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The '''University of Georgia School of Law''' is an [[American Bar Association]]-accredited law school located in [[Athens, Georgia]] on the campus of the [[University of Georgia]] (UGA). Formerly known as the Lumpkin School of Law and founded in [[1859]], it is the second oldest of the University's schools and colleges and one of the oldest public law schools in the United States. The University of Georgia School of Law is currently ranked 34th by U.S. News and World Report rankings of public and private law schools. Its founders were [[Joseph Henry Lumpkin]], [[William Hope Hull]], and [[Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb|Thomas R. R. Cobb]].<ref name=DigitalLibraryGeorgia>[http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/meta/html/dlg/larc/meta_dlg_larc_hbo0709.html?Welcome Digital Library of Georgia]</ref> ==History== The law school was created in December of 1859 and was originally located in the Ivy Building, which is now the south wing of the [[Hunter-Holmes Academic Building]]. The school was not open during the 1866-1867 school year due to the death of Joseph Lumpkin and the delay in naming his successor.<ref name=HistUGA>[http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/ebind2html.pl/reed_c13c?seq=250 ''History of the University of Georgia'', Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949, pp.216,829]</ref> After continuing to grow, the law school moved in 1925 into the former Athenaeum Club building on the northeast corner of Broad Street and Lumpkin Street. The club previously served as the social club of the local [[Elks Club]] and was eventually deeded to UGA and named the the Andrew J. Cobb Law Building, the namesake of a deceased UGA trustee that had also served on the Law Building Fund Committee.<ref name="BowenDissertation">{{cite paper | author =Thomas, Jr., Joel Bowen | title =Room to grow: A historical analysis of the physical growth at The University of Georgia, 1785 to 1990 | version =p.125 | publisher=University of Georgia | date =1990}}</ref> The school remained in the Cobb Building until the Harold Hirsch Law Building was erected in 1932.<ref name=HistUGA/> [[Harold Hirsch]] Hall was greatly expanded in 1967 with a large addition that expanded library and added several classrooms, common areas and offices. In 2002, the Law School was renovated to provide internet access and additional classroom space.<ref name=DigitalLibraryGeorgia/> ==Notable alumni== Graduates of the law school number more than 8,200 and include 11 governors, in excess of 35 U.S. and state senators and representatives and scores of federal and state judges, prominent attorneys and corporate leaders.<ref> [http://www.law.uga.edu/admissions/pointsofpride.html A Reputation for Excellence] (accessed December 6, 2006)</ref> On two occasions, University of Georgia School of Law alumni have simultaneously headed all branches of state government: the last occasion was in 2002, when [[Roy Barnes]] was [[List of Governors of Georgia|Governor]], [[Norman S. Fletcher]] was [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)|Supreme Court of Georgia]], [[Tom Murphy (Georgia)|Tom Murphy]] was Speaker of the [[Georgia House of Representatives]] and [[Mark Taylor (politician)|Mark Taylor]] was President of the [[Georgia Senate]]. ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.law.uga.edu Georgia School of Law Homepage] [[Category:Law Schools]]