LSU Law News
July 2008
University of the Pacific Professor Joins LSU Law Center as Visiting Faculty Member
July 31, 2008Linda E. Carter, a professor of law and director of the criminal justice concentration at the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law, will be joining the LSU Law Center this fall as a visiting faculty member.Carter will teach two courses—a seminar in capital punishment and a course on criminal law.Previously, Carter was a trial attorney in the honors program of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division from 1978-1981. There, she worked on voting, housing, and education discrimination cases. She then spent four years as a criminal defense attorney with the Salt Lake City Legal Defender Association…
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Chancellor Weiss Appoints Pietruszkiewicz to Vice Chancellor Position
July 29, 2008Chancellor Jack Weiss has announced the appointment of Christopher Pietruszkiewicz as Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs. Chris Pietruszkiewicz, the J.Y. Sanders Professor of Law at the Law Center, brings an impressive resume to his new position as vice chancellor—a position vacated by Glenn Morris after 11 years of service. Morris stepped down from the position of vice chancellor July 31, 2008 to resume his full-time teaching career. “Chris is not only a respected member of our faculty, but also has been recognized by his peers regionally and nationally for his leadership. He has a strong commitment to continuing to enhance…
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