Three Thomas Jefferson School of Law students have been selected to serve in prestigious positions with the American Bar Association at the ABA's National Convention in Hawaii.

Alyssa McCorkle was elected as a national delegate to the ABA Law Students Division, just one of three law students in the country who will serve as national delegates.

Steve Howland and Anna Romanskaya were named as lieutenant governors of the 9th Circuit of the Law Students Division, which includes Southern California and Hawaii law schools.

"We've put Thomas Jefferson on the map," said McCorkle, a third-year student who sees the three positions as an effective way of not only representing the law school at the national level but also giving law students a greater voice within the ABA. "I didn't do it alone. Anna and Steve and I worked as a team."

Howland hopes to work hard lobbying for the Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP), which he will have the opportunity to do in Sacramento. LRAP is also McCorkle's top priority, and she'll be lobbying on behalf of LRAP on Capitol Hill next April on "ABA Day" on the hill.

Romanskaya, also a third-year student, is excited about her appointment as a lieutenant governor because of her strong interest in the field of public law. "I am able to meet many like-minded people and help spread ideas and communication about what public interest is," she said. Romanskaya is the president of TJSL's Public Interest Law Foundation chapter.

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