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Declaration of Purpose


the purpose of this Fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with members of the Bench and Bar

in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to stimulate excellence in scholarship;

to inspire the virtues of compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to promote the welfare of its members;

and to encourage their moral, intellectual, and cultural advancement; so that each member may enjoy a lifetime of honorable professional and public service.

 

Prominent P.A.D. Members
 

Past Presidents 


taft

William H. Taft

WoodrowWilson

Woodrow Wilson

WarrenHarding

Warren Harding

HarryTruman

Harry S. Truman

 JimmyCarter

James E. Carter

WilliamClinton

William J. Clinton

Supreme Court Justices 


tomcclark

Tom C. Clark 

warrenburger

Warren Burger

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William H. Taft

ruthbaderginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

stephenbreyer

Stephen Breyer

samuelalito

Samuel Alito

United States Senators 


JosephBiden

Joseph Biden, Jr.

ChristopherBond

Christopher Bond   

JohnBreaux

John Breaux

SamBrownback

Sam Brownback

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 RobertByrd

     Robert     Byrd

HilaryClinton

Hilary Clinton

ChristopherDodd

Christopher Dodd

AlGreen

       Al         Green

                 

JamesInhofe

James Inhofe

EdwardKennedy

Edward Kennedy

JoeLieberman

Joseph Lieberman

RichardLugar

Richard Lugar

DonNickles

Don Nickles

RichardShelby

Richard Shelby

ArlenSpecter

Arlen Specter

JohnWarner

John W. Warner

TrentLott

     Trent       Lott

Members of the United States Congress  


          

RichardBaker

Richard Baker

MichaelBilirakis

Michael Bilirakis

RoyBlunt

     Roy      Blunt

EdBryant

     Ed       Bryant

CharlesGonzalez

Charles Gonzalez

VirgilGoode

 Virgil   Goode

BartGordon

 Bart  Gordon

 

                 

MarkGreen

 Mark  Green

AlceeHastings

Alcee Hastings

KennyHulshof

Kenny Hulshof

HenryHyde

    Henry     Hyde

WilliamJenkins

William Jenkins

ZoeLofgren

  Zoe    Lofgren

AlanMollohan

Alan Mollohan

 

                 

DennisMoore

Dennis Moore

GeorgeNethercutt

George Nethercutt

MichaelPence

Michael Pence

CharlesRangel

Charles Rangel

HaroldRogers

 Harold  Rogers

JamesSensenbrenner

James Sensenbrenner

FloydSpence

 Floyd  Spence

CharlesTaylor

Charles Taylor

FrankWolf

 Frank  Wolf

 

 

 

A FRATERNITY OF FIRSTS

 

Phi Alpha was the first law fraternity to...

  • Open membership to all genders, races, creeds and national origins.
  • Receive support from the U.S. Department of Justice for Law-Related Education and Youth For Justice Programs.
  • Establish its own separate organization devoted to serving its members' communities, the P.A.D. Public Service Center
  • Establish a Pre-Law Program to assist undergraduate students interested in the law.
  • Hold P.A.D. Day at the Supreme Court, a day designated for P.A.D. attorneys to be admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Conduct an Annual Food Drive to directly benefit food banks chosen by Chapters in their local communities.
  • Win a CFEA Award for Excellence in the highly-competitive multimedia category for the P.A.D. History Video.
  • Implement an on-line membership database for networking students and alumni/ae together.