UC Hastings Scholarship Repository Hastings Alumni Publications 6-1-1995 Hastings Community (Summer 1995) Hastings College of the Law Alumni Association Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.uchastings.edu/alumni_mag Recommended Citation Hastings College of the Law Alumni Association, "Hastings Community (Summer 1995)" (1995). Hastings Alumni Publications. 92. http://repository.uchastings.edu/alumni_mag/92 This is brought to you for free and open access by UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hastings Alumni Publications by an authorized administrator of UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. HASTINGS 1 - 15 - LETTER TO ALUMNI HASTINGS' STARS OF LIBERTY Dean fary Kay Kane reports on the This August marked the 75th anniversary of College's scholarly /Jublications. 8 the 19th Cons titutional Amendment extending to GERALD POSNER: BIGGER THAN American women the right to vote. LIFE AFTER LAW SCHOOL Two Hastings alumnae starred in the movement Alumnus Gerald Posner ('78) uses his -by Mae Silver. 2 Hastings' Law Review experience to BOARD NOTES research conspiracy theories, Chinese Triads and Mengele New Leaders for -by Judy Lane. Board of Directors and - 16- Hastings 1066 Foundation. LEOP 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION LEOP participants , past and present, - 10- comment on LEOP's success at the ALUM SERVES AS PRO BONO anniversary celebration. 3 LEGAL ADVISOR FOR ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR FLEDGLING DEMOCRACIES Marvin Sussman , recipient of this Mary Noel Pepys ('78) tells what it's like to year's prestigious volunteer as a liaison in Bulgaria for the Alumnus of the Year award American Bar Association's Central and - 18 - -by Judy Lane. Eastern European Law Initiative. SCHOLARSHIP TEA Photo scrapbook of some of the donors and recipients who attended the 4 - 11 - eighth annual Scholarship Tea. FOUNDER' S DAY 1995 Do You HAVE A JOB .. Highlights of two lectures on reforming That would be appropriate for a the justice system that were delivered at Hastings student or graduate 7 - 21 Hastings by ABA Executive Director, HASTINGS' JUDICIAL CLERKS Robert A. Stein. A listing of Hastings'recent grads who have succeeded in obtaining highly sought-after - 12- judicial clerkships. HASTINGS' ALUMS LEAD STATE 6 AND COUNTY BAR MATHEW O. TOBRINER 1995 ASSOCIATIONS MEMORIAL LECTURER A visit with the State Bar of California's - 22 Highlights from the Tobriner Lecture President Donald Fischbach ('72) and CLASS NOTES delivered by UN war crimes prosecutor, Executive Director Herb Rosenthal ('60) Justice Richard J. Goldstone, on the topic Catch up on your classmates' activities. of exposing human rights abuses. - 13 - Have we heard from you lately? FACULTy/CAMPUS NOTES An update on faculty activities. Two separate receptions honor the Honorable Melvin T. Brunetti ('64) and ON THE COVER: the Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan. Founder's Day speaker, American Bar Association ExeCtltive Direc tor Robert A. Stein (left) with Prof. Warren Shattuck Alumnus of the Year Marvin Sussman ('50) ami ovember6 , 190 -June 27, 1995. Alumni Association President Dat,id Humiston ('79) (right). HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW NIV ERSITY OF CA LIFORNI A I I AS TI NG'" Stud ents are se lected for the journals primarily through participa­ ti on in a wr iti ng competition that takes place immediately after finals in May and which is "graded" by third-year student editors. In addi ­ tion, the Hastings Law Journal offers membership to the top three stu-, dents in each of the five first-year sections. Both the Hastings Women s Law Journal and Hastings West/Northwest also accept vo lunteers. As second -year students, journal staff members are required to write a note of pub li shab le quality in order to rece ive academ ic cred it. If the note is pub li shed, requiring the writer to proceed through the variou editorial and revi ew processe , an additional unit of credit may be awa rded. Student members elect their editor-in-chief who, in turn, se lects those th ird-year members who will se rve on the editorial board, effectively running the journal for the year. In addition to the pride we all can share in the fine publications that our students produce, another endeavor which the journals have undertaken in the last seve ral years is the presentation of annual sy m­ posia during the spri ng semester. The symposia typically deal with top­ ics of major current significance in the law. Key scholars, judges, and lawye rs actively in volved in the chosen area are in vited to the College for a day- long Satu rd ay event in wh ich they present and comment on papers that later are published in an is ue of the sponso ring journal dedicated to that top ic. In this way, ymposia foster a real exchange