Dr. Amy Miller has recently been appointed associate dean of student affairs at Rutgers Law School in Camden, where she’ll oversee counseling and academic advising, academic integrity matters, hallmark events like Orientation and Commencement, and more.
Eva Hanks, a distinguished figure in legal education, a pioneer for women in academia, and Rutgers Law School’s first woman law professor, passed away on June 12, 2024 at the age of 95. Her career spanned over five decades, leaving an indelible mark on Rutgers Law School and the broader legal profession.
Yolanda Vázquez is teaching Property as this year’s Paul A. Rudino Visiting Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School in Newark. She is on leave from the University of Cincinnati College of Law where she teaches criminal procedure, property, immigration, and “crimmigration” (the intersection of criminal law and immigration law.)
Please join us in celebrating the distinguished careers of Rutgers Law School faculty who are retiring soon or have retired this past academic year. Each professor has left an indelible mark on the law school community and the legal field around the world.
School of Criminal Justice Professor Sarah Lageson has spent years researching how online access to criminal records—including expungements that are granted but not made public for years–can damage lives and perpetuate inequality.
Rutgers Law Professor Jorge Contesse was elected to the United Nations (UN) Committee Against Torture (CAT) on October 19, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. This is one of the most prestigious posts in the field of international human rights. Professor Contesse joins nine other independent human rights experts who monitor compliance of the UN Convention Against Torture by state parties. Members are elected to a four-year term and can be re-elected if nominated.