Ana Maria Merico

Highly awarded Associate Professor of Law with a robust background in curriculum design, publications, keynote speaker, and interdisciplinary collaboration, showcased through impactful roles at The University of Arizona and beyond. Excelled in academic publication and educational leadership, enhancing legal education through innovative classroom instruction and comprehensive research and analysis.

• Book Review, Introducción al Derecho Constitucional Comparado, Am. J. Comp. Law, 2011
• La Enseñanza del Derecho en Estados Unidos, Cuadernos del Instituto Antonio de Nebrija de Estudios Sobre La Universidad, 2005
• La Organización Administrativa: La Participación Ciudadana en la Gestión Administrativa y el Control, Número Especial de la Revista Jurídica de la Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de derecho, 01/01/05
• Latinos in the Law Profession; Latino Politics; Latino Voters; United States Congress; and the Homestead Act, ENCYCLOPEDIA LATINA, GROLIER, 04/01/05
• Of Federalism, Human Rights, and The Holland Caveat: Congressional Power to Implement Treaty Obligations, MICH. J. INT'L. L., 25, 295, 03/01/04
• One Proposed Tool for Learning, Playing, and Reducing Anxiety in Civil Procedure, ST. LOUIS U. L. REV., 47, 59, 2003
• This Chicken Speaks for Itself: Reviewing AMERICAN LAW OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT, ARIZ. J. INT'L. & COMP. L., 19, 931, 2003
• United States v. Morrison & The Emperor's New Clothes, JOURNAL OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LAW, 27, 735, 2002
• Of Maine's Sovereignty, Alden's Federalism, and the Myth of Absolute Principles, U.C. DAVIS LAW REVIEW, 33, 325, 2000

• Un Esbozo de la Constitución Americana y La Revisión Judicial Comparada, submitted for publication, 2010-11
• Argumentaciones Políticas Acerca de los Tribunales Norteamericanos: Una Introducción Comparada, submitted for publication, 2010-11

-Invited Keynote Speaker and Model United Nations Organizer, Government of the Province of Corrientes, Argentina, 08/01/11

-Invited panelist, discussant, and moderator for The International Meeting of the International Studies Association and the Brazilian Cultural Center, Brazil, 08/01/09

-Invited Senior Fulbright Scholar & Speaker, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Departamento de Derecho e Instituto de Derechos Humanos Bartolomé de Las Casas

- Invited Presenter, SEMINARIO INTERNACIONAL DE DERECHO ADMINISTRATIVO, Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Derecho, Buenos Aires, Argentina

-Invited Speaker & outreach presentation, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, México City, México, 

-Invited Faculty, Speaker, and outreach presentation, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Escuela de Derecho, Buenos Aires, Argentina

-Keynote Speaker, Oregon Hispanic Bar Association Annual Meeting, 

-Television Interview, Federalism Problems with HB 1070, Arizona Weekly with Michael Chihak

 -Keynote Speaker with Rev. Jesse Jackson, University of Oregon, Presidential Leadership Summit

-Television interview: What unleashed the anger that fueled HB 1070?

- Moderator, What are the problems with Arizona's HB 1070?, 

-Invited Panelist, How the Rest Sees the West: The Challenge of Legal Education and the Hegemony of Imperial Law

-Invited Keynote Speaker, State Bar of Oregon Annual Meeting, Addressing Diversity in an Evolving Legal and Global Environment

- Invited Seminar Presenter, University of Arizona College of Education: The Western Hemisphere Institute Fulbright Program

-The Federal Tort Claims Act: A Primer on Suing Uncle Sam, CLE Nuts-and-Bolt Series

-Keynote Speaker, The Holden Leadership Institute at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon: Leadership Summit: Accidentally on Purpose: Some Thoughts on the Power of YOU

-Invited Panelist, If I Knew Then What I Know Now 

-Invited Seminar Presenter, University of Arizona College of Education: The Western Hemisphere Institute Fulbright Program

- Keynote Speaker, 2007/2008 District of Oregon Federal District Conference, Eugene, Oregon, The Perestroika of Affirmative Action in Law School Admissions

-Keynote Speaker, Of Globalization, Law, and a Liberal Education, Phi Beta Kappa

- Invited Participant, Conference on Comparative and Latin American Law, Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Studies

- CLE Presenter, Nuts-and-Bolts Series, Pima County Superior Court, Civil Rights Litigation and Section 1983

-Panelist, Five Myths on Immigration, 2006 Federal District Court Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 2006

-Invited Speaker, Storytelling in the Opening Statement, CLE Nuts and Bolts Series, Pima County Superior Court

-Invited CLE Presenter: GRUTTER V. BOLLINGER, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, JUSTICE AND LATINOS, Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Convention

- A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference

 -Invited Discussant, LATCRIT IX: COUNTERING KULTURKAMPF POLITICS THROUGH CRITIQUE AND JUSTICE PEDAGOGY

-Award Recipient and Honored Guest, The 2003 Juan Luis Tienda Banquet, Latino Law Students Association, The University of Michigan Law School

- Invited Panelist, TEACHING TECHNIQUES: THE 1L CLASSROOM: Association of American Law Schools, Workshop for New Law teachers

- Invited Guest Lecturer AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: FROM BAKKE TO GRUTTER AND BACK: BROWN AT 50, Grutter v. Bollinger and Affirmative Action in Higher Education

- THE 2002-2003 SUPREME COURT TERM

- SOME THOUGHTS ON JURISDICTION IN CYBERSPACE; THE YAHOO CASE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF LAWS IN CYBERSPACE

• Vice-Chair, Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, University of Arizona, 2010-2011
• Secretary, Association of Women Faculty, 2010-2011
• President, Phi Beta Kappa, Arizona Chapter, 2009-2010
• Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference of the United States, 2005-2007
• Regional President, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2005-2006
• Chair, Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court Magistrate Retention Committee, 2005-2006
• Co-Chair, Ninth Circuit Lawyers' Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference of the United States, District of Arizona, 2003-2004
• Chair, Merit Selection Panel, United States Magistrate Judge Retention Committee, 2003
• Member, Local Rules Drafting Committee, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, District of Arizona, 2001-2003

• Spanish, Fluent
• English, Fluent

• Fulbright Senior Scholar Grantee, Spain, 2004/2005
• All-University Outstanding Faculty Leader Award, 2004
• J.T. Canales Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Michigan Law School, Latino Law Students Association, 2003
• L. Hart Wright Teaching Excellence Award, 2002
• John W. Strong Teaching Excellence Award, 2002
• Outstanding Faculty Mentor, 2001
• Teacher of the Year Award, 2001

Law Clerk, The Hon. James L. Ryan, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 08/01/95, 08/31/96

• Keynote Speaker
• Volunteer and consultant in social impact nonprofit organizations
• Visiting Professor of Law
• Leadership roles within the Bar and the University
• Leadership roles with students and community

• Member of the Ohio Bar
• Certified Court Interpreter