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Honored to have witnessed this historic moment.
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Warmest thanks to the Inatai Foundation for hosting the 15th Anniversary of the Seattle U Law Center for Civil Rights & Critical Justice Civil Rights Clinic at their beautiful offices in the Rainier Tower downtown. We celebrated the new appointments of Exec Dir Melissa Lee,… 1/4
…(its co-founder), & enjoyed a heartfelt call to action by Clinic alumna Heather Malcolm ‘24. It was great fun to reconnect with Clinic alumni spanning all 15 years of the Clinic’s existence, who now are successful practitioners no doubt applying important skills learned… 3/4
What a thrill to witness the swearing in of many of our graduates at one of the swearing in ceremonies at the King County Courthouse last Thursday. A moving and exciting moment, especially after the summer we had.
Manny and I were honored to attend the Medic One Foundation Lifesavers Gala yesterday evening, in support of key emergency responders in Greater Seattle. I’m especially grateful to them for saving the life of my wonderful new Chief of Staff, Amanda Simantov ‘21, last year. 1/2
These highly skilled community members truly are lifesavers, and deserve our generous support. To help: mediconefoundation.org 2/2
Hooray to our dynamic & pathbreaking alum Archie Roundtree Jr on his writing being featured in this important Milken Institute Future of Aging and Longevity publication. Milken is lucky to have Archie’s brilliance shed light on this very important topic.
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I was deeply honored to speak at the historic investiture of Bree Black Horse ‘13 as Yakima Superior Court Judge yesterday evening in Yakima. Nash Scholar, Co-Founding E-I-C of the American Indian Law Journal, first MMIP Ass’t US Attorney in the PNW, founding Faculty Dir. … 1/3
…of our Seattle U Law Central WA Hybrid Hub and Adjunct Professor, and now the first Native American WA Superior Court judge east of the Cascades. A moving, beautiful ceremony, with the oath administered by Chief Justice Stephens. Judge Black Horse is a sterling exemplar… 2/3
…of many of the #LeadersServingJustice produced by Seattle U School of Law. Trailblazers with a passion for public service, a zeal for justice, & an infectious joy for guiding and encouraging those who follow in their footsteps. An inspired choice by Governor Ferguson. 3/3
A wonderful evening at the loft with longtime SALT leaders and contributors, as well as Seattle U Law colleagues, that started with one of my dearest mentors and champions (the legendary) Prof. Larry Levine (McGeorge) texting me with a “let’s have dinner on Thursday!” 1/2
This was heartbreaking news. Russ and I worked closely together at HRC, he as CFO and me as General Counsel/Legal Director. He was a deeply good person; a reliable, ethical, hard-working & intelligent professional; and one of those behind-the-scenes… 1/2
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It was a delight for some of my dean's suite colleagues and me to host our friend and partner, U of Puget Sound Provost Dr. Drew Kerkhoff, at Seattle U Law this afternoon. Our law school's roots are at UPS in Tacoma, and we were thrilled to go back home last year to launch... 1/3
...a Seattle U South Sound Hybrid Hub presence at UPS. We will be expanding and deepening our Hybrid Hub presence at UPS as a result of today's meeting, largely for the benefit of especially promising pre-law UPS students interested in accelerated enrollment in Seattle U's... 2/3
Seattle U’s new Jesuit Rector, Father Alejandro Olayo-Méndez, celebrated our Red Mass beautifully and poignantly. The Mass attracted the largest attendance in memory, including many students & alumni, and members of the judiciary and practicing bar. It was made all the more… 1/2
