Wisconsin Law Review

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History

The review was established in 1920 [1] by students and faculty of the law school. The first issue was published in October 1920. [2] In 1935, the journal became entirely student-edited. [3] The first faculty editor-in-chief was "legendary" law professor William Herbert ("Herbie") Page, [1] who taught at the school from 1917 [4] until his death in 1952. [5] The first student editor-in-chief was Leon Foley. [1] In 1940, Harriet Zetterberg became the journal's first female editor-in-chief.

Admissions

Students are awarded staff membership based solely on their performance in a write-on competition at the end of their first year of law school, which consists of a Note, Bluebook exercise, and Diversity Statement. The journal no longer takes first-year grades into consideration.

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References

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  2. "Wisconsin Law Review - publishing history". HeinOnline. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. "Wisconsin Law Review". University of Wisconsin Law School Digital Repository.
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  5. "Obituaries". Madison Wisconsin State Journal. Jul 23, 1952. Retrieved 2020-06-28.