Professor Carole Goldberg Honored for Excellence in Federal Indian Law and Commitment to Hillel PRofeSSoR caRole goldbeRg, UCLA vice chancellor of academic personnel and the Jonathan D. Varat distinguished professor of law at UCLA School of Law, received the Lawrence R. Baca Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Federal Indian Law. She was chosen to receive the award by the Native American Bar Association and Federal Bar Association Selection Committee for her longstanding commitment to Indian country and its people. Professor Goldberg was presented with the award in April by UCLA School of Law Professor Angela Riley during the 38th Annual Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference. “Throughout the course of my career, I have sought to provide in-depth research to inform Indian law and policy, as well as to train and engage my students in that important work,” Professor Goldberg said. “It has been an honor to serve Indian country—and to be recognized for my contributions is extremely gratifying.” In addition, she was also honored in April by Hillel at UCLA at the organization’s Annual Gala. She was recognized for her commitment to Hillel, to UCLA and to Jewish life in Los Angeles. Professor Goldberg, who joined the UCLA Law faculty in 1972, is one of the nation’s foremost experts on federal Indian and tribal law. She was appointed in January 2011 by President Obama to serve on the Indian Law and Order Commission, which is investigating and recommending ways to improve Indian country criminal justice. In 2006, she served as the Oneida Indian Nation visiting professor at Harvard Law School, and in 2007 she was appointed a justice of the Hualapai Court of Appeals. She has written Carole Goldberg widely on the subject of federal Indian law and tribal law. In addition, she has twice served as associate dean for UCLA School of Law, from 1984 to 1989 and from 1991 to 1992. She also served as chair of the Academic Senate in 1993-1994. In 2011, she was appointed vice chancellor of academic personnel for the UCLA campus.
Professor Eugene Volokh Named One of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America” PRofeSSoR eugene volokh, Gary T. Schwartz professor of law, was named one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America” by the National Law Journal. He was included in the publication’s list of practicing attorneys in the U.S. who are making the biggest impact in the legal world. Professor Volokh, who joined the UCLA Law faculty in 1994, is a nationally recognized expert on the First Amendment, cyberspace law, harassment law and gun control. He is a member of the American Law Institute and of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel, as well as an academic affiliate with the Mayer Brown LLP law firm. Professor Volokh has written more than 60 law review articles and more than 80 op-eds on constitutional law, cyberspace law and other topics. Three of his law review articles were cited in the Supreme Court’s 2008 Second Amendment decision, D.C. v. Heller. He is the author of the casebook The First Amendment: Problems, Eugene Volokh Cases, and Policy Arguments (3rd ed. 2007); the textbook Academic Legal Writing: Law Review Articles, Student Notes, Seminar Papers, and Getting on Law Review (3rd ed. 2007); and The Volokh Conspiracy Web log, http://volokh.com, which receives approximately 25,000 unique visitors per weekday. A 2002 survey by law professor Brian Leiter listed him as the third most cited law professor among those who entered teaching after 1992.
Two UCLA Law Blogs Selected as Top Legal Blogs of 2012 Professor Stephen Bainbridge’s blog, ProfessorBainbridge.com, was selected for the fifth time as one of the top 100 legal blogs for 2012 by the editors of the ABA Journal. Professor Eugene Volokh’s blog, The Volokh Conspiracy, was also selected and included in the publication’s sixth annual “Blawg 100,” a list of the best blogs about lawyers and the law. In addition, The Volokh Conspiracy was chosen for the publication’s inaugural “Blawg 100 Hall of Fame,” featuring 10 of the best law blogs known for crafting high-quality, engaging posts day in and day out.
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