On May 17, 2025, more than 100 students at the School of Law celebrated their commencement. Read More about 2025 School of Law Commencement Ceremony

The School of Law’s Association for Public Interest Law (APIL) raised $24,500 this year to fund student stipends for summer public interest work. This is nearly $10,000 more than last year. This milestone reflects APIL’s ongoing commitment to community service, legal equity, and support for underserved populations in New Mexico and beyond. Read More about School of Law Students Raise $24,500 to Support Summer Public Interest Work

The School of Law’s Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) Graduation and Blanket Ceremony took place on May 16, 2025. Read More about Native American Law Students Association Graduation and Blanket Ceremony

The Federal Bar Association hosted its 50th Annual Indian Law Conference on April 28-29, 2025, at Sandia Resort and Casino. Read More about 50th Annual Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference

The UNM School of Law will hold its 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 17. Read More about Court of Appeals Judge Shammara Henderson to Speak at the 2025 Commencement Ceremony

After 16 years of dedication and service to the School of Law, Director of Student and Career Services Bonnie Stepleton has retired. Read More about Director of Student and Career Services Retires after 16 Years

Third-year law student Marco Alarid White recently published an article coauthored by Donald K. Sherman, Executive Director and Chief Counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), and Virginia Canter, Chief Counsel for Ethics and Anticorruption at State Democracy Defenders Action. The article, entitled “The Law of Disqualification and Problems with the Supreme Court Code of Conduct,” was released by the Fordham Voting Rights and Democracy Forum. It discusses ethical boundaries in the Supreme Court and is one of the first articles that has been published since the Court issued its Code of Conduct. The article explores the history of the federal disqualification statute that applies to federal judges, magistrates, and Justices of the Supreme Court. The authors examine the framework that created the current standards of judicial disqualification for all Article III judges and Justices and proposes legislative actions to clarify the law of disqualification in the face of obscuring provisions in the Code of Conduct.   Read More about Third-Year Law Student Published in the Fordham Voting Rights and Democracy Forum

This year, the School of Law’s Williams Institute moot court teams advanced to the final round of the 19th Annual Williams Institute Moot Court Competition. The School sent two teams to compete. Team 24 included Kate Leung, Stella Leitner, and Vanessa Springer, and Team 31 included Kieran Raney, Katie Beasley, and Celia Lee. They were among 32 teams from law schools across the country. Read More about Moot Court Team Takes Second Place in the 19th Annual Williams Institute Moot Court Competition

In November 2024, New Mexico voters approved Constitutional Amendment 3 Read More about School of Law Dean Appoints New Designee to Serve as Chair of the Judicial Nomination Commission

The Natural Resources and Environmental Law (NREL) Program is proud to have earned an A+ rating from the National Jurist’s PreLaw Magazine this spring. Read More about School of Law Among Top Leaders in the Nation for Environmental Law