Art Torres '71, distinguished former California legislator and current Chair of the California Democratic Party, delivered the keynote address of the 2009 César Chávez Week celebration April 3 in the Wilkins Moot Courtroom.
UC Davis School of Law will co-sponsor "CRT 20: Honoring Our Past, Charting Our Future," a conference on critical race theory taking place at the University of Iowa College on Law April 2-4, and several King Hall faculty members will travel to Iowa to participate.
The UC Davis Law Review 2009 Symposium, an examination of the career and jurisprudence of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, aired on the C-SPAN network on March 28 and is available for viewing on the network's website.
Associate Dean Vikram Amar was cited in a Washington Post editorial supporting federal action that would require special elections to fill senate vacancies.
Professor Emeritus Cruz Reynoso commented on the Obama administration's nomination of Thomas Perez, Maryland's secretary of labor, to serve as the head of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice for a recent article in the Los Angeles Times.
Associate Dean Vikram Amar commented for a recent story in the Wall Street Journal on the legal status of same-sex couples who married in California before the passage of Proposition 8.
Sara Granda '09 was honored with the Lorenzo Patiño Community Service Award at the Lorenzo Patiño Awards Banquet March 13, with an impressive turnout of King Hall alumni, faculty, students, and staff in attendance.
Acting Professors Carlton Larson and Donna Shestowsky were approved for promotion by the Office of the UC Davis Vice Provost for Academic Personnel on March 17, effectively granting tenure to the King Hall faculty members, effective July 1, 2009.
California State Bar Association President Holly Fujie returned to King Hall to speak on "Redefining the Legal Landscape" in the Wilkins Moot Courtroom March 18
David L. Haet '72 has been honored with the Family Law Executive Committee (FLEXCOM) of the California State Bar Association's 2008 Judicial Officer of the Year award.
