Dear Section Members,

 

It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to let you know that
Professor Irene Merker Rosenberg passed away last week. As many of you
know she is known for her excellent scholarship in the area of juvenile
law, and has also been a mentor and inspiration to many junior faculty
and attorneys representing children in delinquency matters. Irene was
the trial attorney in the In re Winship case and insured that the
transcript included the statements needed for a successful appeal,
leading to the decision that children had to be found delinquent by a
beyond a reasonable doubt standard. As a young attorney she worked with
Legal Aid in the Bronx, New York and represented children in delinquency
and status offender hearings, supervised 60 attorneys and wrote the
first practice manual for attorneys representing children in delinquency
hearings. Her obituary can be found at
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/houstonchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=irene-
merker-rosenberg&pid=146686573&fhid=7433 . I know that our program has
been selected, but I thought we might want to add a tribute to Irene at
our section meeting. 

 

Professor Ellen Marrus

George Butler Research Professor of Law

Director, Center for Children, Law & Policy

University of Houston Law Center

100 Law Center

Houston, TX  77204-6060

713.743.0894

Fax:  713.743.2238

Website: http://www.law.uh.edu/center4clp/
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Blog: http://www.childrenandthelawblog.com/
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