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Drake Law alumni named Iowa Supreme Court chief justice, district judge
Mark Cady, who earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Drake University, recently was elected chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court. He will take office on Jan. 1, 2011.
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Professor Bartrum discusses impact of judicial retention election
On Thursday, Dec. 2, Ian Bartrum, assistant professor of law at Drake University, participated in a panel discussion titled "The 2010 Judicial Retention Results: What Happened and Where Do We Go From Here?" The event was sponsored by the American Constitution Society Iowa Lawyer Chapter.
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Professor Robert Rigg’s scholarship cited in Iowa Supreme Court ruling
Professor Robert Rigg's scholarship cited in Iowa Supreme Court ruling in Simmons v. State Public Defender.
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Drake Law School wins regional moot court, arbitration competitions
First-place moot court team members with final-round judges: Leslie Behuanek, former Justice Mark McCormick, Justice Mark Cady, Justice Michael Streit, Keith Duffy and Megan Scrivner.
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Drake Law selected to host summer diversity program
Drake University Law School is one of two U.S. law schools selected competitively to host a 2011 Summer Regional Institute for the Council on Legal Education Opportunities (CLEO).
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Professor Yu to deliver opening keynote at media law conference in Australia
Peter K. Yu, the Kern family chair in intellectual property law at Drake University, will deliver the keynote opening address at the biennial conference of the Centre for Media and Communications Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne.
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Law school faculty share expertise with media
Several Drake University Law School faculty members have recently shared their expertise on legal issues and current events with local and national media outlets.
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Drake Law grad makes history as Iowa’s first black female judge
Romonda D. Belcher, a 1995 graduate of Drake Law School, made history in September, when she became Iowa's first black female judge.
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Law students host Halloween Hoops for community children
Drake's 17th annual Halloween Hoops celebration on Oct. 28 was a rousing success again this year.