2006, 2005
2007
July 9, 2007
LL.M. Program at TJSL
Online Master's Degree
July 5, 2007
Professor Cohn's Latest Book
Says Bush Administration Defies Law
May 9, 2007
May 12, 2007 Graduation
138 Students Will Receive Juris Doctor Degree
May 8, 2007
Hollywood Article Wins Acclaim
Exposes Hollywood's "Dirty Little Secret"
April 20, 2007
O'Connor Scholarship Winner
TJSL Student Gets National Honor
April 17, 2007
Moot Court Team Triumphs
Wins Traynor trophy
April 17, 2007
TJSL Student Lobbies in D.C.
ABA Student Delegate
April 13, 2007
TJSL Professor: U.S. Film Industry Dying?
Foreign Subsidies Hurt Hollywood
April 11, 2007
Ethics Seminar & Silent Auction
Benefits Public Interest Law Foundation
April 3, 2007
US News & World Report Ranking
Legal Writing Program in Top 30
March 26, 2007
Diversity Week
A celebration
February 23, 2007
Challenges for Children's Rights
Symposium at Thomas Jefferson
February 20, 2007
Lost Boys of Sudan
Film to be Screened at Thomas Jefferson
February 13, 2007
Etiquette Dinner for Law Students
Good Manners for Job Hunters
February 6, 2007
Sports Law Symposium
Legal Champions in Sports
February 5, 2007
Mardi Gras: Made In China
Special Screening at Thomas Jefferson
February 1, 2007
Richard Weisberg Joins Faculty As Visiting Professor
Teaching Course on European Legal System During Holocaust
January 22, 2007
Women and The Law Conference
Emerging Issues in Intellectual Property Law
January 22, 2007
Biotechnology Seminar
Open to the Public
January 12, 2007
Mediation Program Grant
From Bar Association Foundation
2006
December 13, 2006
Global Workplace Text Published
TJSL Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp is co-author
December 12, 2006
December Graduation
77 to Receive juris doctor Degree
December 7, 2006
Group Rights Book Published
Author is TJSL Professor Eric Mitnick
November 27, 2006
Contracts Hollywood Style
TJSL Professor To Give Presentation
November 3, 2006
Alan Dershowitz to appear at Thomas Jefferson
Will sign his latest book and give lecture
November 2, 2006
Jury Selection 101 Course Offered
Sponsored by TJSL Criminal Law Society
October 26, 2006
First Distinguished Guest Scholar in Social Justice
Lauren B. Edelman Speaks about Social Science Research
and Employment Discrimination Law
October 23, 2006
TJSL Student Awarded Belle Cummins Scholarship
Named by Association of Administrative Law Judges
October 18, 2006
Former U.N. Under-Secretary-General Hans Corell
to Speak at Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Will Lecture on Issue of United Nations Reform
October 17, 2006
U.N. World Intellectual Property Organization Speaker
Will Discuss Protection of Worldwide Intellectual Property
October 17, 2006
Who's Who Nominees
Six Thomas Jefferson Students Honored
October 16, 2006
Lt. Ehren Watada's Father to Appear at TJSL
Will discuss son's refusal to serve in Iraq
October 12, 2006
Thomas Jefferson Professor to be Sworn-In as
President of the National Lawyer’s Guild
Marjorie Cohn Will Assume Duties on October 20th
October 4, 2006
TJSL Student Honored in Washington
Full-Time Principal, Part-Time Law student
September 25, 2006
Muslim Professor Lectures
Prominent Scholar Speaks at TJSL
September 25, 2006
TJSL Students named to ABA Positions.
