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Saturday, July 20, 2024

Former Students, Friends, And Family Remember Dan Markel On The 10th Anniversary Of His Murder; Justice For Dan Launches Markel Award For Criminal Law Theory Scholarship

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Florida Politics, Dan Markel Murder Anniversary: Justice for Dan Launches Markel Award for Criminal Law Theory:

On the 10th anniversary of Dan Markel’s murder, Justice for Dan launches the Markel Award for Best Paper in Criminal Law Theory to honor his legacy of scholarship and teaching.

The late Florida State University law professor Dan Markel was passionate about legal scholarship, teaching, and mentoring the next generation.

Before his 2014 murder-for-hire, Markel published prolifically and joyfully brought people together for conversations about criminal justice theory and practice. He also mentored students and junior scholars and collaborated with them on projects.

Justice for Dan, Inc., a grassroots organization dedicated to advancing justice in his name and memorializing his life and scholarship, wants to help a new generation of students and legal scholars carry on Markel’s legacy. As Justice for Dan advocates for justice for Markel and his family in the ongoing legal proceedings, we also seek to support the next generation of lawyers and scholars who are thinking about the aims of the criminal justice system for future cases.

In this project, junior scholars and law students will submit original, unpublished papers on issues of criminal law theory, the subject of Markel’s scholarly work. ...

The best paper from law students and legal scholars-in-training will be awarded a modest stipend. Post-JD fellows and visiting assistant professors will be eligible, but those with a tenure-track position will not.

“We are excited by the possibility of inspiring the next generation to build upon the spirit of Dan’s work,” said Justice for Dan founder Jason Solomon. “And to encourage them to engage with mentors, seek critical feedback, and use it to improve their work, as Dan did for his own scholarship and that of others.” ...

The selection committee and Justice for Dan will also seek to provide opportunities for award winners to present their work. In this way, the award process will encourage and foster the kind of collaborative scholarly enterprise that was the hallmark of Markel’s work and a central part of his legacy.

In doing so, Justice for Dan seeks to build on the work of others who have continued Markel’s scholarly gatherings like “CrimFest” and the now-named “Markelloquium.” ...

Legal scholars within Markel’s circles and beyond are invited to get involved. Those interested in serving on the selection committee and/or as a mentor, hosting presentations of final papers, or other types of involvement can submit their names here or here.

And those wishing to support Justice for Dan in funding this project can donate on Venmo @justicefordanm with the memo “best paper.”

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