Peter "Bo" Rutledge, ’97, Dean of UGA Law, to Return to Faculty
UGA Law Dean Rutledge will return to faculty after 10 years of service
Peter “Bo” Rutledge, dean of the University of Georgia School of Law since 2015, announced he will step down at the end of December 2024 with plans to return to the faculty.
As a first-generation law school graduate, Rutledge said he credits his own law professors, folks like David Strauss and Richard Epstein, for inspiring him to dedicate his professional life to the legal academy.
“The core of my work has involved investing in the next generation of lawyers and leaders,” he said. “This past decade of service as dean has offered the exceptional honor to work with an incredibly talented group of colleagues and alumni to make that same sort of investment at the institutional level, laser-focused on a vision to be the nation’s best return on investment in legal education. As I prepare to return to the faculty, I look forward to continuing that dedication to the next generation and to supporting my successor as they develop their own vision.”
Under his leadership, the UGA Law School achieved historic rankings, set fundraising records, expanded access to student financial aid and was consistently recognized as one of the nation’s best returns on investment in legal education.
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