Law School Deans
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Anthony Kennedy, Evan Caminker, Football, John Paul Stevens, Judicial Nominations, Law School Deans, Morning Docket, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 11.17.06
* It’s finally here: Ohio State vs. Michigan. And the respective law school deans are getting in on the wagering. Dean Nancy Hardin Rogers of Ohio State and Dean Evan Caminker of Michigan cleverly weave law with the age-old rivalry. Dean Rogers asks: “A burning question among the national media is whether the outcome in […]
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Anthony Kronman, Antonin Scalia, Elena Kagan, Eyes of the Law, Harold Koh, Law School Deans, Politics, White House Counsel
An Addendum on Nino in New Haven
An interesting update to our prior post about Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent appearance at the Yale Law School. From a current YLS student: Some of us were bothered — though not exactly surprised — by Dean Harold Koh’s tepid introduction of Justice Scalia. Koh couldn’t seem to find anything warm and welcoming to say about […] - Sponsored
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Musical Chairs: 11.09.06
Lateral Moves: * Litigator DeMaurice Smith, to Patton Boggs, from Latham & Watkins (DC). When asked about the move, Eric Bernthal, managing partner of Latham’s D.C. office, said that Smith’s practice “will probably fit a little better over there.” (Meow? Or just a matter-of-fact statement relating to areas of specialization, client conflicts, etc.? We hope […]
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Contests, Evan Caminker, Hotties, Law School Deans, Reader Polls
Law School Dean Hotties: Comment from Dean Caminker
We have contacted the two winners of our hottest law school dean contest, Asha Rangappa of Yale and Evan Caminker of Michigan, to obtain comment from them on their victories. We haven’t heard back yet from Dean Rangappa. But Dean Caminker provided us with this short and sweet statement, via email: It was a team […] -
Contests, Hiram Chodosh, Hotties, Law School Deans, Pictures, Reader Polls
Should Hiram Chodosh File a Notice of Appeal?
Our Law School Dean hotties contests are over, and the winners have been crowned. As one of you suggested, we’ve contacted hotties Asha Rangappa and Evan Caminker for comment. We’ll report back to you after we hear from them. We previously expressed our personal approval of your choices for hot dean. But this bit of […] -
Contests, Hotties, Law School Deans, Reader Polls
Law School Dean Hotties: The Winners!!!
Seven gorgeous women. Seven mouthwatering men. But only two law school administrators could emerge victorious. Voter turnout was tremendous. Harsh words were exchanged by partisans of the candidates. But in the end, cooler heads — and hotter bodies — prevailed. With almost 10,000 votes recorded in both contests, congratulations to the two hottest law school […] -
Asha Rangappa, Contests, Elena Kagan, Feminism, Gender, Hotties, Law School Deans, Reader Polls
Law School Dean Hotties: Comments from Dean Jackson
Only a few hours remain for voting in our Law School Dean Hotties contests. Click here to vote on the women, click here to vote on the men, and click here to vote on the male alternates. One of the female candidates, Associate Dean Leah Jackson of Baylor Law School, has commented on the contest. […] -
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Law School Dean Hotties: The FARKers Speak
You may be wondering how the number of votes tallied in our Law School Dean hotties contest, on the women’s side, went from about 1,000 to over 7,000 — basically over the weekend. The answer, in a word: Fark. Fark is a hugely popular website, started by a fellow named Drew Curtis, that collects weird […] - Sponsored
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Law School Dean Hotties: When the Polls Will Close
Turnout has been great in our three Law School Dean Hotties contests. In the women’s race — currently led by Asha Rangappa and Leah Jackson, with 39 and 31 percent of the vote, respectively — almost 7,000 votes have been cast. (Thanks, Fark!) Things have also been busy on the men’s side. In the main […] -
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ATL Week in Review: October 15, 2006
* Our Law School Dean hotties contest is now underway. Vote on the women here, the men here, and the alternate male candidates here. * Do you know anyone who is currently clerking for Justice Alito? If so, we’d like to hear from you. * If you’re in law for the money, we recommend Korean […] -
