| University of Illinois College of Law | |
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| Established | 1897 |
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| School type | Public |
| Endowment | US$2.197 billion[1] |
| Dean | Bruce P. Smith |
| Location | Champaign, Illinois, USA |
| Enrollment | 662 |
| Faculty | 127 (full- and part-time) |
| USNWR ranking | 23 [2] |
| Bar pass rate | 97.0% (Illinois) |
| Annual tuition | In-state, full-time: $31,262 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $39,262 per year |
| Website | law.illinois.edu |
The University of Illinois College of Law (UIUC Law) is the law school of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the flagship campus of the public University of Illinois university system. The College is located in Champaign, Illinois.
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History
The College of Law was founded in 1897 and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools.[3] The law honor society known as the Order of the Coif was founded at the University of Illinois College of Law in 1902.
Academics
The College of Law offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.), the first professional degree in law, as well as the Master of Laws (LL.M) and Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.), academic graduate degrees in law.
The College also offers joint degree programs with the JD; students may earn the JD along with the Ph.D in either arts and sciences or education (JD/Ph.D.), Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA), Master of Science in Finance (JD/MSF), Master of Science in either chemistry or natural resources (JD/MS), Master of Arts in either education or journalism (JD/MA); Master of Computer Science (JD/MCS); Master of Education (JD/MEd); Master of Human Resources and Industrial Relations (JD/MHRIR); Doctor of Medicine (JD/MD); Master of Urban Planning (JD/MUP); and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (JD/DVM).
There are currently 662 students in the J.D. program.[3] Thirty-six students from nine countries are enrolled in the one-year international LL.M. program. Students come from 42 states, 14 countries, and 189 undergraduate institutions. Over 30 percent of students are people of color, which is the highest percentage among public universities in Illinois and in the Big Ten.[4]
The flagship law review is the University of Illinois Law Review; the law school also publishes two specialized law journals, the Elder Law Journal and the Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, which ExpressO has ranked as the #4 Science & Technology law journal.[5] The College is also the home institution for the Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, and for Law and Philosophy.
The Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Memorial Library is the College's law library. It is the 14th largest academic law library in the United States, with some 750,000 volumes.[6]
The U.S. News & World Report law school rankings ranked the law school #23. The graduating class of 2012 has a median GPA of 3.8 and median LSAT of 166.[7]
Alumni
The College of Law has produced notable alumni that have excelled in a variety of fields.
Academia
- William Bennett Bizzell 1912—fifth president of the University of Oklahoma and president of Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University)
- Ralph L. Brill—Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law and legal writing innovator
- Philip J. McConnaughay 1978—current Dean at The Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law
- William D. Underwood —eighteenth president of Mercer University
Judges
Federal
- Wayne R. Andersen 1970—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Owen McIntosh Burns 1929(LL.B.)—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- James L. Foreman 1952—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- James F. Holderman 1971—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Frederick J. Kapala 1976—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Alfred Younges Kirkland, Sr. 1943—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- David Laro 1967—senior judge of the United States Tax Court
- Walter C. Lindley 1910—United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- George Michael Marovich 1954—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Prentice Henry Marshall 1967—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Philip Godfrey Reinhard 1964—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Stanley Julian Roszkowski 1954—United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Harlington Wood, Jr. 1948—United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
State
- Arno H. Denecke 1939—Chief Justice Oregon Supreme Court
- Lloyd A. Karmeier 1964—Justice Supreme Court of Illinois
- Ray Klingbiel 1924—Chief Justice Supreme Court of Illinois
- Howard C. Ryan—Chief Justice Supreme Court of Illinois
- Roy Solfisburg 1940(LL.B)—Chief Justice Supreme Court of Illinois
Other
Politics
- John Bayard Anderson 1946—U.S. Congressman and Presidential candidate
- William W. Arnold 1901—U.S. Congressman
- Terry Lee Bruce 1969—U.S. Congressman
- Tom Fink 1952—Speaker of the House, Alaska House of Representatives; Mayor of Anchorage
- Otis Ferguson Glenn 1910—U.S. Senator
- William J. Graham 1893—U.S. Congressman
- William Perry Holaday 1905—U.S. Congressman
- George Evan Howell 1930—U.S. Congressman
- Jesse Jackson, Jr.—U.S. Congressman
- Tim Johnson—U.S. Congressman
- Samuel H. Shapiro—Governor of Illinois
- Michael Strautmanis—Chief Counsel and the Director of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs on the Barack Obama presidential transition team
- Samuel H. Young 1947—U.S. Congressman
Other
- Leonard V. Finder—newspaper editor and publisher
- Albert E. Jenner, Jr. 1930 (LL.B.)—one of the name partners at the law firm of Jenner & Block
- Michael Masser—composer and producer of popular music
References
- ^ University of Illinois Foundation | University of Illinois Foundation – Financials – Endowment Market Value Details
- ^ U.S. News and World Report, Accessed June 1, 2009. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/items/03053
- ^ a b University of Illinois College of Law, Accessed May 7, 2009, College Profile. http://www.law.illinois.edu/prospective-students/college-profile.asp
- ^ University of Illinois College of Law, Accessed May 7, 2009, Current Students. http://www.law.illinois.edu/current-students/
- ^ http://law.bepress.com/expresso/2007/subject.html
- ^ University of Illinois College of Law, Accessed June 1, 2009, College Profile. http://www.law.uiuc.edu/prospective-students/college-profile.asp
- ^ University of Illinois College of Law, Accessed May 7, 2009, Class Profiles. http://www.law.illinois.edu/global/classprofiles.asp
External links
- Official website
- The University of Illinois College of Law is at coordinates 40°6′14.9″N 88°13′53″W / 40.104139°N 88.23139°WCoordinates: 40°6′14.9″N 88°13′53″W / 40.104139°N 88.23139°W
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