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Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Fresno Superior Court Judge Arlan Harrell ’90 to be an associate justice at the California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District.

Harrell took the bench in Fresno in 2006 after three years as a court commissioner. Before that, he was a deputy district attorney in Fresno County from 1994-2003.

Read the full press release on Newsom’s recent judicial appointments.

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Professor Brian Soucek's article “The Constitutional Irrelevance of Art” was quoted and cited to the U.S.

Jenny Ballesteros Magdaleno ’23 has received a prestigious Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund 2021-22 scholarship.

Professor Elizabeth Joh wrote a Dec. 11 essay for Slate on the topic of police using robots to deploy lethal force.

Dean Kevin R. Johnson will receive the Association of American Law Schools’ inaugural Michael A. Olivas Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity and Mentoring in the Legal Academy. The award is a collective recognition by five AALS sections (Civil Rights, Education Law, Immigration Law, Minority Groups, and Student Services).