这个故事最初发表在威尼斯人娱乐城法学院校友杂志《Res Ipsa》上。 To learn more, read the full issue or visit the 法学院网站.
梅丽莎·泰勒·斯坦里奇 (J.D. ’93)
Justice, Kansas Supreme Court
在法学院期间，Standridge担任过威尼斯人娱乐城法律评论的总编辑，模拟法庭委员会的首席大法官和教师招聘委员会唯一的学生成员。 在以优异成绩从威尼斯人娱乐城毕业之前，她曾担任当时的教授、现任名誉院长埃伦·苏尼（Ellen Suni）的研究助理。Standridge称苏尼是一位有影响力的榜样和导师。
“A smile inevitably appears on my face when I think about the friends I made and the memories we shared, through both the painless and the more painful aspects of law school.”
“Through her actions, I learned the importance of adhering to the rule of law, the value of a healthy work ethic and the necessity for excellence in every aspect of practice,” Standridge says. “But the most significant value she exhibited for me was her commitment to justice, fairness and inclusion.”
她说，她在法学院最珍贵的记忆之一就是每天与同学们的互动。
“A smile inevitably appears on my face when I think about the friends I made and the memories we shared, through both the painless and the more painful aspects of law school.”
Brian Gaddy (J.D. ’94)
Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District Of Missouri
Judge Gaddy focused primarily on criminal law during a 26-year career in private
practice. 他接受了
多次被《刑事司法法》任命在联邦法院代表贫困被告，并在七起联邦死刑谋杀案件中被任命为资深律师，避免了所有七起案件的死刑判决。
In law school, he served as a research assistant to Curator’s Professor Nancy Levit and won the Ralph S. Latshaw Award as outstanding student tin criminal law courses. 他于1994年以优异成绩毕业。 Gaddy has served on the 威尼斯人娱乐城 Law Foundation Board of Trustees since 2013. 他目前担任董事会副总裁和资源和领导委员会主席。
“I have always felt the education and experience I had at 威尼斯人娱乐城 not only helped me to become a better lawyer, but it helped me become a better person. My law school experience truly changed my outlook on the world,” Gaddy says. 他特别赞扬了莱维特。 “Professor Levit has been supportive of my career ever since law school. She understands the peaks and the valleys of being a criminal defense lawyer.”
加迪认为他的新角色是天作之合。
“I have always felt the education and experience I had at 威尼斯人娱乐城 not only helped me to become a better lawyer, but it helped me become a better person. My law school experience truly changed my outlook on the world.”
“My career was spent primarily in federal courts, so a federal magistrate judge position felt like home to me,” he says. “I was also positively influenced by numerous federal judges that I appeared in front of during my legal career. Many of them served as positive role models for me, and several served as mentors.”
他相信，他对公共服务的长期承诺将影响他在法官席上的工作。
“I have represented literally hundreds of indigent defendants in the criminal justice system,” Gaddy says. “I have represented homeless clients and victims of abuse through my work with the Volunteer Attorney Project. These experiences certainly shaped me as a lawyer and will serve me well as a new magistrate judge.”