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|image          = [[Image:Uva2.gif]]
|name          = University of Virginia School of Law
|established    = [[1819]]
|type          = [[Public school|Public]] charter, [[Private school|Private]] funding
|dean          = [[John C. Jeffries, Jr.]]
|city          = [[Charlottesville, VA]]
|country        = [[United States|USA]]
|students      = 1100
|campus        = [[suburban area|Suburban]]
|website= [http://www.law.virginia.edu/ www.law.virginia.edu]
}}


[[Category:Law Schools]]
The '''University of Virginia School of Law''' was founded in [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] in [[1819]] by [[Thomas Jefferson]] as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the [[University of Virginia]].  The Law School maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program.  The school's reputation as one of the most prestigious law schools in the nation is reflected by its perennial appearance among the "top ten" in the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' rankings, where it is currently ranked 10th.
 
The Law School receives no funding from public coffers except for in-state student tuition subsidies.<ref>http://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/2003/14/law_darden_strengths.html</ref> Thus, the Law School depends upon the largesse of private donors, its substantial endowment and student tuition payments. In 1995-1997, the Law School used entirely donated funds to renovate and expand its buildings on the University's North Grounds to include the former facilities of the [[Darden Graduate School of Business Administration]] which built a new campus several hundred yards away.  The Law School's 51% alumni giving rate is among the highest of the nation's law schools.[http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2006_spr/record.htm?=feed]
 
==Student organizations==
The Law School maintains an extensive roster of student organizations, including chapters of the [[Federalist Society]], the [[American Constitution Society for Law and Policy|American Constitution Society]] and the [[Saint Thomas More Society]].
 
The [[Virginia Law Weekly]], the Law School's student-run weekly newspaper, has been published since 1948. The paper has been cited in several court cases including the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] case, ''[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=432&invol=197 Patterson v. New York]''. In addition its news content, the VLW also contains student-submitted content which often includes humor and creative pieces.
 
Each spring over a hundred students write, direct and perform in ''The Libel Show'', a comedy and musical theatre production that was first organized in 1908.  Its performers roast Law School professors, student stereotypes and life in Charlottesville throughout each of its three nightly showings.
 
===Law journals===
The Law School is host to nine academic journals, including the ''[[Virginia Law Review]]'', one of the most cited law journals in the country<ref>http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx</ref>:
 
* [[Journal of Law and Politics]]
* [[Virginia Environmental Law Journal]]
* [[Virginia Journal of International Law]]
* [[Virginia Journal of Law & Technology]]
* [[Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law]]
* [[Virginia Law & Business Review]]
* [[Virginia Law Review]]
* [[Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal]]
* [[Virginia Tax Review Association]]
 
==Notable Virginia Law graduates==
===Politics===
*[[George Allen (politician)|George F. Allen]] ('77) - former U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]] and former Governor of [[Virginia]]
*[[Alben W. Barkley]] (1900) - former U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]] and former U.S. [[United States Vice President|Vice President]]
*[[Evan Bayh]] ('81) - U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]]
*[[Kit Bond|Christopher Bond]] - U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]]
*[[Rick Boucher]] - U.S [[U.S. House of Representatives|Congressman]]
*[[Alan Stephenson Boyd]] ('48) - First U.S. [[United States Secretary of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]]
*[[John Brigeland]] ('87) - Director, [[USA Freedom Corps]]
*[[Mortimer Caplin]] ('40) - former Commissioner, U.S. [[Internal Revenue Service]]
*[[John Cornyn]] ('95) - U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]]
*[[J. Randy Forbes]] ('77) - U.S. [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]]
*[[Jim Gilmore|James Gilmore III]] ('77) - former Governor of [[Virginia]]
*[[Edward Kennedy]] ('59) - U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]]
*[[Robert F. Kennedy]] ('51) - former U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]] and former U.S. Presidential candidate
*[[Angus King|Angus S. King, Jr.]] ('69) - former Governor of [[Maine]]
*[[Sheila Jackson-Lee]] - U.S. Congresswoman
*[[Thurgood Marshall, Jr.]] ('81) - former [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] Secretary under U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]]
*[[Robert Mueller]] - Director, [[FBI]]
*[[Janet Napolitano]] ('83) - Governor of [[Arizona]]
*[[Bill Nelson]] ('68) - [[Astronaut]] and current U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]]
*[[W. Robert Pearson]] ('68) - U.S. Ambassador to [[Turkey]]
*[[Charles Robb]] ('73) - former U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]] and former Governor of [[Virginia]]
*[[Faryar Shirzad]] - advisor to U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]
*[[John Warner]] ('53) - U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]]
*[[Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.|Lowell Weicker]] ('58) - former U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]] and former Governor of [[Connecticut]]
*[[Sheldon Whitehouse]] ('82) - U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]]
*[[Woodrow Wilson]] (attended 1879) - former U.S. [[President of the United States|President]]
 
