University of Iowa College of Law explained

The University of Iowa College of Law
Founders:Justice Chester C. Cole
Justice George G. Wright
Dean:Kevin K. Washburn
Established:1865
Type:Public
Students:420 (2017)[1]
Faculty:43 full-time (2017)[2]
Colors:Black and Gold  
Ranking:36th (tie) (2024)[3]
City:Iowa City
State:Iowa
Country:U.S.

The University of Iowa College of Law is the law school of the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. It was founded in 1865.[4]

History

Iowa's College of Law is said to have graduated the first female law student in the nation, Mary Beth Hickey, in 1873.[5] The second woman to graduate from Iowa Law was Mary Humphrey Haddok in 1875, who later became the first woman admitted to practice before the U.S. District and Circuit Courts.[6] Alexander G. Clark, Jr. was the first African American to graduate from the law school, and his father Alexander G. Clark was the second. The senior Clark was ambassador to Liberia in 1890–1891.When the Law Building was built in 1986, the project included a low-rise library, classrooms, auditoriums, moot courts, and administrative facilities. The architect was Gunnar Birkets & Associates and the structural engineer was Leslie E. Robertson Associates. The law library has the second-largest collection of volumes and volume-equivalents and the second or third largest number of unique individual cataloged volume and volume-equivalent titles among all law school libraries.[7] It contains more than one million volumes and volume equivalents and is one of the largest and finest collections of print, microform, and electronic legal materials in the United States.[8]

For more than 30 yrs, the law school has sponsored "Bridging the Gap," a minority pre-law conference held at the law school.[9] It participates in, and supports, CLEO and PLSI.

The Boyd Law Building is located in the center of the campus on a bluff overlooking the Iowa River.

Law journals

The Law School has four academic journals, including the Iowa Law Review, founded in 1915 as the Iowa Law Bulletin. It is a scholarly legal journal, analyzing developments in the law and suggesting future paths for the law to follow. The Iowa Law Review ranks high among the top "high impact" legal periodicals in the country, and its subscribers include legal practitioners and law libraries throughout the world.

Employment

According to the Iowa College of Law's official 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 89.3% of the Class of 2019 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment within nine months after graduation.[11] Iowa's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 5.7%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2019 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.[12]

Costs

The total tuition and mandatory fees for the 2024–2025 academic year are $32,512 for Iowa residents and $53,759 for non-resident students.[13]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABA Standard 509 Report - Iowa (2017) .
  2. Web site: ABA Standard 509 Report - Iowa (2017) .
  3. Web site: University of Iowa . U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools . April 8, 2024.
  4. Web site: Drake Law or Iowa Law - which is the "oldest law school west of the Mississippi"? — Geoff Wood . geoffreyhwood.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090204/http://geoffreyhwood.com/w2ym/2014/1/8/drake-law-or-iowa-law-which-is-the-oldest-law-school-west-of-the-mississippi . 2015-04-02.
  5. Web site: Law School History and Milestones | College of Law - the University of Iowa .
  6. Web site: Law School History and Milestones | College of Law - the University of Iowa .
  7. http://www.law.uiowa.edu/library/index.php Law Library - The University of Iowa College of Law
  8. http://www.law.uiowa.edu/library/introduction.php, Law Library, University of Iowa
  9. Web site: Pre-Law Programs - Prospective Students - the University of Iowa College of Law - College of Law - the University of Iowa . 2011-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110120142314/http://www.law.uiowa.edu/prospective/pre-law/ . 2011-01-20 . dead .
  10. Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Journals: Submissions and Rankings, https://managementtools4.wlu.edu/LawJournals/
  11. Web site: 2019 ABA Placement Summary.
  12. Web site: University of Iowa Profile.
  13. Web site: Costs and Financial Aid for Current Students .
  14. Web site: James H. Andreasen. admissions.uiowa.edu/. 2 February 2014.
  15. Web site: Bruce Braley. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 2 February 2014.
  16. Web site: James H. Carter. admissions.uiowa.edu/. 2 February 2014.
  17. Web site: Alexander Clark. The University of Iowa. 2 February 2014.
  18. Web site: Norm Coleman. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 2 February 2014.
  19. Web site: Lester J. Dickinson. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 2 February 2014.
  20. Web site: Rita B. Garman. Illinois Supreme Court. 6 February 2014.
  21. Web site: William Cook Hanson. Federal Judicial Center. 6 February 2014.
  22. Web site: Paul P. Harris. Rotary International.. 6 February 2014.
  23. Web site: Bourke B. Hickenlooper. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 6 February 2014.
  24. Web site: Leo A. Hoegh. State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa. 6 February 2014.
  25. Web site: Brian H. Hook. 8 July 2008. 2001-2009.state.gov/. 6 February 2014.
  26. Web site: Keck . Rachelle Karstens . 2022 . CV . 2023-12-24 . Grand View University.
  27. Web site: William S. Kenyon. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 6 February 2014.
  28. [Nile Kinnick]
  29. Web site: Keith A. Kreiman. Iowa Legislative Services Agency. 19 August 2018.
  30. Web site: Donald P. Lay. Federal Judicial Center. 6 February 2014.
  31. Web site: Ronald E. Longstaff. Federal Judicial Center. 7 February 2014.
  32. Web site: Thomas E. Martin. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 7 February 2014.
  33. Web site: Edward J. McManus. Federal Judicial Center. 7 February 2014.
  34. Web site: Michael J. Melloy. Federal Judicial Center. 7 February 2014.
  35. Web site: Ronald Moon. 19 September 2010. Star Advertiser. 9 June 2020.
  36. Web site: Tom Riley. .legis.iowa.gov. 7 February 2014.
  37. Web site: Rynard . Pat . Rising Star Profile: Rob Sand . Iowa Starting Line . 2015-09-29 . 2022-08-19.
  38. Web site: Duke Slater. Pro-Football Reference.com. 7 February 2014.
  39. Web site: Daniel F. Steck. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 7 February 2014.
  40. Web site: Roy L. Stephenson. Federal Judicial Center. 7 February 2014.
  41. Web site: William C. Stuart. Federal Judicial Center. 7 February 2014.
  42. Web site: Philip W. Tone. Federal Judicial Center. 7 February 2014.
  43. Web site: Harold Vietor. Federal Judicial Center. 7 February 2014.
  44. Web site: George A. Wilson. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 7 February 2014.
  45. Web site: Wolle, Charles Robert . December 19, 2022 . Federal Judicial Center.