Three will serve in national posts
September 18, 2006
Thomas Jefferson School of Law Hosts Guantánamo Teach-In
Hosted by the TJSL Center for Law and Social Justice, co-sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild
September 11, 2006
Thomas Jefferson Alumnus Named to Presidential Committee
William Edwards ’91 to serve on Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
September 01, 2006
Thomas Jefferson School of Law SBA to Host Blood Drive
Students support the community through public service projects
August 30, 2006
Thomas Jefferson School of Law Starts Legal Clinic at Veteran’s Village
Law students will work with veterans on legal cases
August 25, 2006
Thomas Jefferson School of Law to Offer Spanish Course for Legal Professionals
Thomas Jefferson alumnus Ruben Arizmendi ’81 to teach innovative new course
August 23, 2006
Thomas Jefferson School of Law To Host Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Liu to research U.S. investment law and its impact on U.S.-China investment relations
July 28, 2006
TJSL Student Selected For Internship With The ICTY In The Hague, Netherlands
Michael Lee to begin internship in March 2007; plans a legal career protecting human rights
July 24, 2006
Former Caltrans Counsel Jeffrey Joseph Named Associate Dean & General Counsel for TJSL
July 06, 2006
Laura A. Weseley Named Assistant Dean for Career Services at TJSL
Mission is to increase employment opportunities for law school graduates
June 21, 2006
New Faces at Thomas Jefferson School of Law
June 07, 2006
Thomas Jefferson Law Students Awarded Best Memorial in English
Third Time in Last Four Years and Only U.S. Law School to Earn an Award This Year!
June 07, 2006
Thomas Jefferson School of Law hosting Summer Institute for Pre-Law Students of Diverse Backgrounds
The CLEO Program helps students "jump start" a legal career
June 06, 2006
Karen Goyette Named Assistant Dean for Development & Alumni Relations at TJSL
May 30, 2006
Journalist, Documentary Producer To Discuss Iraq, Show Film On Falluja
May 01, 2006
Former Vice President of Nigeria to speak at TJSL's 34th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 6
April 18, 2006
Author Who Blames Former Presidents for Turning Blind Eye to Terrorism, Radical Islam to Speak Here
April 18, 2006
TJSL Professor Julie Greenberg Chosen to Receive The THLA “Friend of the Community Award"
April 12, 2006
“Father of Therapeutic Jurisprudence” David Wexler To Speak at TJSL on Thursday, April 20, 2006
April 10, 2006
TJSL Students Take 2nd Place in Nation At John Marshall Trial Competition in Chicago
April 07, 2006
Former San Diego Police Chief David Bejarano Takes Seat
April 06, 2006
Professor Wezelman Honored as Adjunct Faculty Professor of 2005
March 29, 2006
Judge Rudi M. Brewster of U.S. District Court, To Discuss Patent Practice in San Diego
The Honorable Rudi M. Brewster of the United States District Court for the Southern District in San Diego will discuss patent law issues at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law here on Wednesday, March 29, 2006.
March 28, 2006
Volunteers Needed for TJSL’s Seventh Annual Ocean Beach Clean Up
February 27, 2006
Anti-War Activist Cindy Sheehan and Pro-War Activist Deborah Johns To Speak Here
February 24, 2006
ABA to Offer “Etiquette” Workshop for Law Students This Saturday
February 16, 2006
Families of the Fallen To Speak Out
February 14, 2006
Students Offer Free Tax Preparation Services
February 07, 2006
Former Death Row Inmate Turned Pentecostal Preacher to Speak at TJSL on February 9, 2006
February 02, 2006
Professor Aaron Schwabach Achieves Prestigious Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster Status
Thomas Jefferson School of Law is proud to announce that one of its faculty, Professor Aaron Schwabach, has been approved for candidacy on the prestigious Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State (ECA), and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).
January 24, 2006
Local Law Students to Host Blood Drive to Aid Dwindling Supply
Law students at Thomas Jefferson School of Law here will host a blood drive at the Old Town campus on Thursday, January 26, 2006.
January 09, 2006
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW COMPLETES RE-LANDSCAPING OF ENTIRE CAMPUS
The campus of Thomas Jefferson School of Law in the historic community of Old Town here has undergone a comprehensive re-landscaping to tie together the exterior planters around the law school’s Spanish-style buildings in the 21-hundred block of San Diego Avenue.
