Alumni
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Jim Blumstein honored for service to Leadership Nashville
Blumstein served as a program leader for Leadership Nashvillenearly 40 years. Read MoreFeb. 22, 2022
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Paul Edelman retires from Vanderbilt faculty, takes emeritus status
Edelman was a professor of mathematics and a professor of law. His legal scholarship focused on law and public choice, addressing systems for shareholder voting, apportionment of Congressional seats, judicial decision-making, and distributing attorneys’ fees in complex litigation. Read MoreFeb. 17, 2022
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Suzanna Sherry retires from Vanderbilt Law faculty, takes emerita status
Sherry held the Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law. An expert in constitutional law and federal courts and procedure, Sherry is the author of more than 100 books, book chapters and articles. Read MoreFeb. 16, 2022
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Rebecca Ehrhardt ’23 and William Lawler ’23 win 2022 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition
Kristen Smith ’23 and Ryan Jones ’23 were finalists. Judges Corey T. Wilson of the Fifth Circuit, Andrew Brasher of the Eleventh Circuit and Chief Judge Waverly T. Crenshaw ’81 (BA’78) of the Middle District of Tennessee presided over the final round Feb. 4. Read MoreFeb. 10, 2022
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Lonnie T. Brown ’89 named dean of the University of Tennessee College of Law
Brown currently serves as the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and holds the A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair in Legal Ethics and Professionalism at the University of Geogia School of Law. He will join the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as dean on July 1. Read MoreJan. 19, 2022
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Judge Gilbert S. Merritt Jr. ’60, who served for 44 years on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, dead at 86
Judge Merritt was appointed to the Sixth Circuit by President Jimmy Carter and assumed senior status in 2001. He remained active on the court until shortly before his death Jan. 17. Read MoreJan. 17, 2022
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Matthew Shaw joins VLS faculty as assistant professor
Shaw joined the law faculty from the faculty of Vanderbilt Peabody College. His research focuses on the intersection between federal law and education policy. Read MoreJan. 13, 2022
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Work by Mike Newton and VLS Practice Lab Students to support Iraqi judges profiled in Tennessean article
Newton's work with Iraqi judges is funded by a grant from the U.S. State Department. The goal is to help Iraqi courts prosecute ISIS and process counterrorism cases in accordance with international human rights norms. The article quotes Practice Lab students Emily Webb '22 and Cait Martins '22, who worked to develop a 300-page manual to support the casework of attorneys in international criminal tribunals. Read MoreDec. 22, 2021
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Mary K. Dimke ’02 confirmed to seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Dimke had served as a magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Washington since 2016. Read MoreDec. 20, 2021
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Tax expert Beverly Moran testified at Dec. 8 House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing on “The Pandora Papers and Hidden Wealth”
Moran is a professor emerita whose work focuses on federal income taxation, including individuals, partnerships, tax-exempt organizations and corporate. The Dec. 8 hearing can be viewed via webcast accessible at the Ways and Means Committee's webiste Read MoreDec. 7, 2021