Summer 1999 – Issue 55 - Stanford Lawyer - Stanford University

ISSUE55 / SUMMER 1999FEATURLS18PAUL BREST'S FOOTSTEPSA confluence of events 12 years ago fated Paul Brest'sdeanship to a troubled infancy. But Brest's relentlessquest for improvement-his own and the Law School's-ensuredthat those baby steps would become historic strides.26THE STORY OF A SENTENCEDoes this guy deserve three years in jail? Yes, says anassistant U.s. attorney, who does his best to stringtogether a sentence that makes sense.3Sullivan's appointment as Dean makes a splashGunther, Babcock add to their honorsTwo faculty earn tenureAntitrust legend William Baxter diesA new book on "don't ask, don't tell"12DAUGHTER OF A SOLDIERWith the poise of a veteranand the confidence of herconvictions, 33-year-old CherylMills defended the Presidency,woke up the Senate, and wowedWashington.D--Lf_AJLL&LLNlSFrom the Dean-tOProfessors in Print-24Law Gatherings-28Classmates-33In Memoriam-66Cover Pboto".Y SlfJ(f1l Rubin, TAN F 0 1\ I) L A \'II V F 1\ 0