Drake University Law School

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Drake University Law School
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Parent school Drake University
Established1865
Parent endowment$538.2 million (2022)
Dean Roscoe Jones, Jr.
Location Des Moines, Iowa, US
41°36′08″N93°39′11″W / 41.60216°N 93.65306°W / 41.60216; -93.65306
Enrollment330
USNWR ranking82nd (tie) (2024) [1]
Website www.drake.edu/law/

Drake University Law School is the law school affiliated with Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa. Over 330 full-time students attend the institution. Roscoe Jones, Jr. serves as the dean of the Law School. [2]

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Founded in 1865, Drake Law School is one of the 25 oldest law schools in the United States. It was established by Iowa Supreme Court justices George G. Wright and Chester Cole, who aimed to teach law in proximity to the courts so students could witness the law in action.

History

Founder Justice Chester C. Cole Chester C. Cole - History of Iowa.jpg
Founder Justice Chester C. Cole

Established in 1865 by Chester C. Cole, a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, Drake Law School is one of the top 25 oldest law schools in the country and the second law school founded west of the Mississippi River after the University of Iowa, which Justice Cole co-founded with Justice George G. Wright. Justice Cole felt that having a law school located in the state capital would be advantageous. [3] [4] In time, Drake Law alumni would fill the ranks of all branches of Iowa local and state government.

Programs

In addition to the full-scale, three-year, Juris Doctor program, the law school features the following special programs:

Drake Law Review

The Drake Law Review is nationally ranked among the top 40 law journals for the number of times courts have cited its articles. Drake is in the top group of more than 1,640 journals in the rankings. [5]

Renovated in 2013, Cartwright Hall houses classrooms and conference spaces, technology, and the faculty and administration of Drake Law. Drake University Law School - Cartwright Hall.jpg
Renovated in 2013, Cartwright Hall houses classrooms and conference spaces, technology, and the faculty and administration of Drake Law.

The Drake Law Review is published quarterly by Drake Law students. In the past few years, the Drake Law Review has published articles by distinguished legal scholars and judges, including: Erwin Chemerinsky, Cass Sunstein, Randy Barnett, Cheryl Harris, Paul Brest, Stephen Carter, Michael Gerhardt, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and Stephen Rapp (Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone).

Notable alumni

Drake Law has graduated numerous significant lawyers, including several state/federal judges and politicians, including:

Employment

According to Drake's official ABA-required disclosures, 94-95% of the classes of 2022, 2023, and 2024 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage required jobs 10 months after graduation.

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Drake for the 2024-2025 academic year is $68,974. Drake Law School offers both guaranteed and conditional scholarships, that latter of which depend upon the student maintaining a specific grade point average, rather than remaining in good academic standing.

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  2. ↑ "Adjunct Instructor, Complex Litigation - School of Law (240015)". Drake University. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Drake University Record". Drake University College of Law. June 1905. p. 2. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Judicial Branch". judicial.state.ia.us. 2001 Iowa Court Information System. Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Law Journals: Submissions and Ranking". lawlib.wlu.edu. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Iowa Judicial Branch". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL RUSSELL C. DAVIS > Air Force > Biography Display".
  8. ↑ "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Fagg, George Gardner". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ Iowa Legislative Services Agency. "State Representative Daniel J. Jay" . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "House Membership – Idaho State Legislature".
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  12. ↑ "Justice Porter Is Claimed by Death", The Twin Falls Times-News (December 9, 1959), p. 1, 2.
  13. ↑ "Justice David Wiggins". Iowa Judicial Branch. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
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