Two new Constitution Court justices, Grace Denny and Clark Barlowe, were approved into office during the Associated Students of the University of Oregon May 29 meeting.
The constitutional court is made up of five justices including undergraduate students and graduate students, who serve during their entirety as a UO student. Justices review, analyze and update the ASUO constitution, as well as look over filled grievances and hear complaints.
Denny, who was voted unanimously into the position by all senators present, is a rising senior majoring in history. After transferring to UO when she was a freshman, Denny said she wanted to find a way to give back to the community she had fallen in love with.
“I thought that my skillset could do well as a justice,” Denny said. “I really do love legal language.”
Denny said she wants to ensure the constitution is upheld throughout her tenure, as well as make herself available for conversation with her peers about rulings.
ASUO President Mariam Hassan, who previously worked together with Denny on UO’s mock trial team, said Denny was chosen out of 10 other applicants due to her work ethic.
Barlowe is currently finishing up his second year at the university’s law school after spending 17 years in the restaurant business.
Barlowe said he and his wife moved to Eugene around five years ago, and a few years later, Barlowe was admitted to UO law school.
The thirty-seven year old has nothing short of loads of law experience behind him.
“I won a national negotiation competition in Texas this past year, I competed in Native American law students competition in Oklahoma and I’m an environmental natural resources fellow,” Barlowe said.
He also said he’s a part of a handful of other fellowships and works with Native American Tribes.
Barlowe said he hopes to build a bridge between the undergraduate students and law students through having office hours and being open for communication.
With a unanimous vote to appoint Barlowe as a new justice, President Hassan said Barlow was one of her favorite interviews she had ever been a part of.
