Former acting U.S. attorney general Sally Yates delivering the annual Edith House Lecture at the University of Georgia Law School Yates. The 1986 graduate of the UGA Law School said current students have increased opportunities than those in the past.
“There’s so much more experiential learning now than there was when I was in law school,” Yates said. “I mean we certainly had some things, but nothing like the opportunities that you all have now.” I think that’s a really good thing because sometimes the class that’s really interesting, that’s fun and compelling from an academic standpoint, is a real snooze to practice, but you don’t really know that unless and until you actually see what lawyers do in that area.”
The Edith House Lecture is sponsored by the Women Law Students Association in honor of one of the first female graduates of Georgia Law. House, a native of Winder, was co-valedictorian of the law class of 1925, the first to graduate women.
Yates was dismissed by President Trump for refusing to enforce an executive ban on travelers from predominately Muslim countries.