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'''Ave Maria School of Law''', a Roman Catholic law school, is located in Naples, Florida (formerly in Ann Arbor, Michigan). Enrollment as of Fall 2005 is approximately 360 students. Ave Maria espouses a [[natural law]] philosophy and teaches law within the context of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Politically, its student body and faculty tend to lean in a conservative direction. Ave Maria's dean and president is Bernard Dobranski and its faculty includes legal scholar [[Robert Bork]] and scholar [[Bruce Frohnen]].
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'''Atlanta's John Marshall Law School''' is a private, for-profit law school in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], which was founded in 1933 and is fully accredited by the American Bar Association. John Marshall Law School was named in honor of the notable [[Chief Justice of the United States|chief justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]].
[[Tom Monaghan]], founder of [[Domino's Pizza]] and former owner of the [[Detroit Tigers]], supports the school through his [[Ave Maria Foundation]] and serves as the [[chairman of the board]] of governors of the school.


John Marshall Law School offers programs for part-time and full-time students.
Ave Maria School of Law's Board of Governors has confirmed a move to the newly planned town of [[Ave Maria, Florida|Ave Maria]], about 30 miles east of [[Naples, Florida]], where the new campus of [[Ave Maria University]], another institution supported by Monaghan's Ave Maria Foundation, is to be built. This is a matter of controversy within the school, as many of the students and faculty are opposed to such a move. The Law School has been ranked as a "tier 4" law school by ''U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools 2008'',[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_tier4_brief.php] the lowest rated tier.


John Marshall Law School was founded in 1933 as an independent, freestanding educational institution dedicated to providing a quality educational opportunity to nontraditional or adult learners, and to other significantly underserved segments of Georgia citizenry.
==History==
Ave Maria's beginnings lie in discussions between former Oakland County prosecutor Dick Thompson and Mr. Thomas Monaghan.  In 1998,  Stephen Safranek, Richard Myers, Joseph Falvey, Laura Hirschfeld, Michael Kenney and Mollie Murphy left University of Detroit Mercy School of Law after a dispute regarding the invitation of a pro-choice Michigan Supreme Court justice to give the oath at the end of the school's [[Red Mass]]. With the financial support of Thomas Monaghan, Bernard Dobranski was recruited to serve as Dean.  


The first Dean of John Marshall Law School was S.B. Fenster who, along with the other founders of the institution, brought with him a dedication to broadening the opportunity for legal education to those traditionally denied such career options. This dedication is evidenced by the fact that John Marshall was among the first of the Southern law schools to integrate its student body and the fact that women have been represented in the student body since the School's first graduating class. Alumni of John Marshall now number slightly in excess of 2,000 members and many have served with distinction as members of the judiciary, public officials, government officials, and as members of the private bar serving the people of the State of Georgia.
Supreme Court Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] assisted Ave Maria's leadership in developing the school's curriculum.  


In 1978, the Supreme Court of Georgia promulgated standards and procedures for the approval of law schools and set forth an application process similar to the accreditation process of the American Bar Association (ABA). After gaining its initial approval, John Marshall Law School had its approval renewed after each subsequent inspection between 1978 and 1987.
In 1999, Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] delivered the school's first annual Ave Maria Lecture.  


In 1987, the Supreme Court changed its 1978 promulgation to require that all law schools in the state be approved by the ABA. To meet the goal of achieving ABA approval, the John Marshall Law School Board of Trustees endorsed a plan designed to bring the School into compliance with ABA Standards.
Ave Maria's inaugural class entered the school in 2000. In 2003, Ave Maria's first graduating class passed the Michigan Bar Exam at a rate of 93 percent among first-time takers, which was the top rate in Michigan. The [[University of Michigan Law School]] came in second with a pass rate of 90 percent. In 2004, the school had 100% Michigan bar passage rate. In 2006, the passing rate was 96%, which is the highest overall among Michigan law schools.


To assist in achieving ABA approval, the school signed a management agreement with the Argosy Education Group (AEG), the nation's largest provider of doctoral level programs in the field of psychology, as well as a significant presence in the fields of education and business. In 2001, after a change in ownership of AEG, the Law School once again found itself a freestanding, independent law school under the direction of Dr. Michael Markovitz, Chair of the Board of Directors.
Ave Maria gained full accreditation from the [[American Bar Association]] in 2005. This was achieved after five years, the shortest time frame possible.


