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University of Iowa College of Law

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The University of Iowa College of Law
Established1865
School typePublic
DeanKevin K. Washburn
LocationIowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Enrollment420 (2017)[1]
Faculty43 full-time (2017)[2]
USNWR ranking36th (tie) (2024)[3]
Websitewww.law.uiowa.edu

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

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Co-founder Justice Chester C. Cole

The law school was founded in 1865 by George Grover Wright and Chester C. Cole as an independent law school in the state capital of Des Moines as Iowa School of Law, but it moved to Iowa City and became part of the University of Iowa in 1868. It is the oldest law school west of the Mississippi River. 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.

Co-founder Justice George Grover Wright

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

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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.

  • Iowa Law Review, ranked 17th overall law review in Washington and Lee University School of Law's index of legal journals.[10]
  • Journal of Corporation Law, ranked 4th overall law review in Washington and Lee University School of law's index of legal journals in the area of corporations and associations.
  • Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems
  • Journal of Gender, Race & Justice

Employment

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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

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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

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Notable faculty

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  • Austin Adams (1875–1890), lecturer and Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1876 to 1887.
  • David Baldus (1969–2011), notable academic in the field of Capital Punishment whose research was a key component in Furman v. Georgia (1972)
  • Willard L. Boyd (1954–2022), President Emeritus of the University of Iowa and the Field Museum of Natural History
  • Herbert F. Goodrich (1914–1922), co-founder of the Iowa Law Review, and circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1940–1947)
  • Herbert Hovenkamp (1986–2017), expert in Antitrust law
  • A. Leo Levin (1919–2015), also law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Eugene Wambaugh (1889–1892), introduced the Langdell case method to the University of Iowa Law School, and published the first Iowa casebook

List of deans[51]

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References

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  1. ^ "ABA Standard 509 Report - Iowa (2017)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "ABA Standard 509 Report - Iowa (2017)" (PDF).
  3. ^ "University of Iowa". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Drake Law or Iowa Law - which is the "oldest law school west of the Mississippi"? — Geoff Wood". geoffreyhwood.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  5. ^ "Law School History and Milestones | College of Law - the University of Iowa".
  6. ^ "Law School History and Milestones | College of Law - the University of Iowa".
  7. ^ Law Library - The University of Iowa College of Law
  8. ^ http://www.law.uiowa.edu/library/introduction.php Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Law Library, University of Iowa
  9. ^ "Pre-Law Programs - Prospective Students - the University of Iowa College of Law - College of Law - the University of Iowa". Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  10. ^ Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Journals: Submissions and Rankings, https://managementtools4.wlu.edu/LawJournals/
  11. ^ "2019 ABA Placement Summary" (PDF).
  12. ^ "University of Iowa Profile".
  13. ^ "Costs and Financial Aid for Current Students".
  14. ^ "James H. Andreasen". admissions.uiowa.edu/. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  15. ^ "Bruce Braley". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  16. ^ https://ballotpedia.org/Celeste_Bremer
  17. ^ "James H. Carter". admissions.uiowa.edu/. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Alexander Clark". The University of Iowa. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  19. ^ "Ill Few Days in Adel Home; Had 2 Terms". The Des Moines Register. 1936-11-29. p. 17. Retrieved 2024-11-03 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  20. ^ "Norm Coleman". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  21. ^ "Lester J. Dickinson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  22. ^ "Rita B. Garman" (PDF). Illinois Supreme Court. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  23. ^ "William Cook Hanson". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  24. ^ "Paul P. Harris". Rotary International. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  25. ^ "Bourke B. Hickenlooper". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  26. ^ "Leo A. Hoegh". State Library of Iowa and State Historical Society of Iowa. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  27. ^ "Brian H. Hook". 2001-2009.state.gov/. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  28. ^ Keck, Rachelle Karstens (2022). "CV" (PDF). Grand View University. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  29. ^ "William S. Kenyon". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  30. ^ Nile Kinnick
  31. ^ "Keith A. Kreiman". Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  32. ^ "Donald P. Lay". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  33. ^ "Ronald E. Longstaff". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  34. ^ "Thomas E. Martin". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  35. ^ "Edward J. McManus". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  36. ^ "Michael J. Melloy". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  37. ^ "Ronald Moon". Star Advertiser. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  38. ^ "Tom Riley". .legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  39. ^ Rynard, Pat (2015-09-29). "Rising Star Profile: Rob Sand". Iowa Starting Line. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  40. ^ "Duke Slater". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  41. ^ "Daniel F. Steck". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  42. ^ "Roy L. Stephenson". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  43. ^ "William C. Stuart". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  44. ^ "Philip W. Tone". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  45. ^ "Harold Vietor". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  46. ^ "George A. Wilson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  47. ^ "Wolle, Charles Robert". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  48. ^ "Justice Dana Oxley". Iowa Judicial Branch. October 30, 2024.
  49. ^ "Justice Christopher McDonald". Iowa Judicial Branch. October 30, 2024.
  50. ^ "The Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings". www.vikings.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  51. ^ "Law School History and Milestones: Deans". University of Iowa College of Law. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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