“It is hard to overstate the enthusiasm with which the law faculty anticipates his return.”

That’s how Stanford Law School Dean George Triantis describes Mariano-Florentino “Tino” Cuéllar’s arrival back at Stanford this summer. A former California Supreme Court justice and ...previously the Stanley Morrison Professor of Law, Cuéllar will rejoin the Stanford Law faculty while taking on two major university leadership roles.

Cuéllar will serve as the next Sara Miller McCune Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) and as the Shriram Family Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars. He will also hold a courtesy appointment in political science.
Before his appointment to the California Supreme Court in 2015, Cuéllar was a member of the Stanford Law faculty for more than a decade. He continued teaching at Stanford Law during his time on the bench as the Herman Phleger Visiting Professor.

“Tino Cuéllar has been a beloved teacher and mentor to hundreds of students, both before leaving the Law School for the California Supreme Court and since then,” said Triantis. “He has an extraordinary and unique record of accomplishment as a widely-cited legal scholar and jurist.”

Welcome back to Stanford Law, Professor Cuéllar.

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In his latest book, Stanford Law School Professor William B. Gould IV reflects on his life and more than half a century as a leading scholar and practitioner of labor, sports, and discrimination law: https://brnw.ch/21wZ5px

"Legal Ethics: The Plaintiff's Lawyer" is a Stanford Law class developed and taught by Nora Freeman Engstrom, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law and Co-Director, Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, that leads students through a unique understanding of legal ethics that... marries tort law with complex litigation.

"This new way of teaching ethics is really generative and intellectually rich," she says. “Students aren't just learning rules; they are stepping into the role of a plaintiff's lawyer. This immersive approach opens doors to real-world ethical considerations, preparing future lawyers for the complexities they will face in their careers.”

Professor Engstrom's innovative approach ensures that students grapple with both theoretical and practical ethical challenges in their future practices. By embedding students in real-world scenarios, they cultivate the skills and insights needed to advocate effectively for clients. "Being able to frame my goals in that lens just made it so clear to me that plaintiff's law is what I want to do because I want to represent real people who have been harmed," says Lisa Qian, JD '26.

Join us on Thursday, January 15, at 4pm for an event on the public defense crisis and the future of the sixth amendment.

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Sixty-three years ago, on January 15, 1963, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S.... 335 (1963). As we reflect on the meaning of the Sixth Amendment in today’s reality, an esteemed and experienced panel of experts will consider the legacy of Gideon and its implications on the legal profession, our community and our nation’s future.

The panel will discuss public defender workload challenges, limitations of the court’s ability to pay appointed counsel in panel systems like federal Criminal Justice Act (CJA) attorneys, and doctrinal interpretations of the right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment.