Honoring Judge Ricardo Urbina (C’67, L’70)
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We honor double Hoya Judge Ricardo Urbina (C’67, L’70) who passed away. Along with former Georgetown Vice President Dan Porterfield, Judge Urbina created the “After School Kids” (ASK) Program that continues strong through the Center for Social Justice. Judge Urbina was known for his alternative forms of “sentencing,” and this program was one of those initiatives, in which court-involved DC youth spent time with Hoyas who serve as mentors on campus and in DC. Judge Urbina’s son, Ian (C’95), wrote to us:
[Judge Urbina] was deeply proud of how successful ASK became and clearly still is. Congrats to you on that. Such incredibly important work. Please keep up your amazing work. There is no greater way to honor his legacy than what you are doing.
– Ian Urbina, June 27, 2024
Read more about Judge Ricardo Urbina’s legacy in Washington, DC and beyond.
- Ricardo M. Urbina, Trailblazing Judge n the Capital, Dies at 78 (The New York Times)
- Ricardo Urbina, judge who once helped fuel Olympic protests, dies at 78 (The Washington Post)
- DC Bar Remembers Trailblazing Judge Ricardo M. Urbina (DC Bar)
- Statement of Chief Judge James E. Boasberg On the Death of Retired District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina (U.S. District Court)
- Interview with Retired Judge Ricardo Urbina, September 1, 2022 (Georgetown University Alumni Association Black Alumni Council)