University of New Mexico School of Law Professor Leo Romero has been elected President of the National Order of the Coif. He will serve a three-year term.
Romero is a native of Las Vegas and graduate of Robertson High School.
Coif is the national honorary society for law, akin to Phi Beta Kappa for undergraduate colleges. Law school graduates from schools with Coif chapters are elected to the Order of the Coif if they graduated in the top 10 percent of the their class. Coif promotes and honors academic and scholarly excellence.
Contact: Laurie Mellas-Ramirez (505) 277-5915
Posted by kwentworth at March 31, 2004 01:04 PM