Robert G. Lawson Explained

Robert "Bob" G. Lawson
Birth Place:Logan County, West Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:Lawyer, Author, and Professor.
Education:B.A., Berea College
J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law
Spouse:Rosemary
Website:UK College of Law

Robert "Bob" G. Lawson is a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law, Kentucky, United States.

Lawson holds the position of the principal drafter to both the Kentucky Penal Code and the Kentucky Rules of Evidence. He has also served as Dean of the College of Law from 1971 to 1973 and 1982 to 1988, and is a member of the University of Kentucky College of Law Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1996.[1] [2] He is also a member of the University of Kentucky Hall of Distinguished Alumni.[3]

Professor Lawson's hero is "The Great Wigmore".

Lawson taught his final class on December 4, 2014.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009-04-13. Robert Lawson Faculty Information. https://web.archive.org/web/20040626181702/http://www.uky.edu/Law/faculty/lawson.html. dead. 2004-06-26. uky.edu. University of Kentucky.
  2. Web site: 2009-04-13. Past Hall of Fame Inductees. https://web.archive.org/web/20040626133629/http://www.uky.edu/Law/alumni/past_inductees.html. dead. 2004-06-26. uky.edu. University of Kentucky.
  3. Web site: 2009-04-13. Robert Lawson Enter's UK's Hall of Distinguished Alumit. https://web.archive.org/web/20060901144643/http://www.berea.edu/bcnow/story.asp?ArticleID=418. dead. 2006-09-01. University of Kentucky.