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Law School Dean Hotties: A Quick Plug for Our Polls
In case you haven’t checked in here lately, we’d like to inform you that our Law School Dean hotties contests are well underway. There are three separate races going on: 1. Female nominees: Vote on them by clicking here. 2. Male nominees: Vote on them by clicking here. 3. Male nominees (B-bracket / alternates): Vote […] -
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Law School Dean Hotties: The B Bracket
Earlier today, we announced the nominated men for our Law School Dean Hotties Contest. As we mentioned, because we limited ourselves to seven nominees, a number of worthy contenders had to be excluded on the male side. But hey, guess what? Because there were a number of them, we’re going to share with you the […] -
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Law School Dean Hotties: Your Male Nominees
Above the Law’s super-exciting Law School Dean Hotties Contest is in full swing. Yesterday we announced the female nominees (click here to vote). Today, it’s the men’s turn. The nomination rules can be reviewed here. You were free to nominate deans other than THE dean of the law school, such as deputy, assistant, or associate […]
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Asha Rangappa, Contests, Elena Kagan, Hotties, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Reader Polls
Law School Dean Hotties: Your Female Nominees
Sorry it took us so long. Without further ado, we proudly present the female nominees in our first annual Law School Dean Hotties Contest. To review the nomination rules, click here. As we explained, you were free to nominate deans other than THE dean of the law school — e.g., deputy, assistant, or associate deans. […] -
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Law School Dean Hotties: On Their Way
We’ve received some inquiries about the fate of our previously announced Law School Dean Hotties Contest. In case you’re wondering: No, you didn’t miss the nominees. We’ve been meaning to announce them for the longest time. It’s just that we’ve just been insanely busy, on the road a lot, and sleep-deprived. And putting together hottie […] -
Alan Dershowitz, Jews, Laurence Tribe, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Legal Fee Voyeurism, Money
Legal Fee Voyeurism: Burt Neuborne, Five Million Dollar Man
Recently we asked you for juicy gossip about gigantic legal fees. We didn’t expect to receive a response so quickly. From the WSJ Law Blog: NYU Law School professor Burt Neuborne worked for nearly eight years to help Holocaust survivors win a $1.25 billion settlement from Swiss banks accused of helping the Nazis steal Jewish […] -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: What, the Pizza's Not Good Enough to Make Them Stay?
We realize this gossip is several days old. But we don’t check Brian Leiter’s site as often as we should — ’cause we’re always afraid of going there and finding something mildly critical to downright nasty about us. We’re quite good at loathing ourselves; we don’t need others to pitch in. But better late than […] -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Skaddenfreude, UVA Law
Skaddenfreude: Private Law School Salaries, Please
In response to our recent request for information about academic salaries, a number of you reminded us that the salaries of many professors at state law schools are already publicly available. We had a vague recollection of this, but were too lazy to dig up links. Thankfully, a number of you did that for us. […] -
Hotties, Law School Deans
Above the Law Hotties: Law School Deans
Some time has passed since our last attempt to bring down western civilization — namely, our ERISA Hotties Contest. So it’s time for another legal professional beauty pageant. Our latest competition is based on the suggestion of a helpful law professor reader. It’s a contest for the HOTTEST LAW SCHOOL DEAN in America. Two notes […] -
Benjamin Brafman, David Boies, Elena Kagan, Eyes of the Law, Harold Koh, Jeffrey Toobin, Laurence Tribe, Law School Deans, Nancy Grace, Ted Olson
The Eyes of the Law: Legal Celebrity Sightings
Celebrity sighting columns are a staple of gossip magazines and gossip blogs. E.g., Gawker Stalker, Wonk’d, Judicial Sightations. So, in this spirit, we proudly present The Eyes of the Law — your source for all the legal celebrity sightings that are fit to print (and a few that aren’t). Since we don’t get out that […]