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Alessia Riccio ’22 Becomes a Public Defender
Crossing the commencement stage at St. John’s Carnesecca Arena, Alessia Riccio stopped and turned to face the crowd of celebrants. As Dean Michael A. Simons placed the ceremonial hood over her head to...
Law School Celebrates Commencement 2022
In August 2019, the Law School's newest J.D. students marked the start of their legal studies by posing for a group selfie with Dean Michael A. Simons at St. John's D'Angelo Center. Last Sunday, one...
Remembering UH Law Professor Michael Olivas
The St. John’s Law faculty joins the larger community of U.S. and international legal educators, scholars, and practitioners in mourning the death of University of Houston Law Center Professor...
Lawyer and Scholar Mark Lanier Leads Center for Law and Religion Reading Society Discussion
On April 1, 2022, St. John’s Law students, alumni, faculty, and friends engaged in a lively Center for Law and Religion Reading Society discussion of the acclaimed C.S. Lewis essay “Learning in War...
2022 Gala Event Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion at St. John’s Law
The sweeping views of Manhattan’s skyline at dusk only added to the joyful atmosphere as 360 alumni, students, faculty, administrators, and guests gathered recently in celebration and community at the...
St. John’s Law Students Educate, Empower, and Uplift Queens’ Latino Community
It’s Saturday, March 26, 2022, and Entre Panas Radio is broadcasting live, in Spanish, to some 2,287,390 people who call Queens, NY home. In the studio are St. John’s Law students Camille Sanchez ’22...
St. John’s Law Seminar Students Explore the History and Legacy of Lynching in America
On Friday, December 4, 1931, at 8:05 p.m., 23-year-old Matthew Williams was lynched in front of hundreds of onlookers gathered on the local courthouse lawn in Salisbury, Maryland. His murder was one...
New York City Schools Chancellor David C. Banks ’93 to Speak at St. John’s Law Commencement
David Banks, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, will be the Law School’s commencement speaker on Sunday, May 22, 2022. The commencement exercises will take place on St. John’s...
Spring Break Spotlight: Princess Hanson ’24 Volunteers to Help Veterans in Need
In the law school universe, no one needs a little time off in March more than 1Ls. But when Princess Hanson heard about the Public Interest Center’s Spring Break Service Program, she jumped at the...
2022 Dispute Resolution Advancement Award Goes to Settlement Malpractice Scholar
Professor Michael Moffitt , the Philip H. Knight Chair at the University of Oregon School of Law, will receive the Hugh L. Carey Center’s 2022 Dispute Resolution Advancement Award for the research...