St. John's University School of Law
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St. John's Law School
St. John's University School of Law is a law school in Queens, New York City, affiliated with St. John's University. According to the 2008 U.S. News rankings, St. John's is ranked 70th among the top 100 law schools in the nation.
St. John's School of Law ranked 4th among New York State law schools in the percentage of first-time test takers who passed the 2005 bar examination. [1]
Ninety-one percent of first-time takers from St. John’s passed the July 2006 bar exam. The overall passing rate for first-time takers in New York State was 79%. [2]
Notable alumni
- Michael Balboni, Deputy Secretary, Public Safety- New York State
- Charles B. Rangel, U.S. Congressman
- Larry Seidlin, State Court Judge presiding over Anna Nicole Smith trial
- Ron Brown, former United States Secretary of Commerce
- Hugh Carey, former Governor of New York
- William J. Casey, former Director of Central Intelligence
- Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York
- George Deukmejian, former California Governor and Attorney General
- Paul J. Feiner, American public servant
- Raymond W. Kelly, current New York City Police Department Commissioner
- Harvey Pitt, former chairman of United States Securities and Exchange Commission
