St. Mary´s University School of Law has named Fourth Court of Appeals Justice Sandee Bryan Marion and Paul R. Vahldiek Jr., a Houston lawyer, as the 2008 Distinguished Law Graduates. The award, given each year to two individuals with both outstanding achievements in the legal profession and dedicated service to St. Mary´s School of Law, will be presented at a dinner Friday, Oct. 24 at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel, 402 W. Market Street.

Clem Lyons, a San Antonio attorney, has been elected president of the Law Alumni Association for the 2008-2009 academic year. He is preceded in the post by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Barbara Hervey.

A statement from St. Mary´s University School of Law Dean Charles Cantu on the death of Dean Emeritus James Castleberry follows.