Welcome to the Justice Center

The William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law educates students, faculty, and the legal community about public interest legal issues, and creates opportunities for the Texas Law community to increase access to justice and help underserved individuals and communities. We provide broad support to students, faculty and alumni interested in pro bono work and public service.

Upcoming Events

November 13, 2018
Lives in the Law Speaker Sunu Chandy, National Women’s Law Center

Chandy to deliver address entitled “#MeToo, TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, & The Resistance: Using Litigation to Protect the Rule of Law”
February 12, 2019
Justice Center Open House

Meet Justice Center and Pro Bono Program staff and students; learn about our programming, summer fellowships, scholarships, and other resources
April 30, 2019
Ice Cream Social: Celebration of Service ’19

The Justice Center and Student Bar Association's annual awards ceremony and ice cream social recognizing exemplary Texas Law students, recent alumni and teachers.

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Latest News

November 9, 2018

Texas Law Celebrates Pro Bono

The Mithoff Pro Bono Program participated in the ABA’s National Pro Bono Celebration October 21-27 with numerous events and service projects

November 7, 2018

Domestic Violence Clinic and Justice Center Host Judicial Training Program

The National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence provided an intensive training for a group of state court judges from across the country

students and faculty at Texas School for the Deaf

October 30, 2018

INCLUDE Launches Pro Bono Project at the Texas School for the Deaf

Law students teach classes about guardianship and its alternatives and provide individual counseling to TSD students

September 28, 2018

A Progressive DA: Larry Krasner, District Attorney of Philadelphia, Visits Texas Law

Krasner spoke about the role of progressive district attorneys across the country in criminal justice reform and the challenges of transforming DA offices from within

September 27, 2018

Justice Center Names 2018-19 Public Service Scholars

Five students have been selected to work with the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law for the 2018-19 academic year

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