Georgia State University College of Law Reading Room The Law Letter Publications September 2001 Fall 2001 Law Letter Georgia State University College of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/letter Institutional Repository Citation Georgia State University College of Law, "Fall 2001 Law Letter" (2001). The Law Letter. 11. https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/letter/11 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Publications at Reading Room. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Law Letter by an authorized administrator of Reading Room. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Law Letter Fall 2001 LAW LETTER GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW FALL 2001 The Supreme Court from Warren to Rehnquist A. E. Dick Howard era was marked by deci- session begun in October. delivered the 29th sions such as enforcing Howard speculated that lecture in the Henry J. population as the basis for the tragic events of Miller distinguished lecture districting, the federaliza- September 11 could series on Thursday, tion of criminal justice and influence the types of case October 4, before an the protection of the civil this Supreme Court will audience that included rights movement. face, with issues such as Supreme Court Justice When President Nixon terrorism, civil liberties Norman Fletcher, Georgia was elected he had four and security. State University President vacancies to fill on the Director of Develop- Carl V. Patton, Dean Supreme Court. This led to ment and Alumni Affairs Emeritus Ben F. Johnson, the Burger court, which is Alleen Deutsch rated Jr., members of Atlanta’s associated with cases on Professor Howard “one of legal community, law controversial issues such the best speakers in the school faculty and students. A.E. Dick Howard as abortion and the death series. He had the ability The lecture series, sup- ating from the law school penalty. to make practical points ported by the Loridans at the University of The Rehnquist court, about the implications of the Foundation, is named for Virginia. Professor Howard beginning in 1986, incor- Supreme Court decisions.” the late Henry J. Miller, stated that he was inter- porated three new justices whose distinguished career ested in lecturing at under President Ronald IN THIS exemplified the values of Georgia State University Regan and two under service and morals. because it has “one of the President George Bush. ISSUE Professor Howard is best up and coming law Professor Howard pointed the White Burkett Miller colleges.” out that there are no Alumni Profile ..................3 Professor of Law and The first half of the justices from the Warren Law Review Public Affairs and the Roy lecture focused on the Court serving on the current Symposium .......................4 L. and Rosamond W. Mor- Warren court, which was Supreme Court. Benchmarks Summer Academy ............5 gan Research Professor at marked by a period of of the Rehnquist court Mock Trial Teams ..............5 the University of Virginia. “judicial activism” unpar- include a rediscovery of G.L.C. Public He read philosophy, politics alleled in history. “The federalism, the use of the Service Award ..................7 and economics as a Warren court’s liberal 11th amendment, and dis- FY2001 Annual Rhodes Scholar at Oxford agenda can be summed taste for affirmative action. Report by Class ................9 University and clerked for up in two words: fairness The lecture concluded U.S. Supreme Court Justice and equality,” stated with an acknowledgement Donor Recognition .... 10,11 Hugo L. Black after gradu- Professor Howard. This of the new Supreme Court GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 1 Law Letter Fall 2001 The Law Letter is published by the Office of Development three times a year for graduates, students, faculty, staff and friends of the College of Law. Please send address changes, graduate news, comments and DEAN’S MESSAGE requests to: Christine M. Hill, Editor Georgia State University College of Law he College of Law welcomed 235 program and our tax clinic, this course Office of Development T P.O. Box 4037, Atlanta, GA 30302-4037 new students in August 2001, our provides a field placement with a Phone: 404/651-4360 • Fax: 404/651-4155 largest class to date. The growing repu- Georgia General Assembly committee. E-mail: [email protected] tation of the law school and enhanced Working with the chair of a committee, Office of Development recruitment efforts undoubtedly each student will complete a significant Alleen Deutsch, Director Phone: 404/651-2142 Fax: 404/651-4155 contributed to a yield higher than the written legal analysis of an issue the E-mail: [email protected] 200 students we expected. A survey of committee plans to address during the Delita M. Ashby, Alumni Relations Coordinator our entering class revealed that they upcoming legislative session. Once Phone: 404/651-2040 Fax: 404/651-4155 E-mail: [email protected] chose Georgia State for several reasons: the session begins, the student will Receptionists reasonable in-state tuition, ties to the continue to provide research and Student Services, 