of id eas and , because they in volve li ve presentations, offer the opportu ­ N THE LAST ISSU E I DESCRIBED SOME OF THE nity for fac ulty, students, and mem be rs of the bar to witness some ve ry I exciting things happe ning in our Moot Court program over the li vely and timely debates. These kind of events further enhance last several yea rs. Another area of the College that has had sig­ Hastings' reputation as an institution where cutting-edge iss ues are nificant changes and that also reveals the incredible talent, energy, debated and discussed, and display the wide array of talent we have on and dedication of our tudents is our Scholarly Publicati ons program. the campus. Thus, we are extremely grateful to the Hastings 1066 Thus, I thought I would take this opportunity to describe that program Foundation, which provides an annual contribution to the scholarl y so that you, too, can understand why the faculty and I are 0 enor­ publications, making these sy mposia possible; without their funding mously proud of what has been acco mplished there. we would be unab le to accomp lish so much. Hastings now has six scholarl y publications. The first, and proba­ As you might expect, the organiza tion and management of such an bly most well-known to alumni , is the Hastings Law Journal, which was elaborate event is a major undertaking that requires a significant com­ tarted in 1949 and which publishes six issues per yea r. The second, mitment on the student ' parts. But their enthusiasm and energy lev­ the Hastings Cons titutional Law Quarterly, began in 1973 and , as its els remain high so that this last year four journals actua ll y decided to name sugges ts, publishes four issues per yea r. The third journal is the undertake sy mposia. The Hastings Law Journal spon ored a sympos ium Hastings International and Comparative Law Review (HICLR), which on "The Federaliza tion of Crime," which included many noted crimi­ started in 1976 and publishes four issues each yea r. The fourth, nallaw speciali sts and featured a keynote add ress by United States Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick. The Has tings Constitutional (COMM/ENT), was begun in 1977 and currently produces fiv e iss ues Law Quarterly produced a sympos ium on "Current Problems in State per year. Two journals are more recent ventures. The first is the and Federal Immigration Law" with Daniel M. Kolkey, the Counsel to Hastings Women's Law Journal , begun in 1988, and the second is the the Governor and Legal Affairs Secretary to California's Governor Hastings West/Northwestjournal of Environmental Law and Policy Pete Wilson, presenting their keynote luncheon add res . Hastings (West/Northwest), begun in 1993 . Each of these journals publishes two COMM/E NT produced its now annual "Computers and the Law" issues per year. Symposium, which always draws a large crowd by its focus on key As yo u can see from this list ing, the publications cover a wide iss ues confronting that industry. Finall y, Has tings West/Northwest pre­ array of fields, reflecting the va ried interests of our students and the sented its first sy mpos ium , devoted to issues in the" an Francisco changing needs of the profession for specialized and focused scholar­ Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta." ship. In many ways, the fields identified also are areas of curricular As even thi brief rev iew of journal acti vities reveals, we all can strength, and our faculty provide much helpful advice and support for take great pride in these endeavors. Through their work on the schol­ the students working in these areas . Participation on these journals arly publications, our stud ents are demonstrating their incredible offers the stud ents an important opportunity to further their interes ts range of skill and ab iliti es. Further, their work-product is something and expertise in a particular field. that not onl y demonstrates their talent, but also helps the profession Each journal is run by the stud ents themselves. The College by providing timely and exce llent analyses and critiques of the law. does provide ad ministrative upport, howeve r. We have a Scholarly This is in the best tradition of academe and identifie Hastings as a Publications Coordinator, Albert Kaba, who has expertise in the contributing member to the national dialogue on legal issues. general publishing field and who helps coordi nate matters with the So, be sure to watch for upcoming issues of our journals. They are publishing companies, as well as provides continuing advice and an enduring statement of the intellectual diversity and excitement training to the editors about the publishing process. Albert also has that are at the heart of Has tings today. been instrumental in helping the journals adapt to the possibilitie Sincerely, offered by computerization.