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The Lawyers Club of San Diego honored third-year student Catrina Skor on Thursday, Dec. 16, as the first recipient of the Lawyers Club of San Diego Women and the Law Project at Thomas Jefferson School of Law Scholarship. Skor, accompanied on stage by TJSL Dean Rudy Hasl, was presented with a large mock $2,000 check […]

When Bob Ames joined his first law firm in 1960, the San Diego County Bar association had just 300 members and he was able to buy his entire law library for $19.95. Ames, the luminary San Diego lawyer and trustee of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law was awarded an honorary degree at the law […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professor Richard Winchester has been elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). He was nominated for membership because of his work on employment tax policy, including social security taxes. “Admission into the National Academy of Social Insurance validates the work I have been doing on social security tax […]

“Thomas Jefferson is here tonight as we celebrate this wonderful discovery of Ice Age fossils,” said Dr. Paul Semonin before he screened his film ‘American Monster: the Myth of the Mastodon’ for the audience of Thomas Jefferson staff, faculty and other guests at the San Diego Natural History Museum on Wednesday, December 8. “This is […]

Professor Joy L. Delman of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law here has been elected to a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Professor Delman has a background in civil litigation at a major San Diego law […]

Nothing beats the time between exams for a law student like being fed and fussed over by the school. That’s what Exam Breakaway is all about. Complete with a buffet of comfort food like chili and chair massages. “I love it,” said 2L Parker Smith, a plate of custom built potato skins in his hands. […]

Five Thomas Jefferson School of Law professors will be appearing at the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) conference “Teaching in a Transformative Age: The Law School of the Future,” in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 10 and 11. Professor Marjorie Cohn will be on the panel, “Teaching Ethics in Transformative Era: Lessons Learned from Yoo […]

“It’s euphoric,” said Rocky Goodell. “I’m ecstatic”, said Hallie Tremaine. “It’s surreal,” said Mary Cheney. “This is the one defining moment,” said Chris Paulos. All four Thomas Jefferson School of Law 2010 graduates were about to be sworn in to the California and Federal bars at a ceremony on Friday, December 3, with the rest […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law has 14 students on the 2011 list of finalists for Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Each year, Who’s Who Among Students has furthered the aims of higher education by rewarding and recognizing academic excellence on a national level. Because curricular and extracurricular programs at schools vary […]

By Sterling Williams, 3L For the third straight year, Thomas Jefferson School of Law made its presence known within the San Diego Community by volunteering at Father Joe’s Village, located near our new downtown campus. Over a dozen Thomas Jefferson students volunteered for Father Joe’s Village to help put on their ‘Special Meals’ dinner the […]

Third-year student Catrina Skor is the first recipient of the Lawyers Club of San Diego Women and the Law Project at Thomas Jefferson School of Law Scholarship. TJSL established the scholarship this year in collaboration with Lawyers Club to recognize a TJSL student in the top 50 percent of his/her class who demonstrates support of […]

The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Thomas Jefferson School of Law Division is now in session. Three robed justices took their place on the bench in TJSL’s Moot Courtroom to hear arguments from students in Adjunct Professor Carmela Simoncini’s Appellate Advocacy class. The panel was made of up of Presiding Justice Manuel Ramirez, Justice Art […]