Community MLK Celebration With Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn ’86

Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn ’86 of the Supreme Court of Virginia will speak as part of UVA’s Community MLK Celebration. A Q&A and reception will follow. At the event, Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 will present the Gregory H. Swanson Award to third-year law students Laura-Louise Rice and Shelby Singleton. The award, named in honor of the first Black student at UVA and at the Law School, recognizes students who demonstrate courage, perseverance and a commitment to justice within the community. A reception will follow.

Gov. Tim Kaine appointed Goodwyn to the Supreme Court in 2007 to fill a vacancy. He was elected to a 12-year term the next year by the General Assembly, which re-elected him in 2020. Goodwyn’s colleagues chose him to succeed Donald W. Lemons ’76 as chief justice beginning in 2022. He is the second Black chief justice in Virginia’s history.  

The event is open to the public, and parking is available in the Law School’s visitors lot on Nash Drive. Parking passes may be obtained from the Law School’s Admissions Office.