2003 Archive

December

• Prof. Torres Will Address AALS as New President at Atlanta Annual Meeting, Jan. 5
• Law School’s Grant from UT’s Knowledge Gateway Will Digitize Justice Tom C. Clark’s Papers
• UT Law Launches Law & Economics Working Paper Series: Scholar's working papers published on SSRN
• UT Law Alum Bill White, Class of 1979, is New Mayor of Houston
• Corporate Law Scholar Kate Litvak Joins UT Law
• Commentary: Getman, Marshall on "Nation of Hypocrites on Labor Rights" in The Los Angeles Times
• Professor Ernest Young Receives Texas Exes Faculty Teaching Award
• First Amendment Expert at The University of Texas at Austin Available to
  Discuss Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Key Portions of Political Money Law
• Juvenile Justice Clinic Receives Major Texas Bar Foundation Grant
• UT Law Students and Lexis-Nexis Donate 1,008 Pounds of Food to Food Bank
• Commentary: Bobbitt on "Seeing the Futures" in the New York Times
• ConocoPhillips Gives $1 Million for Scholarships And Endowed Chair at the University of Texas at Austin
• Professor, Former Law Dean John F. Sutton, Jr., 85, Retires after 46 Years of Teaching

November

• Prof. Calvin Johnson Testifies Before U.S. Senate on Public Accountants and Tax Shelters
• In Memoriam: Clinical Professor Kenneth D. Schubb, 1951-2003
• UT Law Faculty Ranked 5th in the Nation by Science Watch
• Gerald Torres and Lani Guinier to Give Public Lecture on “The Changing Face of Politics and Race,” Nov. 21
• UT Law Expert Offers Broad-Ranging Critique of Credit Card Policy, Nov. 19
• Joe Jamail Donates $1 Million to UT Law School
• Law School Celebrates the Unveiling of Jamail, Reasoner Statues, Nov. 13
• The University of Texas at Austin School of Law to Unveil Jamail, Reasoner Statues and Announce Significant Gift
• November 13: Careers in Criminal Defense Panel
• Thurgood Marshall Legal Society and CHLSA Students Host Prominent War Crimes Tribunal Judge

October

• UT Law student group to host Human Rights Film Festival, Nov. 3-Nov. 6
• UT Law Student Organizations Lend A Helping Hand
• Former War Crimes Court President To Open Conference on International Tribunals, Nov. 6-7
• Event: Career Services Office Hosts Sixth Annual Mentor Reception, Nov. 6
• Event: Guest Lecture By William Galston To Address Diversity, Political Pluralism, Oct. 30
• Parents’ Day, Nov. 1
• Texas-Mexico Bar Association Student Conference at UT Law, Oct. 16
• Reception Celebrates Release of Joe Jamail's Autobiography, Oct. 16
• UT Law Professor Thomas McGarity Named to National Public Interest Hall of Fame
• World-Renowned Philosopher of Science To Be Visiting Professor This Spring
• Event: Texas Law Fellowships to Host Annual Fall Auction, Oct. 16
• Texas-Mexico Bar Association Holds 10th Annual Conference at UT Law, Oct. 16-18
• Loeffler, ’71, to receive UT Distinguished Alumnus Award
• France Bestows Its Highest Award to Gib Gayle For Role in UT Law's Institute of Transnational Law
• UT Law Alumni Appointed to Federal Judgeships in Texas

September

• Professor Johnson Recalls Integration, Growth of the Law School in Oral History Published by Law Library
• Dean William Powers Delivers Keynote Address at MALDEF’s 35th Anniversary Gala
• Video Release: The Very Mercy of the Law: Shakespeare's Measure for Measure
• The Very Mercy of the Law: Shakespeare's Measure for Measure
• Event: Fifth Circuit Judge Edward Prado '72 To Speak AT UT Law, Sept. 16
• Fifth Edition of Prof. Markesinis' Treatise on Tort Law Published
• UT Law Ranked #1 Law School for Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine For Third Consecutive Year
• Texas Governor Names Geoffrey S. Connor, '88, Secretary of State and Charles L. Sowell, '55, to Texas Racing Commission
• John Robertson on "$1000 Individual Genomes"

August

• Ronald Mann Tapped for Akard Lecture
• Event: Texas International Law Journal Hosts Second Symposium on Globalization and the Judiciary
• Law School Dean Receives Prestigious ABA Award for Outstanding Contributions to Tort and Insurance Law
• Fifth Circuit Conducts Investiture for Circuit Judge Edward C. Prado, Aug. 28

