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October 31, 2008
Media Contact: Lauren Childs, 919.277.1160, lchilds@fwv-us.com
NC Court of Appeals Hears Arguments at Campbell Law
Law Students Learn from Real-world Court Proceedings
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Three members of the North Carolina Court of Appeals returned home to their alma mater, Campbell Law School, on Thursday, October 30 to hold a special session of court on the Law School's campus. Judges John Tyson (member of charter class, 1979), Ann Marie Calabria (1983) and Donna Stroud (1988) heard two criminal arguments in the Jefferson-Pilot Courtroom, which was filled with over 50 students, faculty and members of the legal community.
The first argument heard was regarding a drug-related offense and the second, the satellite-monitoring of a convicted sex offender. Once out of session, the courtroom turned into a classroom, with the judges welcoming questions from the law students in attendance.
Thursday's event marked the first time a panel of judges from the N.C. Court of Appeals who are all graduates of Campbell Law School have held court on the Campbell University campus.
"This was truly a historic event for the law school," noted Campbell Law School Dean Melissa Essary. "Not only were we proud to host our distinguished alumni on campus, we were able to afford our students the opportunity to learn from a real-world court proceeding. I extend my sincerest gratitude to Judges Tyson, Calabria and Stroud."
About Campbell Law School
Since its founding in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others and create a more just society. The School has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation's top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation's best Trial Advocacy Program. In 2008, the Law School's Moot Court Program was ranked in the top ten nationally by the University of Houston's Blakely Advocacy Institute among 196 ABA accredited law schools. Campbell Law boasts more than 3,000 alumni, including 2,000 who reside and work in North Carolina. For the past 20 years, Campbell Law's record of success on the North Carolina bar exam is unsurpassed by any other North Carolina law school. In the fall of 2009, Campbell Law School will relocate from the main Campbell University campus to a new location in downtown Raleigh.
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Media Contact: Ashley Arnold, 910.893.1812, arnold@law.campbell.edu
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