404/651-2048 area, our campus setting and the analysis on that issue and other Faculty, 404/651-2096 reputation of our programs. In pending legislation. Law Library Circulation Desk, 404/651-2478 researching information about our law Reference Desk, 404/651-4143 school, 94% of our first-year students Given the technological sophistica- Administration used the Internet, and the college’s tion required of today’s law graduates, Janice C. Griffith, Dean 404/651-2035 Steven Kaminshine, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs web site served as the initial contact the college must continue to integrate 404/651-2044 point for 69% of them. technology into all college operations. Bob Shuford, Associate Dean for Administrative Services Last year, we redesigned the college’s 404/651-4161 Cheryl Jackson, Admissions Director 404/651-4162 This year the college will continue web site to add “portals” for easier Vickie Brown, Career Services Director 404/651-2705 a process of self-examination and navigation and search engines to make Nancy Johnson, Law Librarian 404/651-4140 planning for the future. We aim to information easily accessible. This year Board of Visitors Dom Wyant, Chair, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue develop a more comprehensive vision we will strive to make more online Miles J. Alexander, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP of where the law school should be in resources available to our students Randall Allen, Alston & Bird Representative Kathleen B. Ashe, District 46 2006 and beyond. The college seeks to and graduates. Ranked by the National Byron Attridge, King & Spalding reach consensus on more definitive Jurist Magazine as the eleventh “most Dorothy Toth Beasley, Senior Judge, State of Georgia priorities than our strategic plan wired” law school in the country, the Marva Jones Brooks, Arnall, Golden & Gregory W. Lee Burge, Retired Chairman of Equifax Inc. presently provides. Because most of college received top ratings for its use Joel Cowan, Chairman, Metropolitan North Georgia the action steps established five years of information technology in course Water Planning District Larry M. Dingle, Wilson, Brock & Irby ago are completed, new goals will instruction and the online resources it Gail H. Evans, Consultant be formulated. provides students, such as web space Allen E. Hill, Vice President, United Parcel Service for student organizations, online Thomas D. Hills, Atlanta City President, Wachovia Bank, N.A. The college continues to expand registration, online career placement Ben F. Johnson III, Alston & Bird the role it can play as a downtown services and free e-mail. Judge Edward H. Johnson, Georgia Court of Appeals Joia M. Johnson, Rare Hospitality International, Inc. urban law school offering multiple Richard Jones, Vice President & General Counsel, programs of high quality. This year, The college will enroll its twentieth Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Paul Kilpatrick Jr., Pope, McGlamry, for the first time, the college will offer class in Fall 2002. We will celebrate Kilpatrick & Morrison a legislation clinic and practicum. this special anniversary next year. Plan- Judge Phyllis Kravitch, U.S. Court of Appeals, Modeled, in part, on our externship ning has begun for several community 11th Circuit Paula Lawton-Bevington, Chairwoman, Servidyne Inc. events. Please send us your thoughts Joey M. Loudermilk, General Counsel, American on possible festivities. You can stay in Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus John T. Marshall, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy touch with us by regularly visiting our Representative Jim Martin, Martin Brothers P.C. web site at http://law.gsu.edu. Charles R. Morgan, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, BellSouth Corporation Susan Neugent, President and CEO, Fernbank Museum of Natural History Mary Margaret Oliver, Joyner, Burnette, Oliver & Quinn John R. Parker Jr., Vice President and General Counsel, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Stephanie Parker, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue W. Scott Petty, King & Spalding Daniel S. Reinhardt, Troutman Sanders LLP Patricia Tate, Long, Aldridge & Norman Randolph W. Thrower, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan Judge Peggy H. Walker, Juvenile Court, Douglas County Gene Mac Winburn, Winburn, Lewis & Barrow 2 GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW Law Letter Fall 2001 Alumni Profile: Cathy Henson Community Leader and Graduate Inspires College’s Annual Fund Drive C athy Henson, 1989 law State Board of Education and Chair graduate, was named one of of the Rules Committee. In the past the “100 Most Powerful and Influen- she has been a president of the tial Georgians” in 1999, 2000, and Georgia Parent Teachers Association 2001 by Georgia Trend magazine. At and served on the Governor’s the end of last year, Ms. Henson also Education Reform Commission. became a leader for the law school Ms. Henson has undergraduate by pledging an anonymous $50,000 degrees in both English and speech challenge grant to match all alumni communications.