News

The Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has announced that it is recognizing the legal team of Myon Burrell for work they did in securing Burrell’s release after he had served 18 years in prison.

Rachel Clark Hughey ’03 has been appointed to the bench of Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District.

“I am proud to appoint Ms. Hughey to the Fourth Judicial District bench,” said Governor Tim Walz. “She is an accomplished lawyer who brings extensive legal and courtroom experience and devotion to public service. Ms. Hughey will be an outstanding addition to the bench.”

Professor Tom Cotter was recently appointed as the Law School’s new associate dean of research and planning.

John F. Docherty '86, an assistant U.S. attorney serving in the District of Minnesota, was recently appointed to serve as a U.S. magistrate judge in St. Paul.

Professor Susan Wolf has been selected to serve on the new Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust, established by the National Academy of Sciences to convene stakeholders across the research enterprise to develop ways to promote high-quality research practices and to anticipate and address challenges to research ethics and integrity.

Seiko Shastri ‘21 has been named a 2021 Robina Post-Graduate Fellow.

Ivania Galeano came to Minnesota Law from Honduras in 2020 to participate in our LL.M. program. Since graduating in May, she has returned to her native country to continue her work in human rights at the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Three Minnesota Law students among the 81 recipients of 2021 fellowships nationwide from the John Paul Stevens Fellowships Foundation.

The prestigious Stevens fellowships were awarded to rising 3Ls Wendy Jacqueline Escobar, Haille Laws, and Emily Newman. 

The Stevens fellowship provides grants to enable law students at participating law schools to work in otherwise unpaid public interest summer law positions.

Former U.S. District Court Judge Richard Kyle ‘62 died on June 22 at the age of 84. 

A lifelong resident of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Kyle received both his B.A. and LL.B. from the University of Minnesota. At the Law School,  Kyle served as president of the Minnesota Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif. 

Professor Alan Rozenshtein has just been selected to serve a five-year term on the Council on Foreign Relations as part of program for early-career professionals.

The Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program provides young professionals in government, media, nongovernmental organizations, law, business, finance, and academia the opportunity to participate in a sustained conversation on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.