===Law===
*[[James L. Dennis]] - Judge, [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]]
*[[Robert D. Durham]] - (1998, LL.M) - Justice, [[Oregon Supreme Court]]
*[[Jerry Falwell Jr.]] ('87) - Chief Counsel, [[Liberty University]]
*[[Fred Fielding]] ('64) - former White House Counsel and D.C. Bar 2004 Lawyer of the Year
*[[Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.]] - Justice, [[Missouri Supreme Court]]
*[[J. Michael Luttig]] ('81) - former Judge, [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Circuit Court of Appeals]] and current senior vice president and general counsel at the [[Boeing|Boeing Co.]]
*[[James Clark McReynolds]] (1884) - former Justice, [[United States Supreme Court]]
*[[Diana Gribbon Motz]] ('68) - Judge, [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Circuit Court of Appeals]]
*[[Stanley Forman Reed]] (1908) - former Justice, [[United States Supreme Court]]
*[[James Harvie Wilkinson III|J. Harvie Wilkinson]] ('72) - Judge, [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Circuit Court of Appeals]]
 
===Media===
*[[David Baldacci]] ('86) - Novelist
*[[Linda Fairstein]] ('72) - Novelist
*[[Emily Giffin]] ('97) - Novelist
*[[Laura Ingraham]] ('91) - Radio talk-show host
*[[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]] ('69) - Co-host, ''[[Ring of Fire (radio program)|Ring of Fire]], Environmental Lawyer''
*[[N. Scott Momaday]] ('59) - Novelist and [[Pulitzer Prize]] recipient
*[[Andrew Scheinman]] ('73) - Movie producer
*[[Will Shortz]] ('77) - [[cruciverbalist|Crossword Editor]], [[New York Times]]
 
===Business===
*[[Tim Finchem]] ('73) - Commissioner and CEO, [[PGA Tour|PGA TOUR]]
*[[Michael Slive]] ('65) - current commissioner of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC), and formerly the first commissioner of both [[Conference USA]] and [[Great Midwest Conference]]
*[[Robert Charles Wright|Bob Wright]] ('68) - Chairman and CEO, [[NBC]]
 
Please see a [[List of University of Virginia people|longer list of notable U.Va. alumni]].
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.law.virginia.edu/ University of Virginia School of Law]
*[http://www.lawweekly.org/ Virginia Law Weekly]
 
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The University of Virginia School of Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. The Law School maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program. The school's reputation as one of the most prestigious law schools in the nation is reflected by its perennial appearance among the "top ten" in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, where it is currently ranked 10th.

The Law School receives no funding from public coffers except for in-state student tuition subsidies.[1] Thus, the Law School depends upon the largesse of private donors, its substantial endowment and student tuition payments. In 1995-1997, the Law School used entirely donated funds to renovate and expand its buildings on the University's North Grounds to include the former facilities of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration which built a new campus several hundred yards away. The Law School's 51% alumni giving rate is among the highest of the nation's law schools.[1]

Student organizations

The Law School maintains an extensive roster of student organizations, including chapters of the Federalist Society, the American Constitution Society and the Saint Thomas More Society.

The Virginia Law Weekly, the Law School's student-run weekly newspaper, has been published since 1948. The paper has been cited in several court cases including the U.S. Supreme Court case, Patterson v. New York. In addition its news content, the VLW also contains student-submitted content which often includes humor and creative pieces.

Each spring over a hundred students write, direct and perform in The Libel Show, a comedy and musical theatre production that was first organized in 1908. Its performers roast Law School professors, student stereotypes and life in Charlottesville throughout each of its three nightly showings.

Law journals

The Law School is host to nine academic journals, including the Virginia Law Review, one of the most cited law journals in the country[2]:

Notable Virginia Law graduates

Politics

Law

Media

Business

Please see a longer list of notable U.Va. alumni.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/2003/14/law_darden_strengths.html
  2. ↑ http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx

External links

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