Despite challenges, we had a lovely trip to Portland and Seattle to see our fabulous alumni and donors! Special cameo appearance by our former SJQ director of development, the fabulous Kevin Carrillo.

Loved celebrating my colleagues Amos Guiora (couldn’t attend) and Bob Keiter at @utah.edu's annual faculty awards. Bob received the Hatch Prize in Teaching, and Amos received the Presidential Impact Scholar Award. So blessed to have such amazing faculty at SJQ!

Had fun filming with @utah.edu's Swoop today! It’s not every day you get to hang with a celebrity.

Moot court madness ended with an amazing final round in front of Chief Justice MacDonald (New Hampshire), Judge Federico (10th Circuit) and Justices Hagen and Peterson (Utah). Kudos to all of our amazing students who competed, and especially those recognized with awards after the final round.

Moot court madness continues! We hosted the semi-final rounds tonight joined by amazing alumni to judge the rounds. Tomorrow’s final round will see Team J argue as petitioner against Team C as respondent. All are welcome to attend the final round at 4 p.m. tomorrow (March 31).

Loved participating in the Big 12 Law Deans’ virtual collegiate sports law CLE with @mccannsportslaw.bsky.social and moderating a panel! Kudos to @uhlaw.bsky.social Dean Leonard Baynes for hosting a fabulous event. I enjoy these Big 12 events, and it is fun to collaborate with our friends.

It’s that time of year: Moot court madness! The annual internal Traynor moot court competition kicked off Friday with 22 rounds and over 60 judges. We are down to our four semifinal teams, who will compete tonight at 5:30 p.m. A big thank you to our amazing alumni who took time to judge!

Great visit to Park City to see some of our amazing alumni. Our lunch and CLE was hosted at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard headquarters. So cool!

Please consider donating to support our wonderful @sjquinney.bsky.social students! All gifts made today and tomorrow will be tripled for Giving Days (plus a generous alum has pledged a $10,000 bonus if we get 50 donors).

So wonderful to welcome our admitted students to @sjquinney.bsky.social on Saturday!

A room full of joy! Honored to be on the selection panel for the 2026-27 @utah.edu American Indian Ambassador. So impressed with everything the 2025-26 ambassador accomplished and can’t wait to see all our new ambassador will accomplish in the coming year!

Short but productive trip to Houston last weekend! The @theaals.bsky.social Deans Steering Committee met to discuss challenges of interest to law school deans. I also got to meet with some of our fabulous Houston alumni.

Hope to see many of you at this event! Today is the deadline for a ticket discount.

Loved having lunch with our extraordinary alumni, Hon. Carolyn McHugh and Scott Young (class of 1982).

The skiing in Utah is amazing. We loved watching the sunset Saturday night.

Today I presented at the National Legal Masters Conference hosted by @uclawsf.bsky.social. It was truly an honor to join my amazing decanal colleagues to discuss the importance of MLS programs.

Loved catching up with alumna Rhea De Aenlle (‘91) while in San Francisco!

Great trip to Arizona! Loved catching up with our amazing alumni. I was honored to join representatives of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah to discuss access to justice in our states. Plus, we celebrated Violet’s birthday.

Super proud of our 4 teams who competed in the National Native American Law Student Association moot court competition hosted by @northwesternlaw.bsky.social. One team, 2Ls Lily Closson and Brenden Anderson, advanced to the Sweet 16, where they unfortunately lost to Columbia.

Register now to hear Professor @randersenjones.bsky.social discuss her new book "The Future of Press Freedom" March 4 from 12-1:30 p.m. on Zoom. She'll be joined by co-editor @sonjawest.bsky.social and contributors Helen Norton, @ckoningisor.bsky.social, and @victorpickard.bsky.social.

While in Chicago, I had the chance to catch up with our lovely alumnus, Jim Hardy. I really enjoy catching up with alumni across the country!

A big thank you to our Utah NNALSA alumni Adam Snow and Parker Airmet (seated with 3L Bre Hickerson), who came back to judge our NNALSA teams before they leave to compete in Chicago. We have the best alumni!

