The ABF Fellows CLE Program, held July 31 during the 2026 ABA Annual Conference, examined the lasting consequences of mass incarceration and why, for many people, the legal and social…
Judge Dolly M. Gee, Life Fellow, to Receive the 2026 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit
Judge Dolly M. Gee, Life Fellow, was selected as the 2026 recipient of the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit. Judge Gee will receive the award…
Beth Langley, Life Fellow, Installed as North Carolina Bar Association President
Beth Langley, Life Fellow, was installed as the 132nd president of the North Carolina Bar Association at the NCBA Annual Meeting at the end of June. She will also serve…
Juan R. Thomas, Life Fellow, Sworn in as President of the Illinois Bar Foundation
Juan R. Thomas, Life Fellow, was sworn in as President of the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) during the Illinois State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in June, in St. Louis. With…
David A. Collins, Philanthropist Fellow, Quoted in Supreme Court Opinion
David A. Collins, Philanthropist Fellow and former ABF Board President, had his Ph.D. dissertation quoted by Justice Amy Coney Barrett in her recent opinion for the court majority in the…
ABF Hosts New York City Reception Celebrating RBG Fund
A reception in May 2026 celebrated the legacy of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the fund named in her honor at the ABF. When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg entered Harvard law school,…
Leading Sociologist Laura Beth Nielsen to Steer ABF into Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Year
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has named Laura Beth Nielsen as its eleventh Executive Director, succeeding Interim Executive Director and ABF Affiliated Research Professor Bryant Garth. She will assume the role September…
William A. Waddell Jr., Life Fellow, Receives Sidney S. McMath Professionalism Award
William A. Waddell Jr., Life Fellow, was named as the 2025-2026 recipient of the Sidney S. McMath Professionalism Award from the Pulaski County Bar Association. He was presented with the…
The ABF Announces 2026–27 Visiting Scholars
The American Bar Foundation is pleased to welcome six Visiting Scholars to the ABF research community. The scholars of the 2026–27 cohort are: Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, Kathryn Birks Harvey, Jennifer Carlson,…
The American Bar Foundation Announces 2026 Cohort of Doctoral Fellows
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has awarded doctoral fellowships to three exceptional scholars. Selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, these scholars were chosen for their impressive empirical and…
Princeton University Student Laura Nelson Wins Law & Social Inquiry’s 2026 Graduate Student Paper Competition
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is delighted to announce that Laura Nelson, a PhD candidate in the Department of History at Princeton University, has won the 2026 Graduate Student Paper Competition from Law…
George T. Lewis, Life Fellow, To Be Honored with Public Service Award from the Fellows of the TBA Young Lawyers Division
George T. Lewis, Life Fellow, was named as the 2026 recipient of the William M. Leech Jr. Public Service Award, which is presented by the Fellows of the TBA Young…