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'''The George Washington University Law School''', commonly referred to as '''GW Law''', was founded in [[1865]] and is the oldest [[law school]] in the [[District of Columbia]]. The school is accredited by the [[American Bar Association]] and is a charter member of the [[Association of American Law Schools]]. It is located on the campus of [[The George Washington University]] at the corner of 20th and H Streets in the [[Foggy Bottom]] neighborhood. ==History== Though it would be decades before [[George Washington]]’s namesake university would be established by an Act of Congress, the George Washington University Law School—founded in 1825, closed in 1826 due to financial difficulty, and then reorganized in 1865—was the first law school in the [[District of Columbia]]. In 1865, the president of Columbian College (now The George Washington University) facilitated the purchase of a building owned by Trinity Church for the purpose of holding law classes. In [[1867]], the school graduated its first class, who represented twenty two of the then thirty seven states. The [[Master of Laws]] degree program was adopted by the school in [[1877]]. In [[1900]], the school was one of the founding members of the [[Association of American Law Schools]]. ==Academics== The school is accredited by the [[American Bar Association]] and is a charter member of the [[Association of American Law Schools]]. The school currently has about 1,860 degree candidates: 1,260 full-time, 290 part-time, and over 300 post-[[juris doctor|J.D.]] candidates. In addition to the [[juris doctor]] degree, GW Law offers the following joint degrees: *J.D./[[M.B.A.]] *J.D./[[Master of Public Administration|M.P.A.]] *J.D./[[Master of Public Policy|M.P.P.]] *J.D./[[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]] in History with a concentration in U.S. Legal History, Women’s Studies, Public Policy with a concentration in Women’s Studies, and Master of Public Policy *J.D./M.A. in International Affairs: Science, Technology, and Public Policy; Security Policy Studies; Asian Studies; Latin American Studies; European and Eurasian Studies; International Development Studies; and International Trade and Investment Policy *J.D/[[Master of Public Health|M.P.H.]] The following advanced degrees are offered: *[[Master of Laws]] (LL.M.) in [[Environmental Law]], International Environmental Law, Government Procurement and Environmental Law, [[Intellectual Property Law]], International and Comparative Law, Government Procurement Law, and [[Litigation]] and [[Dispute Resolution]]. *[[Doctor of Juridical Science]] (S.J.D.) is offered to a very limited number of candidates. ==Academic reputation== GW Law was tied for 22nd in the [[2008]] Law School Rankings of ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''. It previously had been ranked 19th and 20th in that publication's 2007 and 2006 issues, respectively. In its specialties categories, ''U.S. News'' ranked GW Law 3rd in [[intellectual property law]], 8th in [[international law]], 12th in [[environmental law]], and 23rd in clinical training. The law school is the highest-ranked graduate program of its parent institution, [[The George Washington University]]. In 2007, the [[National Law Journal]] ranked GW Law among the top 20 law schools that place the highest percentage of graduates in top American law firms. == Academic Recognition for Students == Students are not supplied with individual class rankings; instead, the school recognizes their relative academic performance with two scholar designations. [http://www.law.gwu.edu/NR/rdonlyres/6B23C44D-5C80-4947-B887-3AFDD33EC463/0/ACADEMICRECOGNITIONANDGRADEREPRESENTATIONPOLICY.pdf] The top 1%-15% of the class is designated ''[[George Washington]] Scholars''. The top 16%-35% of the class is designated ''[[Thurgood Marshall]] Scholars''. ==Location and facilities== GW Law is located in the heart of [[District of Columbia|Washington's]] [[Foggy Bottom]] neighborhood, across the street from the [[World Bank]] and [[International Monetary Fund]] headquarters, and a few blocks away from the [[State Department]] and the [[White House]]. The Jacob Burns Law Library holds a research collection of more than 500,000 volumes. In [[2000]], the law school began a major building and renovation scheme to create an integrated, modern learning facility. The school continues to expand into attached buildings along perimeters of the University Yard. The Law School currently occupies nine buildings on the main campus of [[The George Washington University]]. The Law School's main complex comprises five buildings located on two sides of the University Yard, the central open space of GW's urban campus. Renovated extensively between 2001 and 2003, these buildings adjoin one another, have internal passageways, and function as one consolidated complex. Three townhouses directly across from the main complex house the Community Legal Clinics, Student Bar Association, and student journal offices. ==Notable alumni== [[Image:GWLaw Class1891.jpg|frame|thumb|right|Class of 1891]] Notable [[alumni]] of The George Washington University Law School include: * [[Earl E. Anderson]], Ret. [[General]] [[United States Marine Corp]] * [[Rocky Anderson]] ([[1978]]), current mayor of [[Salt Lake City]] * [[William Barr]] ([[1977]]), former [[United States Attorney General]] * [[A. Bruce Bielaski]] ([[1904]]), second director of the [[Bureau of Investigation]] * [[Garry Brown]] ([[1954]]), former [[U.S. Congressman]] from [[Michigan]] * [[Warren Brown (TV Host)|Warren Brown]] ([[1998]]), founder and owner of ''Cake Love'', and host of "[[Sugar Rush (Food Network)|Sugar Rush]]" on the [[Food Network]] * [[Jacob Burns (attorney)|Jacob Burns]] ([[1924]]), corporate attorney, educator and philanthropist * [[James C. Cacheris]] ([[1960]]), judge [[U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]] * [[Gordon Canfield]] ([[1926]]), former [[U.S. Congressman]] from [[New Jersey]] * [[Mona Charen]], political analyst and best-selling author * [[Bennett Champ Clark]], former [[United States Senator]] * [[Floyd I. Clarke]], former director