Drake Law is one of two U.S. law schools selected to host a 2011 Summer Regional Institute for the Council on Legal Education Opportunities (CLEO).
Year: 2011
Drake Law student recognized by American Board of Trial Advocates
Third-year Drake Law student, Peter Blink, was recently recognized by the American Board of Trial Advocates for outstanding trial advocacy.
Alumna becomes Iowa’s first female African-American judge
Romonda D. Belcher, a 1995 graduate of Drake Law School, made history when she was selected as Iowa’s first African-American female Judge.
Student accepts position as assistant district attorney in NY
Sam Hodge will soon be taking a bite out of the “Big Apple”. Hodge recently accepted an offer for the position of Assistant District Attorney for the Bronx, NY, starting after his expected graduation in May.
Drake Law School recognized by preLaw Magazine
Two Drake Law School programs attracted the attention of preLaw, a National Jurist publication.
Iowa Supreme Court holds special session at Drake Law School
The Iowa Supreme Court will travel to the Drake University Law School for oral arguments Thursday, March 24, starting at 9:30 a.m.
State's justices to take to the radio airwaves
David Walker, a Drake University law professor and former law school dean, said he endorses the idea of the Iowa Supreme Court hosting the radio program, adding that it won't violate the court's decorum. The Iowa Supreme Court will hear its first cases since refilling its seven-justice roster at Drake University Law School next week.
Iowa's answer to inhumane treatment of animals? Shoot the messenger.
Drake Law School professors Jerry L. Anderson and Jonathan Rosenbloom address proposals in the Iowa Legislature that they say would chill depictions of livestock abuse.
BSC National Championship game referee Bill Lemonnier to officiate Kilimanjaro Bowl in Tanzania
LeMonnier and officials from Mexico and Pennsylvania will take charge of game between Drake University and CONADEIP All Stars in Africa on May 21
Tanzania to host first ever game of America football in African soil
On May 21, 2011 in Arusha's Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium, college football teams from the USA and Mexico will compete in front of 15,000 curious fans, for the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl, the very first game of American football on the African continent. The game will involve college student athletes from Drake Universit and the CONADEIP Mexico League.