Nicole Castillo Guiracocha ’25 Earns Prestigious Immigrant Justice Corps Fellowship
This past summer, Nicole Castillo Guiracocha packed her bags, said goodbye to her family and friends in New York, and moved 800 miles away to join the City of Atlanta Office of the Public Defender on...
Law Matters: A Conversation With Professor Eva Subotnik
In this edition of our Law Matters story series, Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum speaks with Professor Eva E. Subotnik, Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship at St. John’s Law. Professor Subotnik recently...
Inside the Defense and Advocacy Clinic’s Life-Changing Work
Sitting across from the Assistant District Attorney prosecuting the case against their client, Ramona*, St. John’s Law Defense and Advocacy Clinic students Nathalie Amazan ’26 and Cassie Khan ’26...
Mattone Center for Law and Religion Welcomes 2025–2026 Student Fellows
Each year, the Denise ’90 and Michael ’91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion selects student fellows who contribute to the Center’s mission of providing an unrivaled forum for exploring law and...
Law Matters: A Conversation With Professor Elaine Chiu
In this installment of Law Matters, Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum speaks with Professor Elaine Chiu about Professor Chiu’s work at the intersection of criminal law, cultural identity, and systemic reform...
From the Lone Star State to the Big Apple: Summer Public Interest Fellows Advance Justice
Walking into a Texas courthouse as an intern with the Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County, Inc. (DRC-MC), Megan P. Denman '27 expected to spend the day observing mediators and taking notes...
Impactful Connections: Faculty and Students Collaborate on Summer Research Projects
Every summer, St. John’s Law professors hire students as research assistants (RAs), forming collaborative partnerships that are mutually enriching. Students hone their research, writing, and...
Sheryl Giugliano ’08L, ’10LL.M. Appointed U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Hon. Debra Ann Livingston, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, has announced the appointment of St. John's Law alumna Sheryl Giugliano as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the...
Remembering Hon. Guy J. Mangano ’55, ‘83HON
Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum and the entire St. John’s Law community mourn the passing of esteemed alumnus Hon. Guy J. Mangano, who served the people of New York as a longtime public servant and as he...
St. John’s Law Co-Hosts 2025 Catholic Middle School Mock Trial Program
The Law School was buzzing with energy this past weekend when nearly 200 students from 11 area schools came together for the Catholic Middle School Mock Trial Program hosted by St. John’s Law and St...