| 词条 | Jim Gash |
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|name = James Allan Gash |image= |title = President of Pepperdine University |order = 8th |term_start = |term_end = |predecessor = Andrew K. Benton |nationality = American |residence = Malibu, California |alma_mater = Abilene Christian University {{small|(BA)}} Pepperdine University {{small|(JD)}} |website = }}James Allan Gash (born March 15, 1967)[1] is an American legal scholar and academic administrator who currently serves as professor of law and the director of the Sudreau Global Justice Program at the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California.[2] On 14 February 2019, it was announced that he would become the eighth president of Pepperdine University, succeeding Andrew K. Benton.[3] EducationGash is a native of Nipomo, California and received his Bachelor of Arts in finance from Abilene Christian University (ACU) in 1989. While at ACU, Gash played quarterback for the Abilene Christian Wildcats football team. He graduated summa cum laude.[4] Gash graduated summa cum laude with his JD from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1993. While in law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the Pepperdine Law Review and finished at the top of his graduating class.[4] CareerAfter graduating from law school, Gash served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edith H. Jones, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Gash was later a trial attorney at the firm Kirkland & Ellis from 1995 until 1999. In 1999, Gash began teaching at the Pepperdine University School of Law. In 2005, he became the school's associate dean for student life, and in 2017 he became the assistant dean of strategic planning and external relations.[4] In 2009, Gash began providing legal aid in Africa and especially in Uganda. Over the next decade, he worked to reduce the backlog of juvenile cases, helped institute plea bargaining in the nation's justice system, and became the first American to argue a case before the Ugandan Court of Appeals. In 2012, he was named special advisor to the High Court of Uganda,[2] and in 2018 LivingStone International University in Mbale named him Chancellor, a largely ceremonial position.[5] In 2013, Gash won the Warren M. Christopher International Lawyer of the Year award, given by the California Lawyers Association.[6] On 14 February 2019, he was announced as the next president of Pepperdine University.[3] Publications and FilmGash is the author of several academic law review articles, with a focus on punitive damages.[7] In 2016, Gash told the story of his work in Africa in the book Divine Collision: An African Boy, an American Lawyer, and Their Remarkable Battle for Freedom.[8] He is also the subject of a documentary called Remand, which covers his work in Uganda.[2] References1. ^{{cite web |title=James A Gash, Born 03/15/1967 in CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/james_a_gash_born_1967_9865717 |website=www.californiabirthindex.org |accessdate=14 February 2019}} {{Pepperdine University}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gash, Jim}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web |last1=Banks |first1=Adelle M. |title=Criminal justice project a step of faith for lawyer, Ugandan youth |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/criminal-justice-project-a-step-of-faith-for-lawyer-ugandan-youth/2016/02/24/97da2ddc-db39-11e5-8210-f0bd8de915f6_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.932f375ea0d3 |website=Washington Post |accessdate=14 February 2019 |language=en}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |title=James A. Gash Named Eighth President and CEO of Pepperdine University Pepperdine University |url=https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/2019/02/james-gash-named-eighth-president-and-ceo-pepperdine-university/ |website=www.pepperdine.edu |accessdate=14 February 2019}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=James Allan Gash Faculty Pepperdine School of Law |url=https://law.pepperdine.edu/faculty-research/james-gash/ |website=law.pepperdine.edu |accessdate=14 February 2019}} 5. ^{{cite web |last1=Venema |first1=Vibeke |title=The schoolboy wrongly accused of two murders |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35106294 |website=BBC News |accessdate=14 February 2019 |date=1 March 2016}} 6. ^https://calawyers.org/Sections/International-Law/International-Lawyer-of-the-Year 7. ^{{cite web |title=Author Page for James Allan Gash :: SSRN |url=https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=623505 |website=papers.ssrn.com |accessdate=14 February 2019 |language=en}} 8. ^{{cite book |last1=Gash |first1=Jim |title=Divine collision : an African boy, an American lawyer, and their remarkable battle for freedom |date=January 2016 |publisher=Worthy Publishing |isbn=9781617956713}} 9 : Living people|Abilene Christian University|Abilene Christian University alumni|Pepperdine University alumni|American academics|American members of the Churches of Christ|People from Malibu, California|Presidents of Pepperdine University|1967 births |
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