of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] * [[James P. Coleman]] ([[1939]]), former [[Governor of Mississippi]] and chief judge on the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] * [[William Henry Coleman]], former [[U.S. Congressman]] from [[Pennsylvania]] * [[John Blaisdell Corliss]] ([[1875]]), former [[United States Congressman]] * [[George B. Cortelyou]], cabinet member in the [[Theodore Roosevelt]] administration * [[Matthew Cowley]], former [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles|Quorum]] member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] * [[Ewin L. Davis]] ([[1899]]), former [[U.S. Congressman]] from [[Tennessee]] * [[John Foster Dulles]], [[Secretary of State]] in the [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] administration * [[John James Duncan, Jr.]] ([[1973]]), [[United States Congressman]] for the Second District of [[Tennessee]] * [[David Eisenhower]] ([[1976]]), author and grandson of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] * [[W. Mark Felt]] ([[1940]]), former associate director of the FBI and [[Watergate scandal]] informant also known as "Deep Throat" * [[Stanley Finch]] ([[1908]]), first director of the [[Bureau of Investigation]] * [[John James Flynt, Jr.]] ([[1940]]), [[United States Congressman]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] * [[J. William Fulbright]] ([[1934]]), former [[United States Senator]], creator of the [[Fulbright Fellowships]] * [[Ralph A. Gamble]] ([[1911]]), former [[U.S. Congressman]] from [[New York]] * [[Stephen Warfield Gambrill]] ([[1896]]), former [[United States Congressman]] * [[Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.]], former [[Governor of Vermont]], [[U.S. Senator]], judge for the [[U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont]] * [[Dan Glickman]] ([[1969]]), current president of the [[Motion Picture Association of America]] * [[Joyce Hens Green]], ([[1951]]), senior judge [[U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia]] * [[Harold H. Greene]] ([[1954]]), former judge [[U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia]], presided over lawsuit which broke up [[AT&T]]'s vertical monopoly. * [[L. Patrick Gray]], former acting director of the FBI during the Watergate scandal * [[Patricia Roberts Harris]] ([[1960]]), cabinet member in the [[Jimmy Carter]] administration * [[J. Edgar Hoover]] ([[1917]]), founder and longtime director of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] * [[Harry R. Hughes]] ([[1952]]), former [[governor]] of the state of [[Maryland]] * [[Sarah T. Hughes]] ([[1922]]), first female federal judge seated in [[Texas]], and only woman to administer the oath of office to the [[President of the United States]] * [[Edwin F. Hunter]] ([[1938]]), longest sitting [[U.S. District Court]] judge in the nation * [[Daniel Inouye]] ([[1953]]), [[United States Senator]], ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Hawaii|HI]]) * [[Leon Jaworski]] ([[1925]]), [[special prosecutor]] during the Watergate scandal * [[David M. Kennedy]], former [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] * [[Michael Kinsley]], political commentator and journalist, former co-host of CNN's [[Crossfire (TV series)|''Crossfire'']] * [[Ted Lerner]], businessman and owner of the [[Washington Nationals]] major-league baseball team. * [[Belva Ann Lockwood]] ([[1872]]), first woman to argue before the [[United States Supreme Court]] * [[Carlos F. Lucero]] ([[1964]]), judge [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]] * [[Frank Moss (politician)|Frank Moss]] ([[1937]]), former [[United States Senator]], ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Utah|UT]]) * [[Francis G. Newlands]] ([[1869]]), congressman and drafter of the [[Newlands Resolution]] to annex the [[Republic of Hawai'i|Republic of Hawai{{okina}}i]] * [[Eric O'Neill]] ([[2003]]), [[FBI]] agent whose work led to the arrest and life imprisonment conviction of [[Robert Hanssen]] * [[Barbara Pariente]] ([[1973]]), current [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Florida Supreme Court]] * Marybeth Peters ([[1971]]), current [[United States Copyright Office|U.S. Register of Copyrights]] * [[Sharon Prost]] ([[1984]]), judge [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]] * [[Harry Reid]] ([[1964]]), [[United States Senator]], [[United States Senate Majority Leader|current Senate Majority Leader]], ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Nevada|NV]]) * [[Randall Ray Rader]] ([[1978]]), judge [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]] * [[Kenneth Francis Ripple]] ([[1972]]), judge [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] * [[James Robertson (judge)|James Robertson]] ([[1965]]), judge [[U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia]], presided over ''[[Hamdan v. Rumsfeld]]''. * [[Mikhail Saakashvili]] ([[1996]]), [[President of Georgia]] * [[Grant Sawyer]], former [[Governor of Nevada]] * [[James Shannon]], former [[U.S. Congressman]] and [[Massachusetts Attorney General]] * [[John W. Snow]] ([[1967]]), former [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] * [[Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr.]] ([[1882]]), [[patent attorney]] to the [[Wright Brothers]] * [[James E. Webb]] ([[1936]]), second administrator of [[NASA]] * [[Robert Wexler]] ([[1985]]), [[United States Congressman|congressman]], ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Florida|FL]]) * [[Nathan Hale Williams]], film and television producer, entertainment lawyer * [[Earle D. Willey]], former [[U.S. Congressman]] from [[Delaware]] ==Notable faculty== *[[John Banzhaf]] *[[Jerome A. Barron]] *[[Thomas Buergenthal]] *[[Steve Charnovitz]] *[[Mary Cheh]] *[[Ronald K. L. Collins]] *[[John F. Duffy]] *[[Orin Kerr]] *[[Spencer Overton]] *[[Randall Ray Rader]] *[[Jonathan Turley]] ==Publications== *[[The George Washington International Law Review]] *[[The George Washington Law Review]] *[[Public Contract Law Journal]] ==External links== *[http://www.law.gwu.edu GW Law Official Site] *[http://www.law.gwu.edu/About/A+Brief+History.htm GW Law: A Brief History] [[Category:Law Schools]]