University of Houston Law Center appoints Joshua Lake to lead Criminal Justice Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center has appointed Joshua Lake as the director of its Criminal Justice Clinic and professor of practice, effective July 1, 2025. Lake brings more than a decade of experience in criminal justice and legal defense to the clinic.
Read More about University of Houston Law Center appoints Joshua Lake to lead Criminal Justice ClinicUC Berkeley Law adds seven new people to the faculty
UC BERKELEY LAW — UC Berkeley Law has once again had a banner hiring year, adding seven new professors across a wide range of fields and disciplines to an already stellar faculty.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law adds seven new people to the facultyUniversity of Utah Law adds professor Michael Pressman to the faculty
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — Associate Professor Michael Pressman joins Utah Law as a new faculty member this upcoming academic year. He comes as a recent postdoctoral fellow and lecturer on law at Harvard Law School’s Project on the Foundations of Private of Law.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — Clinical Associate Professor Kristin Baughman spent 18 years practicing commercial litigation and appeals before joining Utah Law as one of the newest faculty members this upcoming academic year. She comes to us most recently from Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar in Salt Lake City.
Read More about University of Utah Law adds professor Kristin Baughman to the facultyArizona State University Law welcomes six new faculty members
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is proud to announce the appointment of six new faculty members, whose areas of interest and practice range from civil rights, corporate law, torts, health law and legal method and writing.
Read More about Arizona State University Law welcomes six new faculty membersUniversity of Virginia Law adds professor Chinh Le to the faculty
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Chinh Le ’00, a visiting professor of practice and longtime legal aid and civil rights attorney, has joined the University of Virginia School of Law as an assistant professor of law on the general faculty.
Read More about University of Virginia Law adds professor Chinh Le to the facultyUniversity of New Mexico Law appoints Sherri Thomas as director of Law and Indigenous Peoples Program
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LAW SCHOOL — Professor Sherri Thomas has been named the new Director of the Law and Indigenous Peoples Program (LIPP) at the School of Law. Professor Thomas assumed the role following Professor Aliza Organick who is set to retire this summer.
Read More about University of New Mexico Law appoints Sherri Thomas as director of Law and Indigenous Peoples ProgramUniversity of Chicago Law professor Alison Siegler receives named professorship
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO — Alison Siegler has been named the Lillian E. Kraemer Clinical Professor in Public Interest Law, effective July 1.
Read More about University of Chicago Law professor Alison Siegler receives named professorshipStanford Law adds Constitutional and federal judiciary scholar Fred O. Smith Jr. to the faculty
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School announced today that Fred O. Smith Jr., JD ’07, has joined the faculty as a professor of law. A leading voice on constitutional law, civil procedure, and the federal judiciary, Smith returns to the school where, as a first-year student, he set his sights on a career in academia.
Read More about Stanford Law adds Constitutional and federal judiciary scholar Fred O. Smith Jr. to the facultyStanford Law names Lucy Ricca executive director of the Center for the Rule of Law
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of Lucy Ricca as executive director of the Sally B. and William H. Neukom Center for the Rule of Law, effective September 1, 2025.
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