Remarks on Court Peterson: Law Review Banquet

Authors

David Getches

Files

Description

Summary by Jane Thompson: This speech takes place at the first University of Colorado Law Review banquet after former Law School Dean Courtland (Court) Peterson's death. It was also David Getches' last Law Review banquet speech before his own retirement and death. David informs the audience of Court Peterson's background and how Court's mother came to fund the Law Review's Court Peterson Awards for best student article and for leadership. As Court's health declined he turned over the fund to David and the Law School to administer. Court Peterson joined the University of Colorado School of Law faculty in 1959 and served as Dean of the Law School from 1973-1979.

Year

2011

Recommended Citation

Getches, David, "Remarks on Court Peterson: Law Review Banquet" (2011). Speeches. 2.
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-speeches/2