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The '''University of Mississippi School of Law''', also known as '''Ole Miss Law''', is an [[American Bar Association|ABA]]-accredited law school located on the campus of the [[University of Mississippi]] in [[Oxford, Mississippi|Oxford]], [[Mississippi]]. The School of Law opened in 1854 and is the fourth-oldest state-supported [[law school]] in the country. In 2009, National Jurist Magazine rated the University of Mississippi School of Law among the top five "best value law schools" in the United States.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Pohlman | first = Jennifer | authorlink = Jennifer Pohlman | coauthors = | editor-last = | editor-first= | editor-link = | date = | year = 2009 | month = September | title = Best Bang for Your Buck | trans_title = | journal = National Jurist | volume = 19 | issue = 1 | series = | pages = 26–31 }}</ref> Richard Gershon is the current dean.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uwire.com/2010/06/03/ole-miss-law-school-names-new-dean/ |title=Ole Miss Law school names new dean | UWIRE |publisher=Uwire.com |date=2010-05-13 |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> The law school is home to five auxiliary law programs: the [[National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law]], the National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law, the Mississippi Innocence Project, the Mississippi Law Research Institute, and the Mississippi Judicial College. In Fall 2010, the University of Mississippi School of Law enrolled an entering class of 199 students from an applicant pool of 1,150. The median [[LSAT]] score for the entering class was 156 and the median [[GPA]] was 3.51. Ethnically, 16% of the entering students were [[minorities]]. The first-year class consisted of 107 men and 92 women. The School of Law has a faculty of 34 full-time and adjunct professors with expertise in various areas of practice. The student-faculty ratio is 18.2:1.<ref>http://officialguide.lsac.org/SearchResults/SchoolPage_PDFs/ABA_LawSchoolData/ABA1840.pdf</ref> The School of Law moved into a newly constructed building (the Robert C. Khayat Law Center) in January 2011.<ref>http://law.olemiss.edu/pdfs/Law%20Delay%20Release.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.olemiss.edu/UMLAWSpr08/umlawyer/features_building.html |title=UMLawyer • Building the Future |publisher=Law.olemiss.edu |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> The School of Law offers the only dedicated [[Space law|aerospace law]] curriculum in the nation from an ABA-accredited school. Michael Dodge became the first person to receive a certificate in Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/news/080508-first-space-lawyer.html |title=First Space Lawyer Graduates |publisher=SPACE.com |date=2008-05-08 |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> == History == The University of Mississippi School of Law was founded in 1854 by the [[Mississippi Legislature|state legislature]] after recognizing a need for formal law instruction in the state of Mississippi. The "Department of Law," as it was then referred to, consisted of seven students and one professor. The School of Law has had seven homes over the course of its history. Classes were originally held in the [[Lyceum-The Circle Historic District|Lyceum]], the oldest building on the University of Mississippi campus. Shortly before the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the then-Department of Law was relocated to a building close to Oxford Square. The University agreed to lease the building in order to prevent the owner from filing from bankruptcy. This agreement lasted until the start of the Civil War in 1861 when most of the law school's students volunteered to serve in the [[Military of the Confederate States of America|Confederate military]]. When the school reopened in 1866, it was again relocated to a building that occupied the current site of Peabody Hall. The law school closed a second time in 1876, as there were no law students during the latter years of [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]]. In 1911, classes were moved to Ventress Hall, which was then known as Lamar Hall, named after famed Mississippian [[L.Q.C. Lamar]]. The "Department of Law" officially became the "School of Law" in 1921. Ten years later, the law school moved to the building now known as Farley Hall. It remained here until 1978 when it was moved to Lamar Law Center. In January 2011, the School of Law moved a sixth time to the newly constructed Robert C. Khayat Law Center.<ref name="history">{{cite book |last = Landon |first = Michael De L. |authorlink = Michael De L. Landon |title = The University of Mississippi School of Law: a sesquicentennial history |publisher = [[University Press of Mississippi]] |year = 2006 |isbn = 1-57806-918-1}}</ref> == Degree and certificate programs == *[[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] *Dual-Degree Programs **J.D./[[MBA]] **J.D./[[Master of Science in Taxation|M.S. (Tax.)]] **J.D./[[Master of Science in Accountancy|M.S. (Accy.)]] *Certificate Programs **Criminal Law Certificate **Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law Certificate == Publications == *[[Mississippi Law Journal]] *[http://www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/JSL.html Journal of Space Law] == Notable alumni == *Author [[John Grisham]] (JD '81)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jgrisham.com/bio/ |title=John Grisham » Bio |publisher=Jgrisham.com |date=1955-02-08 |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *U.S. Senator for Mississippi [[Thad Cochran]] (JD '65)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cochran.senate.gov/biography.html |title=U.S. Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi |publisher=Cochran.senate.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *U.S. Senator for Mississippi [[Roger Wicker]] (JD '75)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutRoger.Biography |title=U.S. Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi |publisher=Wicker.senate.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Former U.S. Senator for Mississippi [[Trent Lott]] (JD '67)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/366/000024294/ |title=Trent Lott |publisher=Nndb.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Former U.S. Senator for Mississippi [[James O. Eastland]] (JD '25)<ref name="history" /> *U.S. Representative for Mississippi [[Gregg Harper]] (JD '81)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://harper.house.gov/about/ |title=Congressman Gregg Harper |publisher=gop.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> *Former U.S. Representative for Missouri [[Kenny Hulshof]] (JD '83)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/h000948/ |title=Kenny Hulshof |publisher=projects.washingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> *Former Governor of Mississippi [[Haley Barbour]] (JD '73)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=67bc224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD |title=National Governors Association |publisher=Nga.