RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM Author and Assistant Cook County, Illinois, Public Defender Jeanne Bishop was the keynote speaker at St. Thomas Law Journal’s fall symposium, “Restorative Justice, Law and Healing.” She is pictured here with Nathaniel Fouch ’20 J.D. , left, and Professor Hank Shea , right. In contrast to more traditional methods of punishment, restorative justice emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior and focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation (when available) with victims and the community at large.
The event also featured a panel that included, from left to right, Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Stephanie Wiersma ’13 J.D. , director of Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis TimO’Malley, Archbishop Bernard Hebda, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and Tom Johnson of Lathrop GPM, who served as an ombudsperson for the archdiocese. Restorative justice was part of the archdiocese’s settlement agreement with Ramsey County over criminal and civil charges of failing to protect children against clergy abuse.
LUANN HUDSON RETIRES LuAnn Hudson , administrative assistant to the dean, retired in February, after nearly two decades at the School of Law. Best wishes, LuAnn! Thank you for your many dedicated years of service to the students, staff and faculty of the law school.
PUBLIC SERVICE DAY St. Thomas Law’s Public Service Board, along with the St. Thomas Environmental Law Society, held a fall service day at Gibbs Farm in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, in October.
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