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Welcome Lessons in Life and Law from to the Ninth Issue U.S Fall 2016-Summer 2017 ISSUE NINE eFROM THE WILLIAM S.news RICHARDSON SCHOOL OF LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I The Indomitable RBG— Welcome Lessons in Life and Law from to the ninth issue U.S. Supreme Court Justice of the William S. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Richardson School page 2 of Law e-news. To expand student scholar- ships; to give added life to exceptional teaching, Judge Burns Remembered as research, and service; and ‘Man of Wisdom’ to improve our facilities, page 6 the Law School is dedicated to raising private funds in addition to the public fund- ing it receives. Those interested in contributing to an array of programs should contact ALSO INSIDE: Julie Levine at: julie. Professor Melody MacKenzie Acting Law Training is Key page 36 [email protected] Dean page 9 Scheck, Rosen and ‘Innocence Project’ page 37 or through the Founda- Courtroom Drama Unfolds for High tion’s website at: http:// Schoolers page 10 Fighting Human Trafficking page 39 www.uhfoundation.org/ $7.2 Million Clinical Building Launched Website Reboot for Law Library page 40 page 14 Maxine Burkett Honored for Climate TO REACH THE LAW SCHOOL Student Artists Decorate Barricade page 17 Expertise page 41 FOR GENERAL INFORMATION: Advanced Degree Programs for Foreign 2017 Patsy Mink Scholar page 43 2515 Dole St., Honolulu, and U.S. Attorneys page 20 A Best Says Princeton Review page 44 HI. 96822-2350, The Continuing Significance of Korematsu (808) 956-7966 page 23 Part Time Evening Program Praised page 45 Stories by William S. Richardson School James Pietsch Honored for Community Building ‘Happy Memories’ page 46 of Law Media Consultant Beverly Service page 25 Creamer, unless otherwise noted. Randy Roth Retires page 47 David Callies Wins Prestigious Honor page 26 Photos by Spencer Kimura, Director of Dale W. Lee Retires page 50 LLM and Summer Programs , and UH Law Grads Carry Lowest Debt page 27 Mike Orbito. National Jurist Says UH Law a Top School Cataloguing Jon Van Dyke Papers page 28 page 53 Ulu Lehua Program wins Grant page 29 Oldest Graduating Law Student page 53 ‘I Feel Lucky,’ says Newirth ’12 page 31 Largest Graduating Class Ever page 55 Commitment to Global Environment page 33 Naming Opportunities for Clinical Building page 62 Ken Lawson Honored with Regents’ Award page 35 WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON SCHOOL OF LAW | 1 e-news U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG e-news sky, the gathering of more than 200 law students, faculty, staff, and invited guests rose in a prolonged standing ovation. “I The Indomitable RBG – don’t think very many other law schools have the opportunity to bring Supreme Court justices to visit us over several days as our program does,” said Grace Magrud- U.S. Supreme Court Justice er ’17, who was a student in Richardson’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg Offers Lessons in Law, and Life N A WHIRLWIND VISIT to the UH Law School early in February, “affiliate with like-minded people … (and) U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg an- join forces with others who are passion- swered questions and taught law classes, reflected on the huge ate about what you care about. gains by women in equal opportunities since she graduated “There’s not much you can do as a …maybe there from law school in 1959, and gave some pointed advice to the loner,” she said, noting that early in her will“ be wise Justice Ginsburg chats with Professor Mari Matsuda and Professor women law students. career she affiliated herself with the “There is no better time to be going into the legal profes- American Civil Liberties Union which, by women and men Charles Lawrence of the UH Law faculty. sion,” she told the women. “There are no closed doors to you.” the late 1960s, had grown to be the coun- of both parties At the same time, she advised all students “to do something try’s leading civil liberties organization. It outside yourself that you feel passionate about.” became her platform as a young attorney who will blow In her comments, Justice Ginsburg the nation’s highest court. Since its begin- During her visit as part of the Jurist in Residence program, and law professor to push for equal rights a whistle and was generous in talking about herself, at ning, the program has brought eight U.S. Justice Ginsburg helped plant a traditional Native Hawaiian ‘ohia lehua tree in the court- for women. “ one point mentioning that she recently Supreme Court Justices and a number of yard of the Richardson School of Law, listened to Professor Melody MacKenzie ‘76 chant As Justice Ginsburg took her seat in say ‘Let’s had a speaking part as the Duchess of leading international jurists to Hawai‘i. an ‘oli of aloha, and, in response to a question, said that the way to affect change is to the Law School courtyard under a sunny stop this Krakenthorp in the opera “Daughter of The program has been generously sup- the Regiment,” admitting, to laughter ported since 2000 by the Case Lombardi nonsense.’ from the audience, that she could perform & Pettit law firm, which Justice Ginsburg only on opening night - “because I have a visited during her stay. This year Karen Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with day job.” and Paul Sullivan created an endowment UH Law Dean Avi Soifer during Justice Ginsburg has long been an to add further support. lunch with the law faculty. avid music and opera fan, and shared her In the course of her interactions with pride that her son is involved in the classi- the Law School community, Justice Gins- cal music recording business. burg avoided commenting on the current Evening Part Time program. “This is a At the same time she spoke with hu- political scene, but she did say that one unique position for a law school.” mor about her presence on the Court. For recent case could end up before the Su- And, in explaining to Justice Ginsburg five years after the retirement of Justice preme Court “pretty soon.” While she did the significance of the ‘ohia lehua planted Sandra Day O’Connor, she said she was not specify to which case she referred, in in her honor, and the importance and my- the single “tiny little woman” amidst eight the midst of her visit to the Law School on thology of kalo in Hawaiian culture, stu- male Justices. When two other women February 9th, the Ninth Circuit Court of dents Sabrina Gramberg ’18, Letani Peltier joined her – Justices Sonia Sotomayor Appeals upheld a ruling against President ’17, and Marcos Bendana ’18 also thanked and Elena Kagan - it helped the balance, Trump’s immigration ban on people from her for honoring the Law School. “The she said. “We’re all over the bench, so we seven primarily Muslim countries. kalo stands for social justice for the Native look like we’re there to stay.” Despite po- Justice Ginsburg spoke about the “col- Hawaiians,” explained Bendana. “You are litical differences, she spoke highly of the legiality” that existed in Congress when like the kalo, standing for social justice.” collegiality of the Court, and mentioned she was confirmed in 1993, when she was Later, listening to the Question and her friendship with the late Justice Anto- appointed by President Bill Clinton. The Answer session with students, attorney nin Scalia. vote in her favor was 96-3, and Sen. Or- Mark Davis said the interchange was im- This was Justice Ginsburg’s third visit rin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican pressive. “It was the Law School at its best to the Richardson Law School as part of in the Senate, was one of her strongest …. The Justice was providing thought- the Jurist in Residence program, estab- supporters. provoking analyses of her cases, and stu- lished in 1987 to offer law students and “I wish I could think of a way to get dents were responding with thought-pro- the community the opportunity to hear back to the way it was,” she said, speaking voking questions.” from and interact with those serving on of that collegiality. “Now we have a dys- 2 | WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON SCHOOL OF LAW WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON SCHOOL OF LAW | 3 e-news U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTIC RUTH BADER GINSBURG e-news functional Congress. But at least we know make things better in her community … she said, quoting from a statement by that we could have a legislature of the for those less fortunate.” She repeatedly Martin Luther King Jr. who spoke about kind that the United States should have. stressed the importance of young people the arc of life bending toward justice. And maybe there will be wise women and giving back to their communities. “When I was in law school, there were men of both parties who will blow a whis- In addition to meeting with many law nine women and 500 men in my class, tle and say ‘Let’s stop this nonsense. It’s students, Justice Ginsburg discussed the and only one of the women was African- not doing any good for the United States.’” U.S. Constitution with 210 high school American. When I look at law school Justice Ginsburg also noted that from students from 10 different schools at classes today, we have come a long way.” time to time the Executive has been criti- Mililani High School; joined members of In general today, there are often more cal of the Judiciary, she add- women than men in law ed: “But I feel truly shielded school classes.
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