Kevin R. Johnson Content / Kevin R. Johnson Content for ٺƵ en ‘Face to Face’: A Law School’s Dean Honors its Namesake /news/podcasts-and-shows/face-to-face/law-schools-dean-honors-its-namesake <p><span><span><span><span lang="EN"><span>Since joining the ٺƵ Law faculty in 1989, Dean </span></span><a href="https://law.ucdavis.edu/people/kevin-johnson"><span><span><span>Kevin Johnson</span></span></span></a><span lang="EN"><span> has centered his work around those ideals of the King Hall’s namesame, Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Being a law school devoted to social justice and social change, and the diversity of our faculty and our student body helps us to pursue those goals.”</span></span></span></span></span></p> September 26, 2023 - 11:25am Cody Kitaura /news/podcasts-and-shows/face-to-face/law-schools-dean-honors-its-namesake LAURELS: Law School Dean Wins National Award for Efforts in Diversity, Mentoring /news/laurels-law-school-dean-wins-national-award-efforts-diversity-mentoring Dean Kevin R. Johnson receives a new national award for “outstanding leadership in diversity and mentoring in the legal academy,” given jointly by five sections of the Association of American Law Schools. November 29, 2022 - 12:20pm Dave Jones /news/laurels-law-school-dean-wins-national-award-efforts-diversity-mentoring ٺƵ Law Withdraws From U.S. News & World Report Rankings /news/uc-davis-law-withdraws-us-news-world-report-rankings Dean Kevin R. Johnson says the survey techniques, accuracy and fairness of the rankings remain problematic, which produces a misleading ranking of law schools. November 28, 2022 - 2:47pm Dave Jones /news/uc-davis-law-withdraws-us-news-world-report-rankings LAURELS: Dean Kevin R. Johnson, ‘Defensor de Justicía’ /news/laurels-dean-kevin-r-johnson-defensor-de-justicia <p>Sacramento’s Latino/a bar association recently presented its 2018 Defensor de Justicía (Defender of Justice) award to <strong>Kevin R. Johnson,</strong> dean of the School of Law, in recognition of his contributions in immigration law.</p> <p>The association called itself La Raza Lawyers until a name change in 2016 to the Cruz Reynoso Bar Association, honoring the civil rights icon and retired jurist who is a colleague of Johnson’s on the ٺƵ law school faculty. Reynoso is a professor emeritus.</p> January 06, 2019 - 2:19pm Dave Jones /news/laurels-dean-kevin-r-johnson-defensor-de-justicia Kevin Johnson Gains 3rd Term as Law Dean /news/kevin-johnson-gains-3rd-term-law-dean <p>Kevin R. Johnson has been reappointed as dean of the School of Law, a position he has held since 2008. The university’s longest-serving dean among those now in office will start his third five-year term on July 1.</p> June 12, 2018 - 1:48pm Dave Jones /news/kevin-johnson-gains-3rd-term-law-dean