Dean Johnson Elected to Fellows of the American Bar Foundation

Dean Kevin R. Johnson has been elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), an honor that reflects "extraordinary leadership in the profession, service to society, and commitment to the ideals of the American Bar Association."

The ABF is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession.  Membership in the ABF is limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation. Dean Johnson is a member of an advisory group of the ABF's "The Future of Latinos in the United States: Law, Opportunity, and Mobility" project.

Kevin R. Johnson is Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o studies at UC Davis School of Law. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of immigration law and policy, refugee law, and civil rights.