Dean Thomas Guernsey Issues Statement on Passing of Justice Antonin Scalia

February 13, 2016

Dean Thomas Guernsey of Thomas Jefferson School of Law issued the following statement on the passing of Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. The Justice had been scheduled to participate in Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Study Abroad program taking place June 26 – July 21, 2016 in Nice, France. This would have been the fifth time that Justice Scalia would have taught in the Nice Study Abroad Program.

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia. His service to Thomas Jefferson School of Law contributed to the betterment of our students’ education. Our students shared inspiring stories of learning Constitutional Law from Justice Scalia, a leading intellectual on the subject. The legal education community has lost a great friend.”