Loved the opportunity to join the fabulous @profmelaniebjacobs.bsky.social as a discussant for a conversation on mental health!

Loved joining members of the Utah Law Board of Directors for a meeting of all @utah.edu alumni boards. We have such amazing alumni who serve on the board. It is an honor and privilege to work with them.

Reflecting on the too-short life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the enduring legacy he left. I love that he is quoted on the wall of our moot courtroom.

@deankronkwarner.bsky.social is quoted in this ABA Journal article about what law school accreditation could look like if states leave the American Bar Association legal education and admissions section. Texas was the first state to withdraw.

Loved catching up with fabulous Utah Law alumna Trina Higgins!

I enjoyed Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social’s very interesting presentation on patent infringement cases/remedies in state courts yesterday.

Honored to be named #11 on National Jurist magazine's list of the 25 most influential people in legal education! nationaljurist.com/the-25-most-...

Fun times at the Las Vegas Bowl with our amazing alumni! Go Utah!

A big thank you to Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Mike Schultz and SJQ alumnus David Broadbent for taking time today to discuss how the College of Law can serve Utah.

I had a great night yesterday celebrating David (‘76) and Helene Leta’s newly endowed student scholarships at the Colleges of Law and Social Work. Thank you so much for the generous gifts!

Our annual staff ugly sweater/white elephant gift exchange is one of my favorite events of the year. Kudos to the Employee Action Committee for putting on a great event. I got the best present I never knew I needed in the exchange!

Loved spending time with alumnus Wayne Petty today!

I had a lovely visit tonight with SJQ alum George Haley (‘78)!

Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social coauthored an article in @nature.com with @realjlo.bsky.social, Christopher R. Donohue, @jonathanmoreno.bsky.social, Ana Santos Rutschman, Joshua Sarnoff, @drsinhaesq.bsky.social + Thomas Stoeger about 23andMe + its database. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Enjoyed seeing SJQ friends and alumni at the president’s annual holiday party!

Wow! The @utah.edu football game was way too close for comfort, but I loved spending time with our amazing SJQ alumni. Go Utah!

I enjoyed a trip to Ogden yesterday to visit some of our wonderful alumni there, including the fabulous Dennis Gladwell, class of 1970.

@deankronkwarner.bsky.social is in a new documentary called “Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake." It focuses on Indigenous voices and Indigenous peoples’ traditional connections and ecological knowledge to save the lake. Learn more in this @sltrib.com article.

Packed house at the Natural History Museum of Utah yesterday for Professor Bob Keiter’s discussion of his new book on conserving wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Kudos!

In honor of Veterans Day, we hosted a thought-provoking panel called “Defining Military Victory: From Vietnam to Iraq/Afghanistan to the Gaza Strip.” A big thank you to Professor Jim Holbrook, Professor Amos Guiora, Brig. Gen. David Irvine, and Lieut. Cmdr. David Schwendiman for their presentations.

The Bar Commissioners is accepting nominations for three prestigious awards to be presented at the 2026 Spring Convention. 🏆 Dorathy Merrill Brothers Award 🏆 Raymond S. Uno Award 🏆 Utah Legal Well-Being Impact Award 📅 Nomination Deadline: Monday, January 19, 2026 🔗 www.utahbar.org/awards/#Nomi...

Today was my last meeting as chair of the AALS Deans Steering Committee. It was a true privilege to serve with these amazing law school leaders and friends!

I'm excited for this debate! Please join us!

I had a great time helping recruit the SJQ class of 2029 at the LA Forum. Kudos to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jason Owen for the invite and great recruiting, and LSAC for hosting a great event.

I had lovely visits this week to Newport, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills to see our amazing alumni in Southern California!

Continued one of my favorite annual traditions today: the Quinney Open ping pong tournament. Dean Burton and I also continued our annual tradition of losing the first round—but we had fun.

Unfortunately, the Utah Utes did not win Saturday's game against the BYU Cougars, so I wore the promised BYU shirt today. A bet is a bet!

A big thank you to former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the first Native Secretary of the Interior, for taking time to talk to students attending the Cutting Sign to the Legal Profession conference this weekend! This event helps students network with leaders who practice Indian law.