North Carolina Law Review

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History

Established in 1922, the North Carolina Law Review is the oldest law journal in the state [1] and tied for the seventh oldest in the American South. [nb 1] In its first volume, the founding editors wrote that the journal would provide "a supplement to the routine daily class work of the School, [and] it will afford to the second and third year students, a means of intensive training in legal writing." [1]

Due to its "local roots" in North Carolina, the Review has historically tailored much of its content to state concerns. [2] Until 1959, the Review regularly published comprehensive surveys of new North Carolina statutes, but space constraints and expanding legislative action made the surveys impracticable for the journal. [3] In Volume 50, it was estimated that 43% of the Review's articles focused on state issues and 57% focused on national and international issues, working toward the "dual objective" of addressing "both provincial and more general topics." [2]

The number of students serving as the journal's editorial board and staff has fluctuated over time. [4] At one point during World War II, only three students were on the Review with four advising faculty members. [4] At the time, the journal listed multiple "Editors in War Service" alongside its standard masthead. [4] By 2023, its membership had grown to 70 students. [5]

Ranking and impact

In 2022, the North Carolina Law Review was ranked #38 among law journals by Washington and Lee University School of Law. [6] This marked a steady climb in the rankings since 2018, when it had placed #47. According to a 2023 meta-ranking conducted by University of Oregon Professor Bryce Clayton Newell, the Review was ranked #30. [7]

Throughout the late twentieth century, the North Carolina Supreme Court cited the Review more than any other law review in the state. [8] [nb 2] The Review has been cited by state courts, [9] United States courts of appeals, [10] and the United States Supreme Court, [11] and its members have gone on to clerk for Supreme Court justices. [12] [13]

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Notes

  1. ↑ The older legal journals in the South are the Kentucky Law Journal (founded in 1881), West Virginia Law Review (1894), Georgetown Law Journal (1912), Virginia Law Review (1913), Tulane Law Review (1916), and Loyola Law Review (1920). The Tennessee Law Review and Texas Law Review were both founded in 1922 too.
  2. ↑ From 1960 to 2000, the North Carolina Law Review was cited by the state's supreme court over 110 times.

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