The University of Georgia School of Law is the law school of the University of Georgia,a public research university in Athens,Georgia. It was founded in 1859,making it one of the oldest American university law schools in continuous operation. Georgia Law accepted 14.77% of applicants for the class entering in 2023.
John Macpherson Berrien was a United States senator from Georgia and Attorney General of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law is the law school of the University of Illinois Chicago,a public research university in Chicago,Illinois. Founded in 1899,it became affiliated with the university in 2019. The school offers programs for both part-time and full-time students,with both day and night classes available,and offers January enrollment.
Willis Padgett Whichard is an American lawyer and a prominent figure in North Carolina politics and education. Whichard is the only person in the history of North Carolina who has served in both houses of the state legislature and on both of the state's appellate courts.
Robert Milledge Charlton was an American politician and jurist. He served as a Senator representing Georgia from 1852 to 1853.
John Louis MacDonald was a United States representative from Minnesota and a member of the Democratic Party.
Lionel Aron Peña,Jr., known as Aaron is an American attorney and politician who for 10 years represented House District 40 in the Texas House of Representatives,a seat he was first sworn into on January 14,2003. On November 25,2011,Rep. Aaron Peña announced that he would not seek re-election to a sixth term in office. He ended his tenure with the Texas House of Representatives on January 8,2013 and returned to his work as an attorney and advisor in the private and public sectors. Currently Peña is employed with the Texas General Land Office,serving under the leadership of Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
The state government of Georgia is the U.S. state governmental body established by the Georgia State Constitution. It is a republican form of government with three branches:the legislature,executive,and judiciary. Through a system of separation of powers or "checks and balances",each of these branches has some authority to act on its own,some authority to regulate the other two branches,and has some of its own authority,in turn,regulated by the other branches. The seat of government for Georgia is located in Atlanta.
Carolyn Jean Chumney is an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. She served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003. She represented the fifth district on the Memphis,Tennessee City Council from 2004 to 2007. Chumney came in second place in the Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor in 2002,and within 7 points of being elected the first woman Memphis mayor in 2007. Chumney was a leading attorney taking the fight for election security to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress. She is also the author of "The Arena:One Woman's Story" [Lady Justice Publishing 2021],which has gained national recognition,including First Place At-Large Autobiography,by the National Federation of Press Women. Chumney is now an elected Shelby County Circuit Court Judge and took office on September 1,2022,after winning the countywide election.
Peter Wiltberger Meldrim was an attorney,politician,judge and an army officer from Georgia,United States. Early in his career,he worked to expand African Americans' access to education as chairman of the Georgia State Commission on the Education of Colored Persons. He served as an alderman and was elected Mayor of Savannah,Georgia in the late 1890s.
Lester George Jackson III is an American politician. He is a former state senator from Chatham County,Georgia. He was the 2009 presidential appointee to the Democratic National Committee,becoming the first person from the coastal region of Georgia to serve in this capacity in over 19 years.
Kevin Elsenheimer is an American judge,lawyer and politician from Republican Party and a former minority leader of the Michigan House of Representatives. He is the former Director of the Michigan Workers' Compensation Agency and deputy director and Senior Deputy Director of Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). He served in the cabinet of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder as executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). He was appointed 13th Circuit Court Judge by Governor Rick Snyder in January 2017.
Eric S. Brown is the former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Ted Strickland on May 3,2010,following the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer on April 2,2010. Brown was the first Jewish Chief Justice in Ohio history.
Oscar Lee Longoria Jr. is an American attorney and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives,representing the 35th District. He was first elected to the Texas legislature in 2013.
Ryan David Hatfield is an American attorney and politician serving as the State Representative for Indiana House District 77. Hatfield is the Assistant Democratic Whip for the Indiana House Democrats. He serves as Ranking Democrat of the Indiana House Judiciary Committee as well as the Indiana House Employment,Labor and Pensions Committee. Hatfield is also a member of the Indiana House Public Health Committee and the Indiana House Utilities,Energy and Telecommunications Committee.
Christine F. Chandler is an American politician,lawyer,and former judge serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 43rd district.
Ruth Cupp was an American lawyer,legislator,judge,and author in South Carolina. She was the first woman admitted to the Charleston County Bar Association. She served as an associate probate judge,and was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. She was also a columnist for Charleston's The Post and Courier.
Howard G. Livingston was an American politician and Florida lawyer and judge in Highlands County. He served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives.
