RALEIGH — Campbell Law School believes that no door should be closed to anyone who has opened his or her heart to serving others through law.
As a result, Campbell Law makes every effort to ensure that no qualified applicant is denied the opportunity to study law due to financial reasons. Through federal loan programs, as well as the generosity of our donors and Campbell University, the law school is able to award millions of dollars of aid in the form of scholarships to our students.
Dean J. Rich Leonard today announced the law school’s newest scholarship opportunity available to Campbell Law students in need, the Thomas Milton Moore Scholarship Fund. The Thomas Milton Moore Scholarship Fund was created through a gift of $25,000 to Campbell University to provide scholarships for law students. The gift was made in honor of the late federal bankruptcy judge, the Honorable Thomas Milton Moore. The scholarship will be distributed to students based on individualized need.
Judge Moore was a Referee and Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina for more than 31 years. A native of Wilson, North Carolina, Judge Moore preceded our own Dean Leonard on the bankruptcy bench for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Throughout his time on the bench, Judge Moore was known for running a tight ship in the courtroom. He was also known for ruling with a sense of compassion which always ensured that fairness and justice were carried out, according to Dean Leonard.
Judge Moore was perhaps most influential to the bankruptcy bench through his contributions to legislation that eventually became Chapter 12 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. With Judge A. Thomas Small, Judge Moore co-drafted Chapter 12 Family Farmer Bankruptcy legislation that was adopted by Congress in 1987. Chapter 12 provides additional benefits to farmers and fishermen in certain circumstances, beyond those available to ordinary wage workers.
“Judge Moore helped so many,” added Dean Leonard. “And now you have the opportunity to help by supporting this scholarship established in his honor.”
For more information about the scholarship or how to donate to it, contact Campbell Law’s Director of Development David Bohm at bohm@campbell.edu.
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Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. Among its accolades, the school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 4,200 alumni, who make their home in nearly all 50 states and beyond. In 2019, Campbell Law celebrated 40 years of graduating legal leaders and 10 years of being located in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina’s Capital City.