Alumni News

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September 02, 2026

Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic Client Iris Seabolt Exonerated

Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) client Iris Seabolt has been fully exonerated more than two decades after she was wrongfully convicted of felony murder in Elkhart, Indiana.

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July 02, 2026

Veronica Maska '26 J.D. wins 2026 Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition

Notre Dame Law School's Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion has announced the winner of the annual Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition. Recent Notre Dame Law graduate Veronica Maska ’26...

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June 24, 2026

Olivia Rogers ’23 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Notre Dame Law School graduate Olivia Rogers ’23 J.D. will clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during the 2026-27 term. Rogers will be the sixth graduate to...

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June 10, 2026

Joseph Reilly receives Lardy Scholarship Award for 2026-27

Joseph Reilly, a rising third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been selected to receive the Peter A.R. Lardy Scholarship Award for the 2026-27 academic year.

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May 28, 2026

Tom Curtin ’68 J.D. Receives 2026 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Third Circuit

Notre Dame Law School alumnus Thomas Curtin ‘68 J.D. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2026 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Third Circuit. This award honors...

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April 28, 2026

Justice Mary Yu ’93 J.D. Delivers 2026 Peace Through Law Lecture at Notre Dame London on the Death Penalty and the Pursuit of Justice

The 2026 Peace Through Law Lecture, Notre Dame Law School’s flagship event at Notre Dame London, brought together leading voices in global justice to examine the relationship between justice and...

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April 17, 2026

Notre Dame Law School hosts second Affinity Alumni Weekend

Notre Dame Law School hosted its second Affinity Alumni Reunion Weekend on March 20–21, 2026, uniting Black, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, and Asian Pacific American alumni along with current students, admitted...

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April 07, 2026

Eka Tkeshelashvili '01 LL.M., Former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Delivers First Lecture in New “Life After Notre Dame” Series

Notre Dame Law School recently welcomed distinguished alumna Eka Tkeshelashvili LL.M. '01 for a lecture, “Transforming the State from the Inside: Corruption, Accountability, and the Foundations of Human Rights and...

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April 06, 2026

Notre Dame Law School’s Second Death Penalty Abolition Week Deepens the Call for Justice, Redemption, and Human Dignity

Notre Dame Law School hosted its second annual Death Penalty Abolition Week from Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27, 2026. Organized by the Notre Dame Law School Exoneration Justice...

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February 14, 2026

Where Law Led to Love: ND Law’s Class of 2008

The Notre Dame Law class of 2008 might’ve gone to school for law, but their chemistry is also quite notable. There were only 200 graduates in 2008, but over ten...

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January 30, 2026

2026 Galilee Immersion Program: Exposing First-Year Law Students to the Impact of Public Interest Law

In 1981, Notre Dame Law School launched the Galilee Immersion Program to give students a unique opportunity to learn from practicing lawyers, reflect on their future legal careers, and live...

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January 08, 2026

Notre Dame alumna named Chief Judge of Indiana Court of Appeals

The judges of the Court of Appeals of Indiana elected Judge Elizabeth F. Tavitas '85 B.A., '90 J.D. to serve a three-year term as Chief Judge starting on January 1,...

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December 17, 2025

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett returns to Notre Dame Law for a wide-ranging fireside conversation with students

The Notre Dame Law School Student Bar Association welcomed Amy Coney Barrett, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, back to campus for a special conversation last...

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December 08, 2025

Justice Barrett, Judge St. Eve, and Judge Davis preside over final round of second annual Justice Amy Coney Barrett Moot Court Tournament

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December 08, 2025

Gabriela Pacheco Arias ’08 LL.M. makes history as the first woman appointed Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has appointed Costa Rican jurist Gabriela Pacheco Arias as its next Secretary—marking the first time in the institution’s history that a woman will serve...

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December 05, 2025

Double Domer and IP Attorney Shannon Mastick ’13, ’16 J.D. Appears on Jeopardy!

Shannon Mastick ’13, ’16 J.D., a double Domer and partner at the nationally recognized intellectual property firm Marshall Gerstein, stepped onto the Jeopardy! stage on November 26 after a five-year...

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November 24, 2025

Notre Dame Alumna Carmen Haydeé López ‘20 LL.M. Runs for Congress in Honduras

Carmen Haydeé López ‘20 LL.M., a human rights advocate, is campaigning to become a deputy in the National Congress of Honduras, running for the Libertad y Refundación (LIBRE) party in...

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November 16, 2025

Notre Dame LL.M. Graduates Victoria Mendoza Ruiz ‘25 LL.M. and Mbonisi (Bo) ‘25 LL.M. Secure Prestigious UN Internships

Two graduates of the Notre Dame Law School LL.M. Class of 2025, Victoria Mendoza Ruiz and Mbonisi (Bo), have secured prestigious internships with the United Nations.

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November 07, 2025

Notre Dame Law School Honors Two Alumni at Annual Rev. David T. Link Public Interest Banquet

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November 07, 2025

U.S. Senate confirms Notre Dame Law School alumnus Joshua Dunlap as federal judge

On Tuesday, November 4, the U.S. Senate confirmed Notre Dame Law School graduate Joshua Dunlap ’08 J.D. as a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit....

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September 15, 2025

Salvi Family Gift Empowers the Next Generation of Trial Lawyers at Notre Dame Law School

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July 21, 2025

Notre Dame Law School ranked fourth in federal clerkship placement for third year

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June 23, 2025

Valentina del Sol Salazar Rivera '24 LL.M. represents Inter-American Court of Human Rights at two major conferences

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June 16, 2025

Notre Dame LL.M. graduates advance justice worldwide through prestigious legal placements

Recent graduates of Notre Dame Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law have been selected for prestigious international fellowships, clerkships, and internships with leading global institutions, including the...

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June 11, 2025

Class of 2025 Highest Academic Awards

Notre Dame Law School is pleased to announce the top three academic awards for the Class of 2025: The Colonel William J. Hoynes Award, the Dean Joseph O'Meara Award, and...

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June 04, 2025

Notre Dame Law School Global Human Rights Clinic announces winners of 2025 Global Human Rights Practice Writing Competition

In Spring 2025, the Global Human Rights Clinic launched the inaugural Global Human Rights Practice Writing Competition to recognize outstanding student scholarship on the practice of international human rights law....

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