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Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Visits UF Law

Click here to view the live webcast. When: February 5, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. Where: Marcia Whitney Schott Courtyard Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will be visiting UF Law, Tuesday, Feb. 5. The conversation is expected to cover a number of issues, including proportionality in sentencing, the Justice’s proposal for an amendment of […]

William Reece Smith Jr. in Memoriam

William Reece Smith Jr., a powerful force in the legal world and one of five University of Florida Law graduates to serve as president of the American Bar Association, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. He was 87. Smith – whose legal career covered six decades – also served as president of The Florida Bar and […]

Florida Supreme Court Visits UF Law

Florida Supreme Court visits UF Law

The Florida Supreme Court sat en banc to judge the 29th annual Raymer F. Maguire, Jr. Moot Court Competition.

Ben Overton In Memoriam

UF Law adjunct and former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ben Overton remembered Former Florida Supreme Court Justice, UF Law alum and Adjunct Professor Ben F. Overton died Saturday, Dec. 29, in Gainesville, Fla., of complications from heart surgery. He was 86 and was Florida’s 62nd justice since statehood. “Justice Overton was one of the most […]