Margaret Johns '76 to receive Distinguished Alumna Award

UC Davis Law Senior Lecturer Emerita Margaret Johns ’76 will receive the law school’s 2020 Distinguished Alumna Award at the “Celebrating King Hall” event on Thursday, March 12 at the Mondavi Center.

Johns taught at her alma mater from 1980 to 2018, directing the Legal Research and Writing program from 1984 to 2001. While at King Hall, she co-authored four books and published several law review articles. In 1993, Johns founded UC Davis Law’s Civil Rights Clinic.

Johns received UC Davis Law’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1991. She later received UC Davis’ Distinguished Public Service Award and the James H. Meyer Distinguished Achievement Award, the latter honoring the breadth of her accomplishments at the university.

In 1992, Johns, Professor Ed Imwinkelried and then-Eastern District of California Judge David Levi established the  Schwartz/Levi Inn of Court, a gathering of lawyers, judges, law professors and students dedicated to addressing ethics, skills and professionalism in the legal field.

Rodrigo Guevara ’09, inaugural recipient of the Rising Star Alumnus Award recognizing exceptional graduates from the past 15 years, also will be honored at the March 12 celebration, as will Professor Lisa Pruitt, recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award.