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Alumni News

William H. Gates, Sr.

The University of Washington mourns the loss of Bill Gates, Sr.

Though Bill Gates, Sr., may have graduated from the University of Washington nearly 70 years ago, in many ways he never really left.
Joshua Colangelo-Bryan

Alumnus takes on Republic of Turkey for violent attack on peaceful protestors

Attorney Josh Colangelo-Bryan '99 filed a personal injury suit against the Republic of Turkey for its involvement in a 2017 attack on a peaceful protest in Washington, D.C., that left 20 people with injuries.
Joseph Jerome Farris

UW Law remembers alumnus Justice Joseph Jerome Farris

Justice Farris was elected first presiding chief judge of the inaugural Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I, before becoming the first Black justice to serve on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He was 90.

July 2020 Newsletter

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Unchained: Asylum cases underscore importance of pro bono work

UW Law alumnus Matthew Wurdeman’s first pro bono case cemented his resolve to help detained migrants otherwise left to navigate the U.S. immigration system alone.