Court TV news anchor Jack Ford will be the commencement speaker at Stetson University College of Law graduation ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of St. Petersburg, 1900 Gandy Blvd.

A student trial team at Stetson University College of Law won both first and second place at the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers 2005 Honorable E. Earle Zehmer Memorial Mock Trial Competition Nov. 13 in West Palm Beach.

Stetson Law students win national trial competition championship 2005 11 09Brandi PalmerCommunications Specialist727 562 7381Gulfport, Fla. A team of students from Stetson University College of Law won the15th Annual Cathy Bennett National Criminal Trial Competition on Saturday, Nov. 5 at

Students from Lakewood High School and Stetson University College of Law will debate terrorism and weapons of mass destruction at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 in the Great Hall at 1401 61st St. S. at Stetson Law in Gulfport. The debate, “Building a Safer World: Defining the U.S.-U.N. Relationship for the 21st Century,” is open to the public and invites commentary from the community during an open microphone session.

 Stetson University College of Law inducted 10 new alumni, faculty and friends into its Hall of Fame recently. The Hall of Fame now includes 28 members.

 Stetson University College of Law will present Law School Information Day, a program for prospective students, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Nov. 19 at 1401 61st St. S. in Gulfport.

Stetson Law's Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy presents a history of restoration efforts in the Everglades on Oct. 42005 09 27Brandi PalmerCommunications Specialist727 562 7381Gulfport, Fla. Allison DeFoor, who served as “Everglades Czar” to Gov. Jeb Bush, will discuss

Stetson College of Law builds model courtroom for the elderly and disabled2005 09 23Brandi PalmerCommunications Specialist727 562 7381Tampa Bay, Fla. National advocates for the rights of seniors and the disabled gathered at Stetson University College of Law on Sept. 16

 Stetson University College of Law’s Elder Consumer Protection Programwill present a consumer fraud prevention forum for seniors on Sept. 29.

 Stetson University College of Law and the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University will present a symposium on the future of lesbian and gay adoption, Oct. 28 at the Tampa Law Center, 1700 N. Tampa St.

 Dick Thornburgh, two-time former U.S. attorney general and governor ofPennsylvania, Bill Novelli, CEO of the AARP, Lawrence Davidow,president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and otherprominent leaders will gather to dedicate the nation’s firstelder-friendly high-tech courtroom on Stetson University College ofLaw’s Gulfport campus Sept. 16 at 4 p.m.

 Professor Stephanie Vaughan, acting director of legal research and writing at Stetson University College of Law, has been appointed director of the Tampa Law Center.