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What’s NewJanie L. Shores Scholarship Fund Established (09/15/2006)
Along with the Women’s Section of the Alabama State Bar, the Alabama Law Foundation has established the Justice Janie L. Shores Scholarship in honor of the first female justice on the Alabama Supreme Court.
"We chose to honor Justice Shores…because she has accomplished so many groundbreaking achievements in the legal field and has been such a great role model for the women who have followed in her footsteps," said Mary Margaret Bailey, chairwoman of the Women’s Section of the Alabama State Bar.
The scholarship will be awarded annually to one or more female residents of Alabama attending an Alabama law school.
"The Women's Section of the State Bar wanted to do something positive to benefit women lawyers in Alabama. A scholarship seemed to be the perfect vehicle for accomplishing this because it would not only help women entering the profession but also unite women already in the profession," said Bailey.
Janie L. Shores was elected to Alabama’s highest court in November of 1974. Since her election, she has received numerous professional and civic awards, including the Alabama State Bar Commissioners’ Award of Merit in 1998, and she has served on the boards of numerous community and government organizations.
Before being elected to the Alabama Supreme Court, Justice Shores was a professor at the Cumberland School of Law. She graduated from the University of Alabama Law School with honors, and she received her LL.M. from the University of Virginia.
To help fund the scholarship, the Alabama State Bar’s Women’s Section held a silent auction during the Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting in July and raised over $7,000.
Bailey said, "The Justice Janie L. Shores Scholarship Fund will be a perpetual project that we can all contribute to and all work together to raise money to help the fund grow through the years."
For more information on the Justice Janie L. Shores Scholarship, contact Tracy Daniel at (334) 269-1515.
The Alabama Law Foundation, a non-profit organization comprised of attorneys from throughout the state, is administering the scholarship. The Law Foundation is dedicated to law-related charities and is primarily funded by donations from its members, other individuals and corporations.
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