Justice Cenceria Edwards, Fellow, was installed as the President of the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association during the BWBA’s annual instillation ceremony on June 24. Justice Edwards was elected justice of…
Kristin Pawlik, Fellow, Sworn in as President of the Arkansas Bar Association
Kristin Pawlik, Fellow, was sworn in as President of the Arkansas Bar Association on June 14, at the Association’s Annual Meeting. With her swearing in, she became the 127th President…
Marina A. Torres, Fellow, Appointed to the Medical Board of California
Marina A. Torres, Fellow, was appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsome to the Medical Board of California. The Board is currently made up of 15 people, 8 physicians and 7…
Justice Cheryl E. Chambers, Fellow, Named President of the New York Bar Foundation
Justice Cheryl E. Chambers, Fellow, was named as the new president of the New York Bar Foundation. Her time as president began on June 1st, though Justice Chambers has already…
Mark Suchman Delivers the Keynote Address at the Hong Kong University Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies Inaugural Conference
Mark Suchman, Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), delivered the keynote address at the University of Hong Kong for the inaugural conference of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Legal…
Jacob Goldin Awarded 2024 Donald M. Ephraim Prize in Law and Economics from the University of Chicago
Jacob Goldin, a Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation (ABF) and the Richard M. Lipton Professor of Tax Law at the University of Chicago Law School, has been awarded…
Professor Stephen Yale-Loehr, Life Fellow, Presented with American Immigration Lawyers Association Award
Professor Stephen Yale-Loehr, Life Fellow, was presented with the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Robert Juceam Founders Award. The award is given from time to time to honor the person or…
William H. Mergner Jr., Life Fellow, Sworn In as President of New Jersey State Bar Association
William H. Mergner Jr., Life Fellow, was sworn in as the President of the New Jersey State Bar Association on May 16th. One of the issues that he highlighted is…
Professor Solangel Maldonado, Fellow, Releases New Book Titled The Architecture of Desire: How the Law Shapes Interracial Intimacy and Perpetuates Inequality
Professor Solangel Maldonado, Fellow, recently released her new book, titled The Architecture of Desire: How the Law Shapes Interracial Intimacy and Perpetuates Inequality. The book examines how the law influences…
Judge Rachel L. Pickering, Fellow, Honored with Kansas Bar Association’s Diversity Award
Judge Rachel L. Pickering, Fellow, was named as the 2024 recipient of the Kansas Bar Association’s Diversity Award. Judge Pickering was sworn in to the Kansas Court of Appeals in…
Joshua L. Ditelberg, Fellow, Nominated to be Member of the National Labor Relations Board
Joshua L. Ditelberg, Fellow, was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. If confirmed by the Senate, Ditelberg would serve a…
Walter G. Johnson, Australian National University Ph.D. Candidate, Wins Law & Social Inquiry’s Graduate Student Paper Competition
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is pleased to announce that Walter G. Johnson (he/him), a Ph.D. candidate at the Australian National University in the School of Regulation and Global Governance…