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Former Governor of Mississippi [[Ronnie Musgrove]] (JD '81)<ref>{{cite web|last=Associated |first=The |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-07-03-1562373521_x.htm |title=Ronnie Musgrove biography |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=2008-07-03 |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Former Governor of Mississippi [[William A. Allain]] (LLB '50)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=06a7ae3effb81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD |title=Mississippi Governor William A. Allain |publisher=nga.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> *Former Governor of Mississippi [[William Winter (politician)|William Winter]] (LLB '49)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winterinstitute.org/pages/aboutus.htm |title=The Honorable William F. Winter |publisher=winterinstitute.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> *Former Governor of Mississippi [[Cliff Finch]] (LLB '58)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/852/000121489/ |title=Cliff Finch |publisher=nndb.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> *Former Governor of Mississippi [[Bill Waller|William Waller]] (LLB '50)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wallerandwaller.com/attorneys.cfm |title=Waller & Waller, Attorney at Law |publisher=wallerandwaller.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> *Former Governor of Mississippi [[Paul B. Johnson, Jr.]] (LLB '40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/621/000168117/ |title=Paul B. Johnson, Jr. |publisher=nndb.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> *Former Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi [[Evelyn Gandy]] (LLB '43)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/deaths/5402852.html |title=Longtime Mississippi politician dies at 87 | Death Notices | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle |publisher=Chron.com |date=2007-12-25 |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Former Mississippi Speaker of the House Tim Ford (JD '77)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2856440_1 |title=Tim Ford - a Jackson, Mississippi (MS) Governmental Relations Lawyer |publisher=findlaw.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-24}}</ref> *United States Federal Judge [[Michael P. Mills]] (JD '80)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2902&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na |title=History of the Federal Judiciary |publisher=Fjc.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *United States Federal Judge [[Keith Starrett]] (JD '74)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3081&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na |title=History of the Federal Judiciary |publisher=Fjc.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *United States Federal Court of Appeals Judge [[E. Grady Jolly]] (LL.B '62)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1191&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na |title=History of the Federal Judiciary |publisher=Fjc.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-07-18}}</ref> *United States Federal Court of Appeals Judge [[Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale]] (JD '72)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=98&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na |title=History of the Federal Judiciary |publisher=Fjc.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-07-18}}</ref> *Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court [[William L. Waller, Jr.]] (JD '77)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23526&Itemid=60&date=2008-05-01 |title=Former Miss. governor to speak at MSU libraries |publisher=Starkville Daily News |date=2007-09-30 |accessdate=2010-07-17}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> *Presiding Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court [[George C. Carlson, Jr.]] (JD '72)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/appellate_courts/sc/bios/justicecarlson.html |title=State of Mississippi Judiciary - Supreme Court |publisher=Mssc.state.ms.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court [[Jess H. Dickinson]] (JD '82)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/appellate_courts/sc/bios/justicedickinson.html |title=State of Mississippi Judiciary - Supreme Court |publisher=Mssc.state.ms.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court [[Michael K. Randolph]](JD '74)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/appellate_courts/sc/bios/justicerandolph.html |title=State of Mississippi Judiciary - Supreme Court |publisher=Mssc.state.ms.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court [[Ann Hannaford Lamar]] (JD '82)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/appellate_courts/sc/bios/justicelamar.html |title=State of Mississippi Judiciary - Supreme Court |publisher=Mssc.state.ms.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court [[James W. Kitchens]] (JD '67)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/appellate_courts/sc/bios/justicekitchens.html |title=State of Mississippi Judiciary - Supreme Court |publisher=Mssc.state.ms.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *First female Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Lenore Prather (JD '55)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://judicial.mc.edu/judge_profiles.php#prather |title=MC Law Judicial Project |publisher=judicial.mc.edu |date=|accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *First African-American Mississippi Supreme Court Justice and former Mississippi Bar President Reuben Anderson (JD '67)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msbar.org/admin/spotimages/142.pdf|title=Trailblazers of the Mississippi Legal Frontier: Reuben V. Anderson |publisher=msbar.org |date=|accessdate=2010-07-18}}</ref> *State's Attorney for Baltimore City [[Patricia Jessamy]] (JD '74)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/bcity/html/msa14094.html |title=Patricia C. Jessamy, State's Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland |publisher=Msa.md.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *Famed trial lawyer [[Richard Scruggs]] (JD '76) *Attorney, talk radio host, and Mississippi Senator [[Chris McDaniel|Christopher McDaniel]] (JD '97)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/mcdaniel.xml |title=Attorney, Partner of Hortman, Harlow, Bassi, Robinson and McDaniel, PLLC |publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |date=1971-06-28 |accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> *American war veteran, attorney, politician, and actor [[Boyce Holleman]] (JD '50)<ref>https://www.msbar.org/admin/spotimages/140.pdf</ref> *Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1963 and 1967 and attorney [[Rubel Phillips]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/clarionledger/obituary.aspx?n=rubel-phillips&pid=152099370 |title=Rubel Phillips Obituary: View Rubel Phillips's Obituary by Clarion Ledger |publisher=Legacy.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-19}}</ref> == References == <references />