Under the leadership of Dr. Markovitz and Dean John Ryan, the Board of Directors determined that the school would once again seek approval by the ABA and all steps reasonably necessary to accomplish that goal would be undertaken. A major renovation project at the school was recently completed providing new classrooms, a new trial courtroom and a new appellate courtroom, each equipped with audio - video capabilities, to provide facilities for the training of advocates. The library was also expanded to accommodate a growing collection.
Ave Maria's Moot Court team has won top honors three years in a row for the state-wide competition held annually for the last 5 years. The 2005 competition was held at Ave Maria.


Today, John Marshall Law School remains one of only two law schools in Georgia offering a part-time evening program designed to provide access to legal education to nontraditional students.
In 2004 the Asylum and Immigrant Rights Law Clinic began with one course and one professor.  A second course and professor were added in 2006.  The clinic's focuses on religious persecution and women's rights cases.


John Marshall Law School - Atlanta received its provisional approval and was added to the list of schools approved by the American Bar Association in early 2005. Provisional approval is the first stage in the approval process of the ABA and is the stage through which all approved schools must first proceed prior to achieving full approval. It is the published policy of the ABA that students enrolled in a provisionally approved school are entitled to all the rights and privileges to which students at fully approved schools are entitled. John Marshall was fully accredited by the ABA on December 5, 2009.
On February 20, 2007 at 9:25 A.M. Dean Dobranski made the announcement that the School of Law would be moving to Ave Maria, Florida.


==External links and references==
==External links==
*[http://www.johnmarshall.edu Official website]
*[http://avemarialaw.edu/ Ave Maria School of Law]
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Revision as of 04:09, September 19, 2017

Ave Maria School of Law, a Roman Catholic law school, is located in Naples, Florida (formerly in Ann Arbor, Michigan). Enrollment as of Fall 2005 is approximately 360 students. Ave Maria espouses a natural law philosophy and teaches law within the context of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Politically, its student body and faculty tend to lean in a conservative direction. Ave Maria's dean and president is Bernard Dobranski and its faculty includes legal scholar Robert Bork and scholar Bruce Frohnen.

Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza and former owner of the Detroit Tigers, supports the school through his Ave Maria Foundation and serves as the chairman of the board of governors of the school.

Ave Maria School of Law's Board of Governors has confirmed a move to the newly planned town of Ave Maria, about 30 miles east of Naples, Florida, where the new campus of Ave Maria University, another institution supported by Monaghan's Ave Maria Foundation, is to be built. This is a matter of controversy within the school, as many of the students and faculty are opposed to such a move. The Law School has been ranked as a "tier 4" law school by U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools 2008,[1] the lowest rated tier.

History

Ave Maria's beginnings lie in discussions between former Oakland County prosecutor Dick Thompson and Mr. Thomas Monaghan. In 1998, Stephen Safranek, Richard Myers, Joseph Falvey, Laura Hirschfeld, Michael Kenney and Mollie Murphy left University of Detroit Mercy School of Law after a dispute regarding the invitation of a pro-choice Michigan Supreme Court justice to give the oath at the end of the school's Red Mass. With the financial support of Thomas Monaghan, Bernard Dobranski was recruited to serve as Dean.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia assisted Ave Maria's leadership in developing the school's curriculum.

In 1999, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the school's first annual Ave Maria Lecture.

Ave Maria's inaugural class entered the school in 2000. In 2003, Ave Maria's first graduating class passed the Michigan Bar Exam at a rate of 93 percent among first-time takers, which was the top rate in Michigan. The University of Michigan Law School came in second with a pass rate of 90 percent. In 2004, the school had 100% Michigan bar passage rate. In 2006, the passing rate was 96%, which is the highest overall among Michigan law schools.

Ave Maria gained full accreditation from the American Bar Association in 2005. This was achieved after five years, the shortest time frame possible.

Ave Maria's Moot Court team has won top honors three years in a row for the state-wide competition held annually for the last 5 years. The 2005 competition was held at Ave Maria.

In 2004 the Asylum and Immigrant Rights Law Clinic began with one course and one professor. A second course and professor were added in 2006. The clinic's focuses on religious persecution and women's rights cases.

On February 20, 2007 at 9:25 A.M. Dean Dobranski made the announcement that the School of Law would be moving to Ave Maria, Florida.

External links

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