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Professor Lilys McCoy Featured on the Cover of San Diego Lawyer Magazine

February 12, 2019

Thomas Jefferson Professor Lilys McCoy is featured on the cover of San Diego Lawyer, which is the magazine of the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA). The issue’s cover story is a profile of...

TJSL Students Tyler Barclay, Zedric Dalisay, and Christine Lopez Receive Scholarship Awards

February 11, 2019

Three Thomas Jefferson of Law students received scholarship awards at the annual Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego (PALSD) and Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego (FALSD) dinner.  The dinner was...

Miguel Pineda (JD/MBA ’19) selected for elite Equal Justice Works Fellowship

February 8, 2019

Miguel Pineda (JD/MBA ’19) selected for elite Equal Justice Works Fellowship

Joint JD/MBA candidate Miguel Pineda, who will graduate in May 2019, has...

TJSL Center for Sports Law & Policy to Host The Eighth Annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition

December 10, 2018

The Eighth Annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition, created and hosted each year by the Center for Sports Law & Policy at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, will be held on March 29-31...

Governor Jerry Brown Appoints Alumna Laura Miller (’93) to Superior Court Judgeship

December 10, 2018

Congratulations are due alumna Laura Miller (’93), who on Friday, December 7th was appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to a judgeship in the San Diego County Superior Court. A...

Professor Lilys McCoy Sworn in as President of San Diego County Bar Association

December 7, 2018

On Thursday, December 6, TJSL Professor Lilys McCoy was sworn in as President of the San Diego County Bar Association at the Association’s Stepping Up to the Bar event at the New Children’s Museum...

Thomas Jefferson Alumni Realize Their Dreams of Becoming Attorneys

December 7, 2018

The State Bar of California swore in its newest group of attorneys on December 5, 2018, at the Marriot Marquis.  Presiding Justice Judith McConnell officiated the ceremony, which included her...

Register for TJSL’s 19th Annual Women and the Law Conference

December 6, 2018

Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s 19th Annual Women and the Law Conference, The Way Forward: Gender, LGBTQIA Rights, and Religious Liberties, will be held from 12:30 – 5...

Naomi Butler (3L) Receives the 2018 TJSL Women and the Law Project Appreciation Award

December 4, 2018

Congratulations to 3L Naomi Butler, who has been selected for the 2018 Thomas Jefferson School of Law Women and the Law Project Appreciation Award. This is a new award, which will be presented to...

3Ls Laura Palacios and Marissa Jimenez Land Graduate Law Clerk Positions with the District Attorney

November 30, 2018

Thomas Jefferson has long been a pipeline for attorneys into the San Diego criminal law community, and two current students are continuing this tradition.  Third-year students and Criminal Law...

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