A large crowd of community leaders gathered at South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) Friday to officially commemorate the law school’s ongoing collaboration with the NAACP Houston Branch to fight for clemency for the 110 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment convicted by General Courts-Martial for their alleged role in the 1917 Camp Logan uprising.
Experienced litigator and military law expert Dru Brenner-Beck will join the South Texas College of Law full-time faculty as an assistant professor of law in fall 2022.
Brenner-Beck has nearly 30 years of practice experience and has worked with STCL Houston’s Actual Innocence Clinic as a pro-bono adjunct professor since 2019. A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and judge advocate, she began her military career as an intelligence officer in 1984.
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The NAACP Houston Branch and South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will sign a memorandum of understanding affirming their joint efforts to fight for long-overdue justice and clemency for soldiers of the 24th Infantry Regiment at Camp Logan (now Memorial Park), who were unjustly convicted and punished by General Court Martial in 1917 for their involvement in riots in Houston after a series of racially-charged incidents and continued abuse of Black soldiers.
Since the 1980s, 3Ls at South Texas have rung the replica Liberty Bell that sits on display in the atrium before graduation. But what’s the meaning of this tradition and how did it originate? The history might surprise you.
In 1973, the Whitechapel Foundry — maker of the original Liberty Bell in Philadelphia — was designated as the official bell maker of America’s bicentennial. The Limited Edition Collections Society commissioned the foundry to cast 100 full-scale, exact replicas of the original Liberty Bell, even ringing at the same E-flat tone as the original bell. Two bells were to be given to each of the 50 states.
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Alumna Genora K. Boykins’85 took the helm as chair of the South Texas College of Law Houston board of directors at the Dec. 8 board meeting, becoming the first woman and first African American to win election to this key leadership position at Houston’s oldest law school.
“I am excited to take on the leadership role as chair of the STCL Houston board as we continue to excel in providing an exceptional legal education to our diverse student body,” Boykins said.“I look forwarding to working with the board, Dean Michael Barry, faculty, staff, alumni and students as we provide an innovative and transformative legal education. South Texas produces an inclusive community of future lawyers and leaders that values, celebrates and supports the diversity of our global community.”
Ken Johnson ’86, Of Counsel at Martin | Walton LLP, was recognized Wednesday for his seven years of distinguished service as chairman of the South Texas College of Law Houston Board of Directors and 20 years total service on the board.
“We are extremely grateful to Ken for his wise and gracious leadership of the South Texas board since 2014,” said Michael F. Barry, president and dean. “He will continue to be an active member of the board, and we value the experience and knowledge his service will bring.”
Distinguished Attorney J. Ken Johnson Recognized for STCL Houston Board Leadership Read More
The dream of becoming a lawyer started early for Lorena Valle. Her introduction to the legal world began at age seven when she and her family emigrated from Guatemala to Houston. She subsequently spent a lot of time with immigration lawyers in downtown Houston.
Now a 3L at South Texas College of Law Houston, Lorena is forging her own path as an integral part of the student community. She is a senior articles editor on the South Texas Law Review, a member of the varsity moot court team, and the creator and president of a new organization on campus: the First-Generation Law Students Association. The organization’s purpose is to “create a space for first-generation law students to access information, find support and build relationships in the legal community.”
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South Texas College of Law Houston’s Student Bar Association continued the decade-long tradition of serving as the largest academic contributor to the ABC13’s Share Your Holidays 2021 food drive, benefiting the Houston Food Bank.
South Texas Community Helps Provide More than 63,000 Meals to Feed the Hungry Read More
When Shaun Devine ’93 walked on the South Texas College of Law Houston campus as a first-year student in 1990, she couldn’t have known she’d be staying 32 years.
Shaun Devine’s Retirement Completes STCL Houston Journey That Began as a Student Read More
Kathryn “Kate” G. Tavakoli, a part-time 3L student at South Texas College of Law Houston who plans to graduate in December, recently received a special commendation for her “outstanding contributions to the provision of legal services to the poor” from the Texas Access to Justice (ATJ) Commission.
She was nominated for the 2021 ATJ Law Student Pro Bono Award by Eric Kwartler, J.D., public interest attorney with the Landlord-Tenant Clinic, which is one of the 21 pro bono Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics at STCL Houston.
South Texas Law Student Receives Commendation for Her Dedication to Pro Bono Service Read More
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