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Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s online LLM and MSL degrees have been ranked among the best online business law degrees. The story is here:  https://www.onlinemasters.com/best-degree-programs/business-law/

Professor Emeritus Bryan H. Wildenthal has added another accolade to his roster of scholarly accomplishments. In a concurrence filed on Wednesday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch cited a law review article authored by Professor Wildenthal. This is a tremendous mark of distinction. On February 20th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 8th Amendment […]

Thomas Jefferson Professor Lilys McCoy is featured on the cover of San Diego Lawyer, which is the magazine of the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA). The issue’s cover story is a profile of Professor McCoy, who is the new SDCBA president.  She will bring to that role her passion for the newest members of […]

Meera E Deo has released her book, Unequal Profession: Race and Gender in Legal Academia. Published this month by Stanford University Press, the book details intersectional raceXgender challenges facing women of color faculty. Professor Deo conducted the first national empirical study of law faculty to investigate the experiences of women and men law faculty of […]

Three Thomas Jefferson of Law students received scholarship awards at the annual Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego (PALSD) and Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego (FALSD) dinner.  The dinner was held on January 31, 2019 at the Jasmine Seafood Restaurant in Kearny Mesa.  The PALSD and FALSD scholarships are to assist individuals in covering  […]

Miguel Pineda (JD/MBA ’19) selected for elite Equal Justice Works Fellowship Joint JD/MBA candidate Miguel Pineda, who will graduate in May 2019, has been selected for an elite Equal Justice Works Fellowship. Beginning in August, Mr. Pineda will be hosted by Human Rights First in Los Angeles, California. The global law firm Greenberg Traurig is […]

Friday, February 1, 2019 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thomas Jefferson School of Law 701 B St. Suite 110, San Diego, CA 92101 Upon arrival, take the elevator to the second floor. Registration is in the Student Lounge. The conference will be held in room 229. Parking is available in 701 B Street for a fee. The […]

Congratulations are due alumna Laura Miller (’93), who on Friday, December 7th was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to a judgeship in the San Diego County Superior Court. A specialist in family law and fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Miller has run a solo practice since 2005. Prior to that, she […]

The Eighth Annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition, created and hosted each year by the Center for Sports Law & Policy at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, will be held on March 29-31, 2019. In this unique competition, teams of two students negotiate disputes drawn from the business of sports. They are judged on their […]

The State Bar of California swore in its newest group of attorneys on December 5, 2018, at the Marriot Marquis.  Presiding Justice Judith McConnell officiated the ceremony, which included her colleagues from the Court of Appeal and judges from the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California.  Dean Linda Keller and ASP and […]

On Thursday, December 6, TJSL Professor Lilys McCoy was sworn in as President of the San Diego County Bar Association at the Association’s Stepping Up to the Bar event at the New Children’s Museum. Joining her were a large number of faculty colleagues and administrators, including Interim Dean Linda Keller, President Karin Sherr, Associate Dean […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s 19th Annual Women and the Law Conference, The Way Forward: Gender, LGBTQIA Rights, and Religious Liberties, will be held from 12:30 – 5:00 pm on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 701 B Street San Diego, 92101. Registration is now open: https://www.tjsl.edu/conferences/wlc/2019#register This conference brings together leading experts […]