University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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— One Millionth Volume Dedication at UT ' s Tarlton Law Library LEFT Roy Mersky ' s hard work and dedication to building and maintaining one of the top law libranes in the country is unpar- alleled We congratulate him and the library on this impressive accomplishment. said UT Law Dean Bill Powers — Prof. Markesinis Addresses French Supreme Court On Nov 15. Professor Basil Markesinis became the first foreigner to give a public lecture at the highest French court, the Court of Cassation, in Paris, The lecture was attended by 567 top judges, civil servants, professors, and ministers. — Final Exams and Christmas Vacation — Dean William Powers Testifies Before Congress on Enron Scandal RIGHT Powers testified before various congressional commit- tees looking into the collapse of Enron. Dean Powers gave a scathing report on Enron ' s misdealings and then later resigned his position on the Enron Board of Directors. — Professor Westbrook Receives UT Teaching Award UT School of Law Professor Jay Westbrook. one of the nation most distinguished scholars on bankruptcy, has received the 2002 Texas Excellence Teaching Award from the Texas Exes for his commitment to education and students. February — Prof. Torres Is Criticized for Exam Content — 2002 Olympic Games in Utah — Law School Olympics During Student Bar Association ' s Law Week LEFT A law student dashes for home base during one of the games held during the Student Bar Association ' s Olympics.

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Terrorist Attacks on America LEFT: On Sept, 11. 2001. in one of Ihe most hornfying attacks ( against the United States, terronsts crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, bnnging down the twin 110-story towers Antlirax Scare Evacuates Law School Halloween Brings the Ex Parte (Fall Drunk) — Former Beatle George Harrison Dies After Battle With Cancer — US Sends Troops to Afghanistan in Continued War on Terrorism LEFT US Marines of the 15th Manne Expeditionary Unit leave their base in Southern Afghanistan, which is within striking distance of the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar Hi 1 November — Supreme Court Will Not Hear UT ' s Hopwood Appeal Today the Regents, Chancellor, and the President of The University of Texas announced that the University would not further appeal the attorneys fees in Hopwood vs. Texas While we are proud of our past achievements and of our litigation efforts, we are now concentrating our efforts on nationally-acclaimed programs to recruit students of all back- grounds to our Law School, said Dean Powers LEFT; Professor Laycock has been the lawyer that has spearheaded the case for the University

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March — Shelli D. Soto Says Goodbye as Assistant Dean for Admissions RIGHT: UT Law School alum Marten Whitley reads words of praise for Dean Shelli Soto at Dean Soto ' s farewell reception held March 8th in the Law School ' s Sheffield room — UT Students Win Admiralty Moot Court Competition Rebecca Jackson, 2L. and John Barcus, 3L, won the Judge John R Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition on Apnl 12 — UT Law School Rated Best for Hispanics For the second year in a row, The University of Texas School of Law is the best school for Hispanics, according to the March issue of Hispanic Business Magazine. — Dean Powers and Prof.Mersky Named Life Fellows of the American Bar Foundation — UT Law Captures 3rd National Title This Year in Moot Court Competitions LEFT: Cyrus Bharucha (3L). Sharmeila Chatterjee (2L), Owais Siddiqui (3L) and Chris Ryan (31) vi in the Giles Sutherland Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition. — UT Law Admissions Applications Sets Record High at UT Law There were 2860 Law School applications in 1999, and it grew to 5444 applications in 2002. — Three UT Law Scholars to Present Papers at Prestigious Stanford Yale Junior Faculty Forum Stuart M. Benjamin, Mitchell N. Berman, and Sarah H Cleveland are among 11 scholars nationwide recently selected to present their work at the third annual Stanford Yale Junior Faculty Forum to be held on May 31 and June 1 at the Yale Law School. No other law school in the country has ever had so many faculty represented at the forum in a given year — Law School Final Exams — Graduation Sunflower Ceremony at the Frank C. Erwin Center on May 18 RIGHT: Dean Bill Powers watches as Regent Xavier Rodriguez congratulates one of the graduates. ij