Andrew Center in the News

Mary Triggiano with Dr. Lovell Sisters of Notre Dame speech

Andrew Center in the News

Mary Triggiano was the keynote speaker at the School Sisters of Notre Dame Women’s Leadership Luncheon: Women as Peacemakers (March 2024).

Mary Triggiano, incoming director of Marquette University Law School’s Andrew Center for Restorative Justice, spoke with ABC 12 on April 14 about the transition as the longtime judge leaves the bench. 

Justice Janine P Geske (ret), Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of Marquette Law Andrew Center for Restorative Justice, recently completed a restorative justice project for Marmion Community, the Committee for Compassion and Healing, Aurora, Illinois (April 2023). 

  • Link to article about her work at Marmion (link).
  • Marmion Committee for Compassion & Healing: restorative justice presentation (link). This presentation is part of Marmion’s initiative to promote the healing of victims of sexual abuse and others impacted by the trauma of sexual abuse. Janine Geske is one of the presenters.

Our Race, Equity and Procedural Justice Conference by the Race Equity and Procedural Justice Committee of the Milwaukee Community Justice Council. Panel moderator: The Role of Restorative Justice in Criminal Justice. 8 Apr 2022

Justice Geske presented on Healing from Catholic Clergy Abuse, 7 Apr 2022. The event was co-sponsored by Marquette Mission and Ministry and the Andrew Center for Restorative Justice.  She talked about how restorative justice can help to heal from Catholic clergy abuse.

Marquette Law School Establishes Center for Restorative JusticeDiverse: Issues in Higher Education, 3 Jan 2022

Justice for All: Restorative Justice Goes Beyond RetributionNational Catholic Reporter, 4 June 2021.

Explainer: What Is Restorative Justice, And How Can It Help Heal the Catholic Church?, awakemilwaukee.org, 19 Jan. 2021.

Restorative Justice Grows at St. Thomas, St. Thomas Lawyer, Winter 2020.

Anger, Forgiveness, and Restorative Justice in Light of Clerical Sexual Abuse and Its Cover-up by Stephen J. Pope, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Masc., and Janine P. Geske, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisc., Theological Studies, 15 Aug 2019

Janine Geske gave a keynote address at the 106th Anniversary Luncheon of Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee on September 8, 2022.

Janine Geske gave a keynote address on August 3, 2022:  Women's Fund of Door County.

Let's talk. The Catholic Church in Minneapolis, USA, brings victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse together. Does that work? And what can Germany learn from it? [German] By Julius Müller-Meiningen. 7 July 2022

Our Race, Equity and Procedural Justice Conference by the Race Equity and Procedural Justice Committee of the Milwaukee Community Justice Council.  Panel moderator: The Role of Restorative Justice in Criminal Justice. 8 Apr 2022

Marquette University McGee Lecture: Healing from Catholic Clergy Abuse, 7 Apr 2022

Marquette Law School Establishes Center for Restorative JusticeDiverse: Issues in Higher Education, 3 Jan 2022

Justice for All: Restorative Justice Goes Beyond RetributionNational Catholic Reporter, 4 June 2021.

Restorative Justice Grows at St. Thomas, St. Thomas Lawyer, Winter 2020.

Explainer: What Is Restorative Justice, And How Can It Help Heal the Catholic Church?, awakemilwaukee.org, 19 Jan. 2021.

Survivor of clergy abuse to coordinate archdiocese's outreach efforts., thecatholicspirit.com, 05 Aug. 2019.

Impact Center / Law Review Symposium: Restorative Criminal Justice, nyls.edu, 12 Apr. 2019.

"Where Do We Go from Here? Restorative Justice a Path to Healing." TheCatholicSpirit.com, 4 Apr. 2019.

County Attorney Joins Parishioners for Listening Session on Abuse Crisis.” Crux, 24 Mar. 2019.

Restorative Justice and Healing.” University of St. Thomas, 25 Feb. 2019.

Can Restorative Justice Help the Church Heal from Sex Abuse Scandals?” America Magazine, 14 Dec. 2018.

Gathering the 'Lost Sheep'.” TheCatholicSpirit.com, 25 Apr. 2018.

Restorative Justice Seen as a Critical Piece of Criminal Justice Reform.” Angelus News, 25 Apr. 2018.

Janine Geske has a chapter in this newly released book:
Redemption & Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Restorative Justice.

Geske, Janine P. “Restorative Justice and Clergy Abuse.” Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog.

Geske, Janine P. “Restorative Justice and the Language of Hope.” Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog.

'Uncommon Conversation' on Sex Abuse Falls Silent.” National Catholic Reporter, 18 July 2017.

From Condemnation to Conversion: Seeking restorative justice in the prison system. 09 Dec 2012.

2009 Director’s Community Leadership Awards Milwaukee, WI. (2010, May 21)

Facing the Victims: Restorative Justice helps inmates understand the impact of their crimes by Steven Keeva (Marquette Lawyer Magazine Summer 2004)

Article written by Janine Geske and India McCanse:
Neighborhoods Healed Through Restorative Justice

UNIVERSITY PLACE: Violence, Restorative Justice and Human Rights [Video, PBS.org] (Sept 10, 2010)
Janine Geske, a Distinguished Professor of Law at Marquette University, and Scott Straus, associate professor of political science at UW-Madison, consider the role of restorative justice in the U.S., emphasizing reparation to victims and community members, and justice after atrocity in Africa.

Faculty Blog Posts

Mark Umbreit teaches a Restorative Justice course each fall at Marquette Law School: Peacemaking and Spirituality.