Category: Events

On Friday, November 14, students, professors, and Dean Linda Keller gathered in the Student Lounge for a unique trivia game. Teams consisting of residential and online students each including 1L, 2L, and 3L students competed to answer trivia questions from famous cases, identify pictures of famous lawyers (both fictional and real), spot issues in fact […]

We are thrilled to celebrate the success of our four Regional Meet Ups this year, bringing together Online JD students, Residential JD student leaders, faculty, staff, and TJSL alumni across the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Irvine, and San Diego. Each gathering offered online students the chance to meet classmates and connect with TJSL alumni living […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law hosted the 15th Annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition at its Downtown San Diego campus from October 10 through October 12, 2025. Forty teams from over twenty law schools competed to negotiate problems relating to the business of sports. In addition to all three San Diego law schools and others […]

On November 1, 2024, alumni gathered to celebrate TJSL. The recipient of the Judicial Service Award was Hon. David G. Brown, who gave an insightful and motivational speech about the San Diego veterans community and words of hope for everyone. The recipient of the Outstanding Service to the Community Award was Omid Rejali, who gave […]

In our 13th year, TJSL hosted 40 teams from across the country and Canada. Before the Championship Round of judges Dean Dawn Dekle, Robert Colosia and Jonathan Mtupu, Stetson placed first, ahead of Cardozo, Brooklyn and Thompson Rivers.

The 22nd Women and the Law Conference, Perspectives on Judging, welcomed distinguished judges and over 50 attendees on September 27, 2024. The conference was thought-provoking and inspirational. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecturer Judge LaDoris Cordell kicked off the event with a wonderful presentation based on her acclaimed book, Her Honor: My Life on the Bench…What Works, […]

Recap of the 22nd Women and the Law Conference Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s 22nd Women and the Law Conference, Perspectives on Judging, will bring together current and retired members of the judiciary, along with an expert on judicial decision-making, to explore critical aspects of the judicial system.  The conference will begin with Judge LaDoris […]

The annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition (NSLNC) is hosted and organized by the Center for Sports Law & Policy (CSLP) at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California. Now in its tenth year, the NSLNC is widely regarded as one of the premiere law student negotiation competitions in the country.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law hosted its commencement exercises on Sunday, May 12, at the Balboa Theater in downtown San Diego. The event honored December 2023, May 2024, and projected August 2024 graduates of the law school’s Juris Doctor, Masters of Law, and Doctor of Science of Law programs. Alumna Lorena Slomanson (2003), Outreach and […]

The Academic Excellence Celebration was held recently. The reception recognized 2023 recipients of the Distinguished Honor Roll, Honor Roll, High Grade, and Honors Award winners as well as the Adjunct of the Year, Professor Peter Law. Additionally, 2L Mackenzie Rogers was presented the 2023 Kossack Award in Social Justice.  The Kossack Award honors Samuel Kossack, […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is proud to honor Justice Joan Irion and Honorable Renee Stackhouse with the 2023 Judicial Service Award and Outstanding Service to the Community Award, respectively. These remarkable women were recognized at the event for their achievements and contributions to the legal profession as well as the San Diego community.  Their […]