Robert Shepherd
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Robert E. Shepherd, Jr. was professor
of law at the University of Richmond School of Law
, joining the faculty in 1978 and retiring from his professorship in 2001. Even after retirement, he served as professor emeritus and continued teaching until his death. Shepherd taught classes on "Children and the Law," "Family Law," and "Contracts," amongst other topics. Winner of the university's distinguished educator award in both 1981 and 1986, he was a visiting professor during the fall of 2008 at the Washington and Lee School of Law, from whence he himself had graduated in 1961. A paper he wrote for the W&L law review became a draft of Virginia's first statute on child abuse and set Shepherd on track for his career. In a 2001 interview with the law school's magazine, he said, "There was a real sense that laws for children were civil rights laws. It was a very exciting time." He also received his undergraduate degree at Washington & Lee University
, in 1959.
He was the recipient of the ABA
Livingston Hall
Juvenile Justice Award in 2005 and the 2003 Virginia State Bar
Harry L. Carrico
Professionalism Award. http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/livingstonhallpastrecipients.pdf http://law.richmond.edu/news/view.php?item=144 http://www.vsb.org/site/sections/criminal/view/2003-harry-l-carrico-professionalism-award-recipient He has authored papers for scholarly journals that include Family Law Quarterly http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=228252, the ABA's Criminal Justice Magazine http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/cjmag/juvctmot.html http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/cjmag/20-2/juvenilejustice.html, the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?sid=CW7NU7UE806L9NQE4HNN9768UELEBSD2&ID=8513, and the Journal of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/178255.pdf. Virginia
Governor
Tim Kaine
appointed Shepherd to the Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice on January 19, 2007. http://www.governor.virginia.gov/MediaRelations/NewsReleases/viewRelease.cfm?id=328 He has served as a witness before the House
Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on the Judiciary
on the topic of juvenile law. http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/hfc071207.shtml http://www.campaign4youthjustice.org/Downloads/etd/Virginia/RobertShepherd.pdf
A founder and board member of Richmond law school's National Center for Family Law, Shepherd was a sought after expert in courts, before legislative committees and in legal forums around the nation on issues related to children's rights. Over his 40-year career, he headed the American Bar Association's Juvenile Justice Committee and the Virginia Bar Association's Committee on the Needs of Children. He served as reporter on family law and contracts for the Virginia Court of Appeals.
In 1999, he was the first person inducted into the Virginia Juvenile Court Hall of Fame. The National Center for Family Law recently created a scholarship in his honor. Shepherd was a vocal supporter of the Baltimore Orioles
and a proud political liberal. He sported the bumper sticker "Jefferson Was a Democrat" on the car he drove to the University of Richmond campus (which is located in a well-heeled western area of the City of Richmond).
Shepherd served in the Army JAG Corps, then went into private practice in Richmond. He joined the Virginia Attorney General's office in 1971, becoming its first assistant attorney general dedicated to youth services. In 1975, he turned to teaching full time at the University of Baltimore
before returning to Richmond.
Shepherd died on December 11, 2008. http://www.valawyersweekly.com/vlwblog/2008/12/11/longtime-ur-law-prof-bob-shepherd-dies/#more-931 http://www.legacy.com/TimesDispatch/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=121271076
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of law at the University of Richmond School of Law
University of Richmond School of Law
The University of Richmond School of Law , a school of the University of Richmond, is located in Richmond, Virginia...
, joining the faculty in 1978 and retiring from his professorship in 2001. Even after retirement, he served as professor emeritus and continued teaching until his death. Shepherd taught classes on "Children and the Law," "Family Law," and "Contracts," amongst other topics. Winner of the university's distinguished educator award in both 1981 and 1986, he was a visiting professor during the fall of 2008 at the Washington and Lee School of Law, from whence he himself had graduated in 1961. A paper he wrote for the W&L law review became a draft of Virginia's first statute on child abuse and set Shepherd on track for his career. In a 2001 interview with the law school's magazine, he said, "There was a real sense that laws for children were civil rights laws. It was a very exciting time." He also received his undergraduate degree at Washington & Lee University
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
, in 1959.
He was the recipient of the ABA
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
Livingston Hall
Livingston Hall
Livingston Hall was most notably the Roscoe Pound Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He graduated from Harvard Law in 1927 before working in private practice and as a US Attorney. Hall returned to Harvard and began teaching in 1932. He retired in 1971.During World War II, Hall served in the...
Juvenile Justice Award in 2005 and the 2003 Virginia State Bar
Virginia State Bar
Created in 1938, The Virginia State Bar is the administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia whose purpose is to regulate, improve and advance the legal profession in Virginia. The Bar was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly and is delegated the power to issue...
Harry L. Carrico
Harry L. Carrico
Harry Lee Carrico is the former Chief Justice and a current Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. His tenure as an active Justice of the Court, at more than 42 years, is the longest term of any Justice in the Court's history...
Professionalism Award. http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/livingstonhallpastrecipients.pdf http://law.richmond.edu/news/view.php?item=144 http://www.vsb.org/site/sections/criminal/view/2003-harry-l-carrico-professionalism-award-recipient He has authored papers for scholarly journals that include Family Law Quarterly http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=228252, the ABA's Criminal Justice Magazine http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/cjmag/juvctmot.html http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/cjmag/20-2/juvenilejustice.html, the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?sid=CW7NU7UE806L9NQE4HNN9768UELEBSD2&ID=8513, and the Journal of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/178255.pdf. Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine is a Virginia politician. Kaine served as the 70th Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and was the chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011...
appointed Shepherd to the Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice on January 19, 2007. http://www.governor.virginia.gov/MediaRelations/NewsReleases/viewRelease.cfm?id=328 He has served as a witness before the House
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on the Judiciary
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement...
on the topic of juvenile law. http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/hfc071207.shtml http://www.campaign4youthjustice.org/Downloads/etd/Virginia/RobertShepherd.pdf
A founder and board member of Richmond law school's National Center for Family Law, Shepherd was a sought after expert in courts, before legislative committees and in legal forums around the nation on issues related to children's rights. Over his 40-year career, he headed the American Bar Association's Juvenile Justice Committee and the Virginia Bar Association's Committee on the Needs of Children. He served as reporter on family law and contracts for the Virginia Court of Appeals.
In 1999, he was the first person inducted into the Virginia Juvenile Court Hall of Fame. The National Center for Family Law recently created a scholarship in his honor. Shepherd was a vocal supporter of the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
and a proud political liberal. He sported the bumper sticker "Jefferson Was a Democrat" on the car he drove to the University of Richmond campus (which is located in a well-heeled western area of the City of Richmond).
Shepherd served in the Army JAG Corps, then went into private practice in Richmond. He joined the Virginia Attorney General's office in 1971, becoming its first assistant attorney general dedicated to youth services. In 1975, he turned to teaching full time at the University of Baltimore
University of Baltimore
The University of Baltimore , located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood at 1420 N. Charles Street, is part of the University System of Maryland. Through the Freshman Initiative or Lower Division Initiative, UB has transformed from an upper division university to a...
before returning to Richmond.
Shepherd died on December 11, 2008. http://www.valawyersweekly.com/vlwblog/2008/12/11/longtime-ur-law-prof-bob-shepherd-dies/#more-931 http://www.legacy.com/TimesDispatch/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=121271076