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

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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

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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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Tarlton Law Library, located in the Jamail Center for Legal Research, is a key resource for students attending the University of Texas School of Law. The library dates back to 1883, the year the Law School was founded. An initial investment of only $254.50 formed the foundation of the library. From its humble beginnings, it has grown to become one of the largest and most important academic law libraries in the United States, encompassing more than 170,000 square feet. Tarlton Law Library is recognized as the finest legal research center in the Southwest and it houses the 6th largest law school library collection in the US. Upon entering the library on the 2nd Floor, you will notice the circulation desk and a reference desk. Both are staffed by friendly librarians who are eager to provide assistance to anyone requesting it. With the assistance of computer terminals, the reference librarians are very adept at locating any resource from microforms to rare books. If an item is not available within the library, the staff can request the publication via an interlibrary loan program. When students request assistance at Tarlton, they get the best help that any library has to offer. Members of the library staff are extremely knowl- edgeable and many have degrees in library sci- ence. Most of the public service librarians also have law degrees. This is why Tarlton Law Library is nationally recognized as a training center for law librarians. Several Tarlton alumni have become directors of law libraries throughout the country, many of whom were mentored by our own Professor Roy Mersky. ABOVE Oliver Eclannal locates a book for Eric Romberg at the front desk. BELOW Students use the library terminals for checking email, accessing library c line catalogs (TALLONS) and for other research Tarlton Law Library