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The Hon. Dorothy Nelson receives USC Gould 125th Anniversary Luminary Award

USC Gould School of Law • April 22, 2025
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Ninth Circuit Senior Judge and former USC Gould Dean Dorothy W. Nelson received the USC Gould 125th Anniversary Luminary Award on March 31, in honor of her groundbreaking record of leadership and service — which includes becoming the nation’s first woman dean of an ABA-accredited law school, as well as pioneering mediation and arbitration education in the 1950s.

The award inscription reads: “In recognition of her leadership, service and courage, in lighting new paths for others.”

Watch the video as USC Gould Dean Franita Tolson presents the award to Judge Nelson.

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