FACULTY UPDATES
Professor William J. Aceves Professor Aceves remains engaged in human rights and civil rights work. He serves in leadership roles with the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Justice & Accountability. Aceves is also actively involved in pro bono litigation. This past year, he filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of victims of child slave labor and with the First Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of an asylum applicant from El Salvador.
Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp Since January 2021, Professor Bisom-Rapp has been serving as Chair of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Women in Legal Education (WILE). She has been working on two types of programming: 1) programming designed for the newest WILE Section members, and 2) programming for the AALS Annual Meeting in January 2022, which includes a primary program on Status, Gender, and Intersectionality in the Legal Academy. She organized an August webinar for people on the law teaching market, which featured four law school deans, including Dean Sean Scott, who discussed aspects of the law school faculty recruitment process. In addition, she’s been working with the Chairs of the Sections on Leadership, Professional Responsibility, and Pro Bono to honor the legacy of the late Stanford Law School Professor Deborah Rhode, who passed away unexpectedly in January.
Professor Justin P. Brooks Professor Brooks’ book “You Might Go to Prison,” which highlights the wrongful conviction work he has done over the past 30 years, has been accepted for publication by UC Press. The expected release date for the book will be Fall 2022.
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