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Alumnus to speak at law commencement |
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Vicki L. Kroll |
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Apr 28, 2008 |
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Joseph J. Farnan Jr., judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, will return to his alma mater to address UT College of Law graduates Sunday, May 4, at 1 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium on Main Campus.
There are 132 candidates for law degrees this spring and summer. Jeanne Whalen of Livonia, Mich., is the valedictorian of the class.
Farnan graduated from the College of Law in 1970. While at UT, he was editor of the Law Review and awarded the alumni scholarship for academic achievement.
After graduating from UT, Farnan moved to Delaware and served as dean of students and director of the Criminal Justice Program from 1970 to 1973 at Wilmington University, where he taught as an adjunct faculty member until 1981. He also was in private practice and served as a part-time assistant public defender from 1972 to 1976.
In 1976, Farnan was appointed county attorney for New Castle County, Delaware. He served in that position until 1979 when he was appointed the chief deputy attorney general for the state of Delaware.
President Ronald Reagan appointed Farnan U.S. attorney for the District of Delaware in 1981. The UT graduate was responsible for the investigation and prosecution of Frank Sheeran, president of the Delaware Teamster Union, who admitted to the murder of Jimmy Hoffa.
In 1985, Reagan appointed Farnan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, where he served as chief judge from 1997 to 2000. He has presided over and decided high-profile corporate disputes and patent infringement actions, including the Pantry Pride/Revlon securities case, the Diet Coke pricing case, the DaimlerChrysler merger case and the Lipitor patent case. He now is presiding over the Intel antitrust case.
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