Sessions Information

  • January 9, 2026
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Session Type: AALS Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside
    Room: St. Charles Ballroom
    Floor: Third Floor

Sessions Description

  • Join us for the sixth annual AALS Awards Ceremony honoring our colleagues and celebrating excellence in legal education. During the ceremony, we will highlight the winners of the annual Scholarly Paper Competition, Order of the Coif Book Award, AALS Section of the Year, Section Award recipients, the Deborah L. Rhode Award, and the Michael A. Olivas Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity and Mentoring in the Legal Academy. AALS President, Austen Parrish, Dean of University of California, Irvine School of Law, and Executive Director & CEO Kellye Testy will serve as masters of ceremonies. 

Session Speakers
Boston University School of Law
Presentation of Scholarly Paper Competition Awards

Rutgers Law School
Order of the Coif Annual Book Award Presenter

Penn State Dickinson Law
Presentation of AALS Section of the Year Award

Stanford Law School
Order of the Coif Annual Book Award Winner

SMU Dedman School of Law
Deborah L. Rhode Award Winner

University of Virginia Corcoran Department of History
Order of the Coif Annual Book Award Winner

LMU Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Michael A. Olivas Award Winner

Fordham University School of Law
Scholarly Paper Competition Winner

Texas A&M University School of Law
Michael A. Olivas Award Winner

Rutgers Law School
Deborah L. Rhode Award Winner

Boston University School of Law
Presentation of Deborah L. Rhode Award

University of California, Irvine School of Law
Master of Ceremonies

The George Washington University Law School
Scholarly Paper Competition Honorable Mention

Harvard Law School
Scholarly Paper Competition Honorable Mention

Association of American Law Schools
Master of Ceremonies

Georgia State University College of Law
Accepting Section of the Year Award

University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
Presentation of Michael A. Olivas Award

Session Fees
  • AALS Awards Ceremony: $0.00