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Year 2019


November 2019

News Alabama Law Honors William B. Hairston, Jr. (’50) with Classroom That Bears His Name Alabama Law honored the life and legacy of William B. Hairston, Jr. (’50) and named a lecture classroom the Hairston Classroom. A plaque, displayed outside of the classroom, notes that the Law School received a generous gift to enhance the…


Alabama Law Chooses Alumni for Profiles in Service

Alabama Law is pleased to announce Judge Joseph Colquitt (’70) and Philip Langford (’96) have been selected for the 2019 Profiles in Service. Each year during Pro Bono Celebration Month, which is recognized nationally in October, the Law School honors outstanding alumni who have made significant contributions to public service. Judge Joseph Colquitt Joseph Colquitt received…


Alabama Law Honors William B. Hairston, Jr. (’50) with Classroom That Bears His Name

Alabama Law honored the life and legacy of William B. Hairston, Jr., and named a lecture classroom the Hairston Classroom. A plaque, displayed outside of the classroom, notes that the Law School received a generous gift to enhance the educational experience of law students by utilizing state-of-the-art technology. The Hairston Classroom features LED lights, new…


Dean Brandon Unveils Portraits of Three Professors

Alabama Law celebrated the careers of three professors who taught at the Law School for at least a quarter of a century. One by one, Dean Mark E. Brandon unveiled the portraits of Judge Joseph Colquitt, Professor Bryan Fair, and Professor Jerome Hoffman in the Bounds Law Library. The portraits, which will be displayed around…


UA Law Professors, Students Help Geneva Cooley Receive Parole

As Geneva Cooley took her first, timid steps outside of prison, two of the attorneys who helped her gain her freedom walked closely behind. Courtney Cross, Director of the Law School’s Domestic Violence Clinic, and Terrika Shaw, Staff Attorney for the Law School’s Elder Clinic, watched as Cooley took her first steps of freedom. They…


October 2019

News Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Speaks at Alabama Law Professor James Forman, Jr., of Yale Law School, spoke at Alabama Law about his book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. Professor Forman said he wrote the book for two reasons. First, he wanted to write a book that was “rooted in black…