Category: News & Media

On November 7, 2025, Assistant Dean Michelle Allison-Slaughter and Director Aparajita Bandyopadhyay hosted Online JD students Betty Nguyen, Cristian Martinez, Bobbie Medina, and Melissa Estrada in Santa Clara, California, for an evening of meaningful connection, engaging conversation, and community building. With the continued growth of the Online JD Program, the Law School remains committed to […]

Lorena received her JD from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2003. She was President of the TJSL La Raza Association for two years. She has a B.A. in Russian and Soviet Studies from UCSD. She served on the TJSL alumni board after graduating. She is past President of the San Diego La Raza Lawyers […]

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, […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s President Dawn Dekle was published in the San Diego Union Tribune’s Op-Ed section detailing her return to the United States after living abroad for 25 years. The digital article can be found here.

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 Board of Trustees of Thomas Jefferson School of Law has announced the appointment of Dawn Dekle as its new President and Dean, beginning on August 12, 2024.

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 […]

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Dean Linda Keller and President Karin Sherr are featured on the cover of San Diego Attorney Journals. The accompanying article highlights the school and its alumni. The digital edition can be found here.

Dear TJSL Community, As you know, over the past few years, we’ve returned to our roots as a small, community-oriented, California-accredited law school, now centrally located in downtown San Diego.  As we look forward to another 50 years of educating California lawyers and leaders, I’d like to share one of our current initiatives: exploration an […]

Thanks to the generous donation by MOET LAW Group, Thomas Jefferson School of Law was able to award bar study scholarships to two December graduates who will be preparing for the February Bar exam.  Alumni Nima Etemadian (2018) and Robert Moghadam (2018) founded MOET LAW and have now graciously funded these scholarships to help support […]

From October 21-23, Thomas Jefferson School of Law was proud to host the twelfth annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition. 36 teams from 22 law schools across the United States and Canada participated. Federal District Judge Roger Benitez and Federal Magistrate Judge Mitchell Dembin judged the competition’s final rounds, pressing the competitors to explain their […]