Update: On April 9, 2019, Johnnie Nguyen ('21) was elected chair of the Law Student Division Council of the American Bar Association. He will begin his duties in the 2019-20 school year.
"I鈥檓 most excited about meeting thousands of law students and attorneys across the country. I love meeting new people, learning about their goals, and building new relationships," Nguyen said.
As chair, he hopes to lobby the 专A to create a new division that specifically addresses sexual harassment in the workplace, create an endowed scholarship for DACA law students, and expand diversity and inclusion pipelines to underserved high schools.聽
Original story (published March 27, 2019):
Johnnie Nguyen (鈥�21), a 1L at the University of 欧美口爆视频 Law School, has been selected by the nominating committee of the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association (专A) to run for chair of the Law Student Division Council. Nguyen is one of two finalists running for chair, which is the highest-ranking national law student position in the 专A. More than 400 members of the Law Student Division Assembly will vote during the election April 5 through 7.
If elected, Nguyen will represent the interests of more than 120,000 law students from the nation鈥檚 204 专A-accredited law schools for the 2019-20 school year. He will represent law students in meetings with the 专A House of Delegates (the 专A鈥檚 policymaking body); travel to 专A meetings around the country, and to Washington, D.C., to lobby members of Congress on issues of importance to the 专A and law students; and run the Law Student Division Assembly meetings comprising over 400 members of Student Bar Association presidents and 专A liaisons.聽
Nguyen plans to address student debt through the Loan Repayment Assistance Program, lobbying states and Congress to provide more higher education funding, and a campaign to assist students with their loan repayment. As chair, Nguyen will also address lawyer wellness, sexual harassment in the workplace, diversity and inclusion pipelines, and encouraging lawyers to be more environmentally conscious.
"As a child of Vietnam War refugees, an Asian American, a proud member of the LGBTQ community, and a first-generation student, I understand the barriers that stand in between diverse students and success in the legal profession,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 am committed to working with the 专A Diversity and Inclusion Center by contributing to their current projects as well as proposing my own initiatives, such as creating legal work experience pipelines for diverse high school, college, and law students."
Nguyen serves as president of his class, competes in mock trial, volunteers as a student ambassador, and is active in OUTLaw, the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, and the Public Interest Student Association. This summer, he will intern at the 欧美口爆视频 Attorney General鈥檚 Office with Phil Weiser, attorney general and former dean of the University of 欧美口爆视频 Law School.
He graduated with honors from the University of 欧美口爆视频 Denver, where he earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science and received the 欧美口爆视频 President鈥檚 Diversity Award, 欧美口爆视频 Student Advocate of the Year, and the 欧美口爆视频 Rosa Parks Award. He has interned at the White House, served as a legislative aide in the 欧美口爆视频 House of Representatives, and worked as a law clerk before attending law school.
After law school, Nguyen seeks to serve the people of 欧美口爆视频 as a sexual assault prosecutor and use his diverse experiences to contribute to criminal justice reform. He hopes to eventually run for office and serve as 欧美口爆视频鈥檚 first Vietnamese elected official.
about Nguyen and his goals for the 专A Law Student Division Council.