July

• Three Law Faculty Receive Endowed Chair, Professorships
• Commentary: William Forbath on Texas' Redistricting Plans in The Austin American-Statesman
• Commentary: Leiter on Texas and Textbook Censorship in The Austin American-Statesman
• Prosecuting Slobodan Milosevic: Q&A with Kenn Kern, '03
• Law in Mexico Before the Conquest
• Markesinis Releases Controversial Comparative Law in the Courtroom and the Classroom: The Story of the Last Thirty Five Years
• Commentary: Getman and Marshall on Democracy and Unions in Iraq in The Los Angeles Times
• UT Hires Distinguished Moral Philosopher from Northwestern University
• Commentary: Sharlot on Michigan Rulings in The Austin American-Statesman
• Wake Forest University Appoints UT Law Alum to Law Faculty
• Commentary: Bobbitt on Secret Services and the Media in The Guardian
• Commentary: Levinson on the Court in The Village Voice

June

• Commentary: Levinson, Steiker on Affirmative Action in The Austin American-Statesman
• Commentary: Graglia on Affirmative Action in The Wall St. Journal
• Statement by Dean Bill Powers Regarding Grutter v. Bollinger
• UT-Austin’s/ITESM Judicial Training Program Presents First Workshop for State Judges & Judicial Staff in Mexico
• Robertson on the "Prenatal Protection Act" in The Austin-American Statesman

May

• UT Law Student Awarded Fulbright & Jaworski TLF for Summer Public Interest Work
• Ratner on Postwar Iraq in The International Herald Tribune
• Frels, '70, President-Elect of State Bar of Texas
• Forbes Ranks Austin No. 1 for Business, Careers
• Two UT Grads Take Law Teaching Jobs
• Tower to be Lighted Tonight to Honor UT Law’s National Champs

April

• Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution Celebrates Ten Years
• Event: "Henry V and the Law of War"
• Shield of Achilles Wins Grand Prize at Hamilton Awards
• UT Law Moot Court Team Competes In Vienna
• UT Wins Fourth National Admiralty Law Competition Title
• Law and Philosophy Program Announces 2003-04 Events
• UT Co-Op Public Interest Award Winners Recognized by Texas Legislature
• Event: Getman to Speak at International Conference on Future of Labor Unions, April 22-24
• Dean Powers to Speak on CEO Fraud
• U.S. News & World Report Ranks UT Law as One of Most Diverse Top Law Schools
• Event: Dispute Resolution Symposium Features Expert on Negotiation and Student Presentations on Resolving Conflict, April 28
• Top British and French Justices Celebrate UT Law Case Translations
• Moot Court Team Earns International Acclaim
• Advocacy Team Places Second At National Championship
• Professor Schiess's Writing for the Legal Audience Released
• Garner, '84, Presents Rare Dictionary to Law Library

March

• Professor Leiter Releases Results of Survey of the Nation`s Leading Legal Scholars About Law Faculty Quality
• Event: TMLS Celebrates 22nd Annual Banquet, April 3
• Ten Graduating Law Students Receive UT Co-Op Public Interest Awards
• Event: CHLSA to Honor Labor Leader Dolores C. Huertaat 20th Annual Banquet & Silent Auction, March 29
• Professor Francesco Francioni Elected to Chair at the European University Institute
• President of Germany Honors Markesinis with Knight Commander of the Order of the Merit With Star
• Bobbitt on Short List for Prestigious Ross Book Award
• UT Law School Celebrates The Shield of Achilles by Professor Philip Bobbitt
• Moot Court Team Wins Regional Competition
• Event: Woodrow Wilson School Dean to Speak on "A New World Order"
• Event: Small & Mid-Size Firm Reception on March 20
• Bobbitt on War in the New York Times
• Symposium: Selected Topics on the Modern Jury Trial, March 20 - 21
• Event: March 19 Capital Punishment Symposium

February

• UT Law Team Wins Regional Mock Trial Competition
• Mediation Advocacy and Negotiation Teams Win Regional Championship
• Event: March 19 Capital Punishment Symposium
• Event: People's Law School Offers Public Free Legal Education
• UT Law Hires Leading Business Law Professor from Michigan
• SBA Hosts "Law Week," Feb. 22 - March 2
• Thurgood Marshall Legal Society Celebrates Black History Month at Law School
• Professor Crandall Receives UT Teaching Award
• Professor Reese to Discuss Copyright at Ransom Center

January

• Event: Feb. 28 Intellectual Property Symposium
• Baudenbacher Elected EFTA Chief Justice
• UT's Roy Mersky Named a "Mover and Shaker"
• Watt, '72, elected Chief Justice of Oklahoma Supreme Court
• Hinojosa nominated to U.S. Sentencing Commission
• UT Law’s Highest Honorary Organization Installs New Chancellors, Jan. 23
• Two UT Law Alumni to Clerk at U.S. Supreme Court
• Celebrating Excellence in Diversity
• Bobbitt on Iraq in the London Times
• Court Hearing: UT-Austin to Host Oral Arguments in Cameras in Courtrooms Case
• UT Law Grads Top "Most Marketable in Texas" Survey
• UT Law Hires Leading Tax Law Professor
• Texas Law Review is 8th Most Frequently Cited Law Review by both Courts and Scholars