The Pepperdine University School of Law has named Deanell Reece Tacha, U.S. Court of Appeals Circuit Judge, as the school’s new dean. Tacha, a native of Scandia, Kansas, will begin her duties June 1. Tacha has served as a circuit court judge since 1986. She has taught at the University of Kansas School of Law, her alma mater, in addition to serving as associate dean and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the institution.
“I have known Judge Tacha for over 40 years. She not only is a brilliant judge, she is a warm and caring human being. I am overjoyed that she has chosen to join us. It is a marvelous day for Pepperdine,” Grant Nelson, the William H, Rehnquist Professor of Law at Pepperdine, said.