The American Bar Association Student Judicial Division (ABASJD), which was founded in 2024 by Caleb Fisher ’26 and Pierce Shipway ’26, is the first of its kind at any U.S. law school. With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association (ABA) is the largest voluntary professional organization in the world. There are many different chapters and student chapters of the ABA, but this is the first to be completely centered around the judicial division, according to organizers. They hosted their inaugural event on Sept. 5, featuring Dean J. Rich Leonard and former Solicitor General Chris Browning, who shared the importance of the ABA, how to get connected with jobs within the judiciary and answered questions students had about how to get involved. Shipway and Fisher were approached in 2023 by leadership within the ABA’s Judicial Division, who have helped the student leaders get the club organized.
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