From Near and Far St. John’s Law Students Spend Spring Break Serving the Public Interest
With no sand, surf, or slopes in sight, Kansas City isn’t a popular destination for students looking to unwind over spring break. But that didn’t matter to Sabrina McDonald ’23 and Julie Varughese ‘23...
St. John’s Law Students Immerse in London’s Legal and Literary Worlds Over Spring Break
Entering the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of London and Wales, Anna Poulakas ’23 was transported back in time. Adorned in wigs and robes, the judges, lawyers, and clerks in the courtrooms...
2023 Dispute Resolution Advancement Award Goes to Scholars Exploring Perceptions of Settlement
Jessica Bregant, Assistant Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Associate Dean for Research, the Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law, and Professor of...
Victoria Rubino ’23 on Becoming a Brooklyn ADA
This fall, after taking the New York Bar Exam, Victoria Rubino will start working full time as an Assistant District Attorney in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. It’s a dream job for the...
Hon. Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson to Speak at St. John’s Law Commencement
Hon. Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson, who has led a life of service to the people of the State of New York, to the legal system, and to the core value of equal justice under law, will be the Law School...
Alumni Gather to Celebrate St. John’s Law and One Another
Taking a seat next to his fellow honorees at the St. John’s Law Alumni Association Luncheon a couple of weeks ago, Jonathan Sack ’89 knew he would feel some nervous excitement. But he didn’t expect...
Center for Law and Religion Hosts Conversation on SCOTUS Religion Cases
On January 25, 2023, St. John’s Center for Law and Religion hosted Law and Religion at the Supreme Court: New Directions, a conversation with Hon. Richard Sullivan (Second Circuit) and Hon. Rachel...
Student-Led Program Puts Wrongful Convictions in the Spotlight
By a recent accounting, the National Registry of Exonerations lists 3,200 individuals nationwide who were convicted of a crime and later exonerated because they were innocent. That list includes...
Why St. John’s Law Will No Longer Report ABA Data Separately To U.S. News
Recently, Dean Michael A. Simons sent a message to prospective St. John's Law students, announcing that the Law School will no longer report ABA data separately to U.S. News and sharing the reasons...
Remembering Samuel S. Lionel ’40, ‘10HON
Dean Michael A. Simons and the entire St. John's Law community mourn the passing of alumnus Samuel S. Lionel, whose eight decades of law practice took the Brooklyn native from east to west and up to...