Former Emory Law Professor McGough 66L Named Dean at Appalachian Law

Lucy McGough 66L has been named the dean and president at Appalachian Law School in Grundy, Va. She is scheduled to begin this summer. The appointment was announced Thursday via a

Emanuel 75L Lands Among Best Authors of 2011 in The Atlantic

Anne Emanuel 75L was among a handful of authors named by CBS News’ legal analyst and editor Andrew Cohen whose writing “helped improve my understanding of the way the world works.”

In his

Castellani 66L Recognized at St. Thomas More Society’s Red Mass

Robert J. Castellani 66L, DeKalb County Superior Court Senior Judge and a senior fellow at Emory’s Center for the Study of Law and Religion, was honored at the St. Thomas More Society’s annual Red Mass.

Castellani’s work to establish the DeKalb Drug Court Program in 2002 earned him recognition for ...

Berry 02L Appointed to U.S. Agency for International Development

Youshea Berry 02L, a former Emory Presidential Scholar, started a new post in this month with the Bureau of Legislative and Public Affairs at the U.S. Agency for International Development. She was appointed to the position by President Barack Obama.

Berry will work as a liaison between the agency’...

Ross 76C 79L Appointed U.S. District Court Judge Oct. 17

The Hon. John A. Ross 76C 79L began his appointment as U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri on Oct. 17. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Sept. 20, after being nominated by President Barack Obama and recommended by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.

Prior to joining the federal be...