Date Chartered: 12/27/1973
The Section on Law and Mental Disability promotes and stimulates ideas, interest, and activities on the subject matter broadly denominated “Law and Psychiatry”.
Annual Meeting Programs
2025
- Main Program
- Biolaw, Co-Sponsored by Law and Mental Disability, Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies, and Law, Medicine and Health Care
- Disability Law, Co-Sponsored by Law and Mental Disability and Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies
- Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies, Co-Sponsored by Disability Law, Minority Groups, Law and Mental Disability, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Issues, and Women in Legal Education
2024
2023
2022
- Main Program
- Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies (Co-Sponsored by Law and Mental Disability)
- Law, Medicine and Health Care (Co-Sponsored by Law and Mental Disability)
- Disability Law (Co-Sponsored by Law and Mental Disability)
- Networking Session
2021
2020
2019
Awards
| Year | Award Name | Recipient | Law School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Elyn R. Saks Lifetime Achievement Award | John Jacobi | Seton Hall University School of Law |
| 2020 | Distinguished Service Award | Elyn Saks | University of Southern California Gould School of Law |