May 11, 2022 Alyssa Gordon, Jacqueline Morales and Zoraima Pelaez receive the 2022 Justice Center Graduating Student Awards The awards recognize outstanding contributions to building and supporting Texas Law’s public interest community and culture of service
April 20, 2022 National Association of Women Judges’ Access to Justice Scholarship Awarded to Lezly Cardenas ’23
April 6, 2022 Mithoff Program hosts pro bono clinic with Huston-Tillotson University Law students evaluated criminal records for eligibility to be expunged or sealed and drafted letters to courts to waive traffic ticket fees to release holds on driver’s licenses
March 3, 2022 Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, visits as a G. Rollie White Scholar in Residence During his two-day visit, Gelernt participated in events, spoke to classes, and met with students individually and in small groups.
March 1, 2022 Justice Center hosts “FDA at 20: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the Fair Defense Act”
February 9, 2022 Justice Center Open House ’22 Students had the opportunity to learn about the Justice Center and the Mithoff Pro Bono Program and to meet students and staff in person
January 27, 2022 Year 2: Pro Bono. In January The week of January 10-14, 2022, 76 law students volunteered with 30 host organizations or projects across Texas.
