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November 9, 2021
Alumnus John Schwartz ’84 Returns to UT After a Storied Journalism Career
“One Degree. Many Paths.” These are the words inscribed on the entrance of the Texas Law Career Services Interview Suite. Though they were installed after John Schwartz ’84 graduated, he has lived their example. Armed with a Juris Doctor from Texas Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Plan II, Schwartz found his path as […] -
November 5, 2021
Texas Law Adjunct Professor Evan Young Appointed to Texas Supreme Court
Professor Evan Young has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Texas. He joined the Law School faculty in 2015, teaching courses on Federal Courts and Religious Liberty. After law school, Young served as clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and then as counsel to attorneys general under former President George W. Bush. Currently, […] -
November 1, 2021
Alcalde Documentary Highlights Rodriguez Family and the Annual Alumni Tailgate
After a one-year pandemic break, Texas Law’s 22nd Annual Alumni Tailgate Extravaganza brought our community together again on campus, and The Alcalde documentary crew was there to capture this special moment. Eduardo Rodriguez ’68 and his family, including his son Michael Rodriguez ’94, have been uniting the Texas Law community at this tailgate for over two […] -
October 27, 2021
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet Wes Dodson, Texas Law 1L and former Chief Justice of the UT Austin Student Government Supreme Court! Q: What has been the best surprise about your law school experience? The best surprise of UT Law so far is the learning community. I assumed that I […] -
October 25, 2021
Several Texas Law alumni—three of whom are also faculty—are being honored with the 2021 Most Influential and Up & Coming Lawyer awards by the Austin Black Business Journal. The annual awards recognize Black professionals in the legal field who have achieved professional excellence and have actively paved the way to success for others. “These individuals […] -
October 21, 2021
A professor at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded one of the most prestigious book awards in the social sciences. Ran Hirschl, a professor of government and the Earl E. Sheffield Regents Chair in Law, was recognized with the 2021 Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research for his book, City, State: […] -
October 20, 2021
Texas Law is home to world-class faculty, and reports continue to prove that to be true. Many in the legal academy pay careful attention to University of Chicago Prof. Brian Leiter’s annual lists of “most-cited” law faculty on his website, Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports. Leiter (a former Texas Law professor) has developed a methodology based […] -
October 14, 2021
Texas Law Celebrates Dee J. Kelly with Dedication of New Courtyard
Texas Law celebrated the legacy of the late Dee J. Kelly, Sr. with a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony of the newly renovated courtyard on Oct. 6. The Dee J. Kelly Courtyard was generously funded in his memory by his children Cynthia Kelly Barnes, Dee J. Kelly, Jr. ’85 and Craig L. Kelly on behalf of […] -
October 12, 2021
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Our Extraordinary Alumni
We are proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting extraordinary lawyers and leaders of Hispanic heritage who got their start at Texas Law. Though we aren’t able to feature all of the thousands of lawyers of Hispanic heritage who make the Texas Law community stronger, scroll down to meet some of our outstanding […] -
October 12, 2021
Ajmera ’05 and Haley ’09 Named Outstanding Young Alumni by Texas Exes
Out of only four winners, two Texas Law alumni—Sujata Ajmera ’05 and Brian Haley ’09—have been honored with the 2021 Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award (OYTEX) presented by Texas Exes. Every year since 1979, the Texas Exes honor alumni of The University of Texas at Austin, age 39 and younger, for “significant achievements in their […] -
October 11, 2021
We are so pleased to bring back our Student Spotlight series for the 2021-22 school year! For this edition, we invite you to meet 1L Daniel Edwards. Q: What sorts of things are you engaged in at Texas Law? My transition to Austin life and life at Texas Law has definitely been much smoother thanks […] -
October 4, 2021
Professor Vladeck Offers Senate Testimony on Texas’s Abortion Ban and the Shadow Docket
Professor Stephen Vladeck testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. The hearing, titled “Texas’s Unconstitutional Abortion Ban and the Role of the Shadow Docket,” examined Texas’s Senate Bill 8 (SB8), which went into effect on September 1 and effectively bans most abortions in the state, as well as the role of the “shadow […]
