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Prof. Albert Yoon has co-authored a comprehensive report with Tracey George of Vanderbilt University that examines whether US state judges reflect the demographics of their state in terms of gender and people of colour. "The Gavel Gap: Who Sits in Judgement on State Courts?" gives each US state a grade on this basis, with 26 states receiving an "F" grade because women and people of colour are severely under-represented among state court judges.

Prof. Brenda Cossman, LLB 1986, is the recipient of a 2016 Lexpert Zenith Award.  This year’s awards were presented to those who have demonstrated excellence, action and thought leadership in ways that advanced diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and society.  Prof.

The Faculty of Law’s The Faculty of Law’s Arthur Ripstein, professor of law and philosophy, and a 2016 Killam Research Fellow, has been designated a University Professor. This designation recognizes remarkable scholarly achievement and pre-eminence, and is the University of Toronto’s most prestigious professorship. It is highly competitive in nature, since no more than two per cent of the professoriate may hold this distinguished designation at a time. 

In an commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Nikki Gershbain, National Director of Pro Bono Students Canada, and Dean Edward Iacobucci write about the valuable role students can play in ensuring access to justice and the need to support these efforts ("How students can help more people afford access to our justice system," May 29, 2016).

Read the full commentary on the Ottawa Citizen website, or below.