The August 2010 issue of the California Law Review is dedicated to the lasting memory of Professor Philip P. Frickey — a towering scholar, beloved teacher, and inspiring mentor.
In April 2009, Boalt Hall hosted a festschrift honoring Professor Frickey, who had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. This issue collects essays presented at the event, as well as other contributions, including an annotated bibliography of Professor Frickey’s scholarly work; a tribute poem by a colleague; and a student comment that developed, with Professor Frickey’s guidance, in his Federal Indian Law course.
Most poignantly, this issue includes a posthumous Essay Professor Frickey authored in his final year. His wife, Mary Ann Bernard, provides a short introduction to the Essay, which takes the form of a prologue to a book he never finished.
In that Essay, the ever-humble Professor Frickey predicts that the legal academy will not remember his work in fifty years. We respectfully disagree, and hope this issue helps prove the contrary.
