Patiño Fellows Admitted to SCOTUS Bar on Historic Day at the High Court

On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, just before the Justices heard arguments in what is likely the highest profile case of the year – United States vs. Skrmetti – nine Tony Patiño Fellows were admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. This honor grants Fellows the opportunity to argue and participate […]

Welcoming New Fellows-Elect, Class of 2027

The newest class of Fellows-Elect has been named, and the Fellowship is delighted to welcome six accomplished first-year law students, Nilab Nawabi and Kavita Rai from UC Law SF; Wassa Bagayoko and Ria Kanani from Columbia; and Jonathan Kamanta and Vadim Trubetskoy from Chicago.

Meet Our 2024 Newly Designated Fellows

The Fellowship is delighted to introduce our newly designated Tony Patiño Fellows Day, class of 2024.

Celebrating the Producer of the Fellowship Statuette

The Fellowship was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Thomas Jefferson ‘T.J.’ Denton V, the owner of Thomas Denton & Co., the Los Angeles sign, print and engraving shop that has produced the Fellowship statuettes for over a decade. The statuette itself, of two hands reaching for a third hand holding a torch […]

Francesca’s Fruitcake Tradition

Francesca Turner, founder of the Tony Patiño Fellowship, was a fan of fruitcakes. Each year around the holidays, friends, Fellows, and law school faculty all came to eagerly expect the weighty ring of dried and jellied fruit,

Join the Directory of Tony Patiño Fellows

The Tony Patiño Fellowship has developed a Directory of Tony Patiño Fellows and Fellows-Elect on the website. The Directory allows each Fellow and Fellow-Elect to populate their own profile and review the profiles of other Fellows. 

Columbia Law School 2023 Selection Day

Selection Day for Columbia Law School took place on September 9 and was a joyful reunion of old friends and classmates and a celebration of our newest Fellows. 

University of Chicago 2023 Selection Day

Selection Day for the University of Chicago Law School took place on September 30 and was a joyful reunion of old friends and classmates and a celebration of our newest Fellows.

UC Law San Francisco 2023 Selection Day

Selection Day for UC Law SF took place on August 26 and was a joyful reunion of old friends and classmates and a celebration of our newest Fellows. 

Dave Finkel (Chicago ’21) Named as a James Wilson Fellow

Tony Patino Fellow Dave Finkel is one of 17 recipients of the 2023 James Wison Fellowship. He and other Fellows will spend a week in Washington, D.C., studying the moral underpinnings of the law and the jurisprudence of natural rights. The seminars will be led by founder and director Hadley Arkes and several other prominent […]