2005
November 15, 2005
Thomas Jefferson School of Law Students Dominate Other Law Schools At Recent ABA Competitions
Students in the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Mock Trial programs at Thomas Jefferson School of Law have dominated law schools from California and other western states in competitions sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA) the past two weekends in a row.
November 10, 2005
Head of Kosovo’s Foreign Relations Office To Discuss Self-Determination in the Balkans
Dr. Enver Hasani, the head of Kosovo’s government office for foreign relations, who also has served as legal adviser for the Albanian Foreign Ministry and for the Kosovar government in exile, will speak at Thomas Jefferson School of Law here on Monday, Nov. 14.
November 10, 2005
Honorable Richard J. Goldstone of the South African Constitutional Court To Deliver Lecture
The Honorable Richard J. Goldstone of South Africa will deliver the 2005 Jefferson Lecture this Thursday, November 10, 2005, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., at Thomas Jefferson School of Law here.
November 03, 2005
Law Professor Marjorie Cohn Chosen President-Elect of the 6,000+ Member National Lawyers Guild
Professor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law here was chosen President-elect of the National Lawyers Guild at its annual convention last weekend in Portland, Oregon. Cohn served as Executive Vice President for three years, editor of the Guild Practitioner for nine years and she is co-chair of the Guild's International Committee.
October 18, 2005
Mayoral Candidate Jerry Sanders to Speak Tomorrow at Thomas Jefferson School of Law
October 18, 2005
Up for Grabs Documentary and Panel Discussion
(So, whose ball is it?)
October 03, 2005
Prominent Defense Attorney/Professor Gerald Uelmen
To Discuss Cases on Supreme Court Docket This Term TODAY, Monday, October 3 at 11:30 a.m.
September 23, 2005
Holocaust Survivor-Author Edith Eva Eger to Discuss Lessons Learned in Auschwitz
September 22, 2005
Mayoral Candidates to Speak: City Councilwoman Donna Frye to Visit TODAY!
September 20, 2005
Mayoral Candidates to Speak at Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Mayoral Candidates Donna Frye and Jerry Sanders will make campaign stops at Thomas Jefferson School of Law to talk to students before the upcoming elections in November.
September 16, 2005
Former Seattle-U Law School Dean To Sail Competitive “J” Boat 8 Days Straight to San Diego
Rudy Hasl Leaves Today from Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle
September 09, 2005
Never Forget: A 9-11 Remembrance Event
Sunday, September 11, 2005
September 08, 2005
Local Law Students Rally to Aid Victims of Hurricane Katrina
September 07, 2005
Brigadier General Janis Karpinski:
Victim or Violator of the Rule of Law?
West Point and TJSL Professors to Debate Today
August 30, 2005
Professor’s Interview with Abu Ghraib Commander Reveals Shocking New Details of Torture and War
San Diego – Explosive new accounts of the Abu Ghraib prisoner torture scandal have been unveiled in an in depth interview that Professor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law recently conducted with Army Reserve Brigadier General Janis Karpinski. Karpinski was in charge of the prison in Iraq and is now the highest ranking officer to be demoted and sanctioned as a result of the scandal that occurred in the fall of 2003.
August 19, 2005
Student Parking Lawsuit Dismissed; Law School Pleased With Settlement
Dean Rudolph C. Hasl of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in Old Town has announced that the law school has reached a favorable resolution of a lawsuit filed last September by a neighbor concerned about students parking on nearby streets.
June 03, 2005
Media Advisory : Ceremony to Honor Law Student Marine Wounded in Iraq
Thomas Jefferson School of Law honored first-year law student Lt. Paul "P.J" Croom, who was wounded May 11 in Iraq when the amphibious assault vehicle in which he was riding struck an explosive device.
