in Political Leadership at the University of Georgia School of Law.
In Memoriam: S. Davis Bergsagel
The School of Law regrets to announce the passing of law student S. Davis Bergsagel on October 9, 2021. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in 2018 with honors and was pursuing his Juris Doctor at the law school. A memorial service will take place 3 p.m.
Jere W. Morehead Honors College celebrates official naming
The dedication of the University of Georgia’s Jere W. Morehead Honors College was celebrated on Thursday, Sept. 30, with a ribbon-cutting on the steps of Moore Hall, facing Herty Field.
Law scholarship to honor legacy of court pioneer, Fund in memory of Judge Steve Goss supported by 100+ former classmates, friends
The late Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Stephen S. Goss is being memorialized with a scholarship bearing his name at the University of Georgia School of Law.
UGA announces fall 2021 Signature Lectures that include law school 1993 alumna Joan T.A. Gabel
Nationally recognized scholars and leaders to share perspectives with the campus community
School of Law names rotunda after first Black graduate
The University of Georgia School of Law has named its iconic rotunda after its first Black graduate, Chester C. Davenport. A portrait of Davenport is being commissioned and will eventually hang in the space located at the main entrance to the law school.
New endowed scholarship fund to benefit those with commitment to legally underserved communities
Program named for former Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham gains permanent funding