JOSEPH M. MCLAUGHLIN

McLAUGHLIN--Hon. Joseph M. The Fordham Law community is deeply saddened by the death of former Fordham Law Professor and Dean Hon. Joseph M. McLaughlin, Class of 1959. As a dedicated and beloved professor, a sagacious dean, and an accomplished federal judge, he will be remembered at Fordham for his superb classroom teaching skills, his brilliant case analysis, and the lightning humor he displayed throughout his entire career. A prolific writer, he earned a distinguished reputation for his published legal scholarship on the law of evidence and civil procedure. During his ten-year deanship, he made a number of important contributions to the Law School, including transforming the curriculum, building the financial underpinnings of the school, and augmenting the faculty with more women. In 1981, he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and was later nominated for elevation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Until his retirement, he was one of four Fordham Law alumni serving as a federal judge at the U.S. court of appeals level. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Frances, his three sons Andrew, Joseph (Class of 1988), and Matthew (Class of 1994), his daughter Mary Jo, his daughters-in-law, son-in-law, sister Angela, and 13 grandchildren whom he loved dearly. Michael M. Martin, Dean Fordham Law School