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Contact: Laurie Mellas, 277-5915

March 6, 2006

New Mexico Law Review Honors Supreme Court Justice, Law Professor

Justice Patricio SernaThe New Mexico Law Review will honor New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Patricio Serna and University of New Mexico ProfessorJim Ellis of Law Jim Ellis at the annual Excellence in Jurisprudence awards dinner Thursday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel.

The awards recognize legal professionals who have made outstanding contributions to legal scholarship and the practice of law in New Mexico .

Serna has been a New Mexico Supreme Court justice since 1996. He served as chief justice during 2001 and 2002. He has been named one of Hispanic Business Magazine's 100 Most Influential Hispanics in America and received the Judge of the Year Award from the National Hispanic Bar Association.

Ellis has been a UNM law professor for 27 years. He has worked on behalf of people with mental disabilities in the civil and criminal justice system. UNM students have frequently been invited to participate in this work, including filing briefs in 13 U.S. Supreme Court cases. Ellis has received numerous national awards, including the National Law Journal's "Lawyer of the Year" honor in 2002.

The cost of the dinner is $50. To register, contact Susan Tackman at (505) 277-4910 or lawrev@law.unm.edu.

 


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