May 06, 2005
Thomas Jefferson School of Law to Award Degree
to exceptional Hispanic graduate on Saturday, May 7, 2005
May 06, 2005
Thomas Jefferson School of Law to Award Degree
to Naval Officer who recently fought in the War in Iraq
May 06, 2005
Longest-Serving Employee to Receive Honorary Degree
Thomas Jefferson School of Law will award an honorary juris doctor degree to Assistant Dean of Admissions, Jennifer M. Keller.
May 06, 2005
Thomas Jefferson School of Law to Honor Two Departing Deans,
180 Graduates at Commencement Ceremony in Balboa Park on Saturday, May 7, 2005
May 05, 2005
Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Star Professor
To Receive San Diego Bar Association’s Service to Legal Education Award on Friday, May 6, 2005
April 14, 2005
Volunteers Invited to Help with TJSL’s Sixth Annual Beach Clean Up
The Sixth Annual Thomas Jefferson School of Law Beach Clean-Up is set for this Saturday, April 16, in Ocean Beach. Volunteers are invited to join students, faculty, staff and alumni of Thomas Jefferson School of Law from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 05, 2005
New Dean Announced for Thomas Jefferson School of Law
March 09, 2005
Nationally Recognized Psychology Practitioner
To Give Presentation on Therapeutic Jurisprudence At Thomas Jefferson School of Law on Thursday, April 7, 2005
March 02, 2005
Distinguished Professor of Family Law and Feminist Jurisprudence To Discuss Groundbreaking Book
Distinguished law Professor Martha Albertson Fineman, the author of the groundbreaking book The Autonomy Myth: A Theory of Dependency will lead a provocative discussion of her work at Thomas Jefferson School of Law on Friday, March 4, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 300.
February 23, 2005
UC Davis Law Professor to discuss Internet, Intellectual Property Law Issues
UC Davis Professor Madhavi Sunder will present her article titled “IP.3” at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law this Friday, Feb. 25, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room 300 of the Law Library Building.
February 18, 2005
Conference on Feminist Legal Theory and Other Women’s Issues This Weekend, Feb. 18 & 19
“The Global Impact of Feminist Legal Theory” is the theme of the Fifth Annual Thomas Jefferson School of Law Women & The Law Conference this weekend.
February 17, 2005
Free Tax Preparation Services Offered
Every spring since 1998 the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Tax Law Society operates the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program on campus to provide FREE income tax return services to the San Diego community, including students, low-income families, senior citizens and others who can’t afford or are unable to do their taxes.
February 14, 2005
Fifth Annual Women & the Law Conference
What do sexual harassment law, rape shield laws, and battered women’s syndrome all have in common? They are fruits of the feminist legal theory movement.
February 02, 2005
Third Annual Thomas Jefferson School of Law Sports Law Symposium
The Third Annual Thomas Jefferson Sports Law Symposium is a geared with prestigious speakers who plan to give firsthand perspectives on sports and law-related opportunities in the big leagues.
January 16, 2005
Conference on Genocide & Other Human Rights Violations
"Representation of the Holocaust, Genocide and Other Human Rights Violations,” a timely and provocative two-day conference presented by the Law and Humanities Institute and the Thomas Jefferson School of Law with major local sponsorship by Sempra Energy.
January 07, 2005
Hotel Rwanda and San Diego Conference Share Same Concern
The highly acclaimed movie Hotel Rwanda hits theaters across the country today with a strong message: the horrendous crime of genocide is still alive and well and it's about time civilized people do something about it.
January 04, 2005
Conference on Genocide and other Human Rights Issues
A unique opportunity for the public to observe the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and to celebrate the principles of tolerance and equality for which he stood will be presented on Jan. 16-17 when the Law and Humanities Institute and Thomas Jefferson School of Law host an international conference on “Representation of the Holocaust, Genocide and other Human Rights Violations” featuring more than 35 distinguished speakers.