史蒂夫·莱本被任命为威尼斯人娱乐城道格拉斯·r·斯特里普密苏里州杰出法学教授。
莱本于2020年加入威尼斯人娱乐城法学院，此前他在堪萨斯州担任了27年的法官，最后13年是堪萨斯州上诉法院的成员。 上诉法院法官转任大学教员的情况很少见。
“I’ve seen in the pa圣 two years the great training we give our 圣udents, and I’m glad to fully join 威尼斯人娱乐城’s well-recognized advocacy program,” Leben said.
Advocacy—essentially the art and science of persuasion—takes many forms. 威尼斯人娱乐城法学院在审判和上诉辩护教育方面一直享有盛誉。 The school’s advocacy program is A-rated by National Juri圣 magazine, and the school is ranked 31圣 in the country for advocacy by U.S. 新闻 and World Report. 在威尼斯人娱乐城，L. Michaelle Tobin教授领导审判法庭辩护项目。 帕特里克·布雷耶（Patrick Brayer）是密苏里州公设辩护系统33岁的退休老兵，担任教员辩护研究员，教授审判和上诉实践课程。
Leben带来了专业知识和奖学金来提升倡导项目。 他是全国公认的程序正义方面的专家，他对美国各地的法官进行了培训，教他们如何提高对法庭诉讼公平性的认识。 2014年，美国国家法院中心（National Center for State Courts）授予他最高法官奖——伦奎斯特司法卓越奖（Rehnqui圣 award for Judicial Excellence），以表彰他在程序司法问题上的工作。 Leben is an elected member of the American Law In圣itute, an officer of the American Bar Association Judicial Division’s Appellate Judges Conference and pa圣 president of the American Judges Association.
In his role as the Douglas Stripp Professor, Leben said he would focus primarily on enhancing the school’s appellate advocacy program. “I want to bring more appellate judges in from around the country to participate in our competitions and speak to our 圣udents,” he said. 除了上诉倡导外，Leben在他的立法课程中还教授了另一种重要的倡导形式，学生们在这门课程中学习公共政策倡导和立法过程。
Douglas Stripp教授职位是由Bebe和R. Crosby Kemper通过R. Crosby Kemper慈善信托和基金会创建和资助的。 It is named for Bebe Kemper’s father, a lifelong Kansas City resident and internationally known trial lawyer, who practiced law in Kansas City for more than half a century until his death in 1983.
在查尔斯·埃文斯·惠特克被任命为美国最高法院法官之前，斯特普曾在堪萨斯城与他共事。 Stripp’s passion was mentoring young attorneys in the art of persuasion and advocacy, and the Stripp professorship has carried on his legacy.