IDAHOLAW COLLEGE OF LAW JOINS THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS (IALS) The College of Law joined the International Association of Law Schools (IALS) in April. The IALS is a private, nonprofit volunteer organization that represents more than 160 law schools and over 5,000 law faculty members from over 55 countries. Becoming part of this organization will allow the College of Law to continue its efforts to prepare our students for global legal practice.
JUDGE DAYO ONANUBOSI APPOINTED TO STATE COMMISSION College of Law Advisory Council member, Canyon County Magistrate Judge Dayo Onanubosi ’93, has been appointed by Governor Otter to serve on the Idaho Juvenile Justice Commission. The Commission serves as an advisory board for the state on issues related to the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and advises the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections.
An LL.M. program for foreign law students is being planned for the College of Law. The program would offer a one-year curriculum on American law and jurisprudence to lawyers and judges from other countries who want to further their education. The program is anticipated to begin in the fall of 2017.
Judge Onanubosi currently is the juvenile judge in Canyon County. He was appointed to the College of Law Advisory Council in 2014. He earned both his undergraduate and law degree from the University of Idaho.
COLLEGE OF LAW ALUMNI SELECTED FOR JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS Congratulations to the College of Law Alumni who have been chosen for judicial appointments in Idaho and beyond over the past year. We have tried to gather all the appointment information we could, and apologize if we have missed anyone. All appointments listed were in Idaho unless otherwise noted. Changes to alumni contact information including changes in employment, can be made on the University of Idaho website at http://www.uidaho.edu/alumni/update. James Barrett ’01 — Custer County Magistrate Judge James Combo ’83 — Kootenai County Magistrate Judge Gregory Fitzmaurice ’78 — Idaho County District Judge Michael Patrick Gibbons ’80 — Court of Appeals Judge — Nevada Jennifer Haemmerle ’89 — Blaine County Magistrate Judge Samuel Hoagland ’82 — Ada County District Judge Molly Huskey ’93 — Idaho Court of Appeals Judge Douglas Payne ’93 — Benewah County Magistrate Judge Michael Reardon ’85 — Ada County District Judge
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Timothy Van Valin ’88 — Kootenai County Magistrate Judge
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DENTON DARRINGTON LECTURE ON LAW AND GOVERNMENT On February 5, 2015, the second annual Denton Darrington Annual Lecture on Law and Government was held in Boise and featured Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. He spoke on the topic of “The Constitution in the 21st Century.” Members of the bench, bar and the public attended the lecture and reception, which was held at the Idaho Supreme Court. The 2016 Darrington Lecture is scheduled for early February with keynote speaker the Honorable Rebecca Love Kourlis, former Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and current Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver. The program will be held in Boise the first week of February and is free and open to the public. The Denton Darrington Annual Lecture on Law and Government started in 2013 to honor former Idaho State Senator Denton Darrington, who served as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 23 years. The lecture is sponsored by the College of Law, the Idaho Supreme Court, and the Idaho State Bar and Law Foundation.