Biography
A member of the Loyola faculty since 1977, Professor Geraghty developed and directs Loyola's nationally recognized Civitas ChildLaw Center. In 2001, she became the 16th annual recipient of the American Bar Association Livingston Hall Award for her many contributions to the field of children's law. In 2000, she was designated a Juvenile Justice Pioneer in recognition of her contributions to improvement of the Cook County Juvenile Court. In May 2004, she was named the Acting Dean of the law school. In April 2005 she was named to the Board of Directors of Maryville Academy, the largest residential child-care facility in the State of Illinois. During 2004-05, she served as the Interim Dean of the School of Law.

Education
B.A., California, 1965
M.A., University of Chicago, 1967
J.D., Northwestern, 1972

Loyola University Chicago
School of Law
25 E. Pearson Street
Room 1314
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 915-7155
Fax: (312) 915-7201
Email: dgeragh@luc.edu

Fall 2009 Teaching Schedule

Courses Taught

Administrative Law
Child, Parent and State
ChildLaw Fellows Seminar
ChildLaw Trial Practice
Children and the Law
Comparative Law Seminar: Africa
Comparative Law Seminar: Thailand
Constitutional Law I
Constitutional Law II
International and Comparative Family Law
Juvenile Justice
LL.M. Seminar
M.J. Seminar   

Publications

Books

Juvenile Law Bencbook, Volumes I and II, Illinois Supreme Court (2001)

Training the Lawyer to Represent the Whole Child: In re Pena (with Angela Vigil and Thomas Geraghty), National Institute for Trial Advocacy (2003)

Articles
Models for Change: A Post-Modern Initiative to Promote a Fair, Rational, and Effective Juvenile Justice System, 27 Child. L. R. J. 66 (2007)

The Youngest Felons: A Proposal for Civil Prosecution of "Tender Age" Children Accused of Serious Crimes, 21 Child. L. R. J. 2 (2002)

Ethical Issues in the Legal Representation of Children in Illinois: Roles, Rules and Reforms, 29 Loy. U. Chi. L. J. 289 (1998)

The Role of Legal Education in the Emerging Legal Speciality of Pediatric Law, 26 Loy. U. Chi. L. J. 131 (1995)

Other

In re Pena, Representing Children and Families in Juvenile Court (with Geraghty and Vigil), National Institute for Trial Advocacy (2003)

Recent Presentations

"How to Work More Effectively with Probation Officers in Juvenile Justice Proceeding," and "Right-sizing the Juvenile Justice System," National Juvenile Defender Summit, Los Angeles, California, October 2005

"Training Child Welfare Professionals in Courtroom Advocacy," National Association of Counsel for Children Conference, Hollywood, California, August 2005

"Child Protection Caselaw Update," Illinois Juvenile Judges Colloquium, July 2003

"Juvenile Competency and the Law," Midwest Juvenile Defender Workshop, July 2003

"A Status Report on the Treatment of Children," Keynote Panel,"Arts, Media and Human Rights: Dignity without Borders Conference," Columbia College, Chicago, May 2003

Professional Service

American Civil Liberties Union, National Board of Directors, Member

Chicago Children's Advocacy Center, Board, Member; Strategic Planning Committee, Co-Chair

Citizens Committee on the Juvenile Court, Chair

Illinois Child Welfare, Editorial Board, Member

Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative, Honorary Board Member

Illinois State Court Improvement Project, Co-Chair

Awards and Honors

Edwin A. Rothschild Award, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, 2005

Laureate of the Illinois State Bar Association Academy of Illinois Lawyers, 2005

Leonard Jay Schrager Award, Chicago Bar Foundation (with Thomas F. Geraghty), 2003

Livingston Hall Juvenile Justice Award, American Bar Association, 2001

Law Faculty
Law Administration & Staff