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National Leaders in Professional Formation
Business & LawIt’s not usually exciting to cite accreditation standards. But bear with me ... because when the story is that law schools nationwide are now following the lead of St. Thomas, those standards are worth citing! At St. Thomas Law, we have long put people at the center of what we do. We don’t want to…
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Justice Margaret Chutich: Leading With Kindness and Generosity
Business & LawMinnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich has never shied away from competition. Growing up in Anoka, Minnesota, in the 1960s and ’70s, she started playing tennis at the age of 9, and by age 11 was ranked first in her age group. By the time she got to ninth and 10th grades, few girls could… -
School of Law’s Uyen Campbell Elected Co-Director of National Committee
Law Professional NotesUyen Campbell, director of the School of Law’s Mentor Externship Program, has been elected co-director of The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Externship Committee. The news was announced April 29 at the AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education in San Francisco, California. The externship committee is part of the AALS Section on Clinical Legal… -
School of Law Celebrates 2023 Commencement
PhotosThe University of St. Thomas School of Law conferred degrees to 184 students on May 20, 2023. Among them, 147 students earned their Juris Doctor (J.D.), 16 earned an LL.M. in U.S. law and 21 earned a master’s or LL.M. degree in organizational ethics and compliance. Professor Thomas Berg, who was elected professor of the… -
Law Students Argue Appeal for Prisoner’s Good Time Credits
University NewsThird-year students in the University of St. Thomas School of Law Appellate Clinic argued a constitutional case involving a prisoner’s “good time” or good behavior credits earned toward parole before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco, California, on April 18. The case, Keshone Owens v. James Dzurenda, et al.,… -
Law School Reports High Employment Outcomes, Record U.S. News Ranking
Business & LawAnother class of St. Thomas Law graduates was in high demand last year. The law school recently reported that 90% of 2022 graduates were working in “gold-standard” positions within 10 months of graduation. A “gold-standard” position is a full-time, long-term position that either requires a law license, or for which having a J.D. provides a… -
Law School Thanks Outgoing Alumni Board; Welcomes New Members for 2023-24
University NewsA special thank-you to the outgoing St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Board members for their years of dedicated service, including Joe Johnson ’07 J.D./MBA, past president, and the following directors: Megan Mejia Lange ’17 J.D., Jeff Storms ’06 J.D., Alli Yttreness ’11 J.D., '15 LL.M. and Riki Rodriguez ’18 J.D. Congratulations to the incoming… -
Law Professor Benjamin Carpenter Discusses Latest Paper at Yale Law School
Law Professional NotesLaw Professor Benjamin Carpenter was invited to speak at Yale Law School on March 30 to share his most recent paper, “Sperm is Still Cheap: Reconsidering the Law’s Male-Centric Approach to Embryo Disputes after Thirty Years of Jurisprudence.” The article was published in Volume 34.1 of the (2023) Yale Journal of Law and Feminism. -
Mark Osler Receives Distinguished Leadership Award
Law Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law Professor Mark Osler was honored by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) with the Justice David Lillehaug Award for Distinguished Leadership. The award is given each year to a leader in the local progressive legal community who has demonstrated a commitment to advancing a… -
Breaking Bread and Stereotypes: St. Thomas School of Law Hosts Second Iftar Dinner
St. Thomas 2025 - Foster Belonging and Dismantle RacismThe University of St. Thomas School of Law was aglow with activity as it co-hosted its second annual Ramadan iftar dinner Wednesday, April 12, in the Schulze Grand Atrium on the Minneapolis campus. “This (event) is important because this is our religion. To me, religion is the most important thing to a person,” Noor Dastagir,…