Association of American Law SchoolsIn Memoriam Archives • AALS https://www.aals.org/news/memoriam/ Advancing Excellence in Legal Education Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:23:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.aals.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/07/cropped-AALS_LogoTwoTone_7470-32x32.png In Memoriam Archives • AALS https://www.aals.org/news/memoriam/ 32 32 In memoriam: G. Robert Blakey https://law.nd.edu/news-events/news/in-memoriam-g-robert-blakey-william-j-and-dorothy-k-oneill-professor-of-law-emeritus-notre-dame-law-school/ https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-g-robert-blakey/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 14:27:39 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=139378 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

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]]> https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-g-robert-blakey/feed/ 0 In memoriam: Isabelle R. Gunning https://www.swlaw.edu/IGunning https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-isabelle-r-gunning/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:44:44 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=139006 SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — With profound sadness, we share that Professor Isabelle R. Gunning passed away in the early hours of March 28, 2026, in Los Angeles. 

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]]> https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-isabelle-r-gunning/feed/ 0 In memoriam: Jerome Deise  https://www.law.umaryland.edu/content/articles/name-967275-en.html https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-jerome-deise/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:15:56 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=138898 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW

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]]> https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-jerome-deise/feed/ 0 In memoriam: Bill Hutton https://www.uclawsf.edu/2026/02/25/remembering-uc-law-sf-professor-bill-hutton/ https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-bill-hutton/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:02:47 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=138402 UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — William Terrel Hutton, a nationally recognized expert in nonprofit and tax law who helped pioneer modern land conservation in the United States, died on October 30, 2025. He was 88.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-bill-hutton/feed/ 0 In memoriam: Richard L. Ottinger  https://www.pace.edu/news/elisabeth-haub-school-of-law-pace-university-celebrates-richard-l-ottinger https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-richard-l-ottinger/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:39:25 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=138323 PACE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University mourns the passing of Dean Emeritus Richard L. Ottinger: environmental pioneer, dedicated public servant, leading scholar, and beloved teacher whose influence shaped this Law School and helped define modern environmental law.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-richard-l-ottinger/feed/ 0 In memoriam: Frank Goodman  https://almanac.upenn.edu/articles/frank-goodman-penn-carey-law https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-frank-goodman/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:13:23 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=137866 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ALMANAC

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]]> https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-frank-goodman/feed/ 0 In memoriam: Barbara A. Black https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/memoriam-dean-emerita-barbara-black-55 https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-barbara-a-black/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:12:35 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=137864 COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL

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]]> https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-barbara-a-black/feed/ 0 In memoriam: Jerome A. Cohen   https://www.law.nyu.edu/news/memoriam-jerome-cohen-1930-2025 https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-jerome-a-cohen/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:11:33 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135756 NYU LAW — Professor of Law Emeritus Jerome A. Cohen, a trailblazer in the Western study of East Asian law and a mentor to generations of students, died on September 22 at the age of 95.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-jerome-a-cohen/feed/ 0 In memoriam: Phillip Norvell   https://news.uark.edu/articles/80040/school-of-law-remembers-professor-emeritus-phillip-norvell https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-phillip-norvell/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:10:53 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135754 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — Remembered fondly as a tough yet beloved professor, U of A School of Law Professor Emeritus Phillip Norvell passed away Sept. 18, 2025, after a brief illness.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-phillip-norvell/feed/ 0 In memoriam: Robert Cooter   https://www.law.berkeley.edu/spotlight/remembering-professor-robert-cooter/ https://www.aals.org/in-memoriam-robert-cooter/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:38:43 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135671 UC BERKELEY LAW — Professor Robert Cooter, a pioneer in the field of law and economics and a mainstay of UC Berkeley Law’s faculty for over 40 years, passed away on Sept. 8. The winner of numerous awards for his influential scholarship, Cooter was a founding director of the American Law and Economics Association and...

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