UVA Law

Judges Daniel Bress '05 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Trevor McFadden '06 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia discuss their paths from UVA Law School to the bench at a student Federalist Society event. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 15, 2024)

Alec Karakatsanis, founder of Civil Rights Corps, delivered the keynote address for the eighth annual Shaping Justice conference, titled “(De)Criminalizing Poverty.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 2, 2024)

Blake D. Morant ’78 (Col ’75), former dean at the George Washington University and Wake Forest University law schools, speaks on “The Contextuality of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy” as part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration. At the event, Dean Risa Goluboff presented the Gregory H. Swanson Award to UVA Law student Keegan Hudson ’24. Professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson introduced Morant and Goluboff. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 25, 2024)

Third-year UVA Law students Hunter Heck and Audrey Payne, arguing for the appellant, face off against classmates Aquila Maliyekkal and Sean Gray, arguing for the appellee, in the final round of the 95th William Minor Lile Moot Court competition. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 9, 2023)

Professor Quinn Curtis discusses themes from his co-authored book “Retirement Guardrails: How Proactive Fiduciaries Can Improve Plan Outcomes” during a luncheon for the Law School Foundation Board of Trustees and Alumni Council. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 3, 2023)

UVA Law professors Scott Ballenger ’96 and Aditya Bamzai discuss cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Ballenger and Bamzai. The event was sponsored by the Law School Foundation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 27, 2023)

Erik Bodenhofer ’01, general counsel of Reebok International, discusses environmental, social and governance — known as ESG — issues from an in-house perspective. Professor Cale Jaffe ’01 moderated. The event was sponsored by the John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program and the Program in Law, Communities and the Environment (PLACE). (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 18, 2023)

Scholars and advocates discuss Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Dean Risa Goluboff gave opening remarks. The event was sponsored by the American Constitution Society, the Black Law Students Association and the Center for the Study of Race and Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 19, 2023)

Dean Risa Goluboff and Juval Scott, federal public defender for the Western District of Virginia, discuss the value of public service and share their experiences at the 1L Public Service Kickoff. Noa Jett ’25, membership co-chair for the Public Interest Law Association, introduced Scott. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 29, 2023)

Professor Molly Bishop Shadel discusses what law students can expect in class and how to read cases. She spoke as part of the Class of 2026 orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2023)