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Tennessee Governor appoints alumnus Chancery Court judge
June 14, 2021 10:36 am
A University of Tennessee College of Law alumnus has received a judicial appointment to serve on the 30th Judicial District Chancery Court.  Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced on Friday his selection of Gadson William “Will” Perry to serve Shelby County. Perry will fill Chancellor Walter L. Evans’ vacancy, effective immediately.

Institute for Professional Leadership names Kostas 2021-22 student fellow
June 2, 2021 4:27 pm
Third-year law student Stefan Kostas has been named the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Hardwick Fellowship recipient for 2021-2022. Kostas will work closely with the Institute for Professional Leadership providing research and communication support for the institute’s curricular offerings and community engagement.

Congratulations graduates!
May 25, 2021 4:04 pm
We offer our congratulations to our Class of 2021. Our commencement and hooding ceremony took place May 7, 2021 at Neyland Stadium. The ceremony, as well as the message to classmates from student speaker Johnelle Simpson, is available as an on-demand replay webcast linked below.

Graduate selected to serve public interest law fellowship
May 20, 2021 3:32 pm
College of Law alumna Tomi Robb has been selected as one of 77 law school graduates from throughout the nation to serve as an Equal Justice Works fellow. Each year, the Washington, D.C.-based Equal Justice Works selects a class of public interest lawyers who have designed one-of-a-kind projects in partnership with legal services organizations.

Student influences change in Knoxville through advocacy
May 3, 2021 7:07 am
When Tomi Robb decided to attend college, she wasn’t sure she wanted to move across the state to attend the University of Tennessee.  Her home was in Gallatin. She was the youngest child of five, the only girl in the family and the first who would attend college.

Law students successful in national health law competition
April 16, 2021 1:13 pm
A team of University of Tennessee College of Law students has placed second in the 2021 L. Edward Bryant, Jr. National Health Law Transactional Competition. Second-year law students Matt Arent, Grace Ewell and Braxton Kinney competed against 27 teams in late March in the virtual event hosted by Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Alumnus provides gift to support faculty, promote scholarship
April 14, 2021 6:21 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law has received a gift from alumnus Reggie Hill (’80) that will be used to fund a promising junior faculty member.  Beginning in January, the College of Law will offer the award annually and will designate the recipient as the John Reginald Hill Faculty Scholar.