UF law experts available to talk about Sotomayor nomination

May 26, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Law offers the following experts to speak on President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court.

Juan F. Perea
Cone Wagner Nugent Johnson & Roth Professor
Areas of expertise: legal history of race and race relations, constitutional law, employment discrimination. Perea is UF’s first Latino law professor and teaches constitutional law so he’s very familiar with the nomination process. He can also speak on the significance of Sotomayor’s nomination to the Latino community. Contact: 352-273-0918 or (cell) 352-514-9375 or perea@law.ufl.edu

Jon L. Mills
Professor; Director of Center For Governmental Responsibility; Dean Emeritus
Areas of expertise: Florida constitutional law, international trade, environmental law, legislative drafting. Contact: 352-273-0844 or Mills@law.ufl.edu

Michael Seigel
Interim Director of Clinical Programs; Professor
Areas of expertise: evidence, criminal law, white collar crime, organized crime, criminal investigations. Contact: 352-273-0914 or (cell) 813-264-9456 or seigel@law.ufl.edu

Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
Associate Dean For Faculty Development,
Professor, UF Research Foundation Professor
Areas of expertise: Internet law, torts (specializing in defamation & invasion of privacy), mass media professionalism. Contact: 352-273-0941 or lidsky@law.ufl.edu