| University of Toledo College of Law | |
|---|---|
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| Motto | Fiat lux (Latin) |
| Parent school | University of Toledo |
| Established | 1906 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Daniel J. Steinbock |
| Location | Toledo, Ohio, USA |
| Enrollment | 437 |
| Faculty | 49 |
| Bar pass rate | 92% (ABA profile) |
| Website | law.utoledo.edu |
| ABA profile | UC Berkeley School of Law |
The University of Toledo College of Law, or simply UTLaw, is one of thirteen schools and colleges at the University of Toledo. When it was first born in 1906, the law school was initially housed in a YMCA building in downtown Toledo. As it grew, the school moved to accommodate growth and, for a time, was housed in University Hall on the University of Toledo's campus. The present building was constructed in 1972, with an addition built in 1981 to accommodate further growth. Since its inception, it has graduated thousands of lawyers and today, continues to serve the needs of the legal community and the general public of Northwest Ohio.
Curriculum
editThe University of Toledo College of Law offers full-time and part-time programs.[2] In the full-time program, students take 16 credits in the fall and spring semesters completing the required first-year courses in spring semester. In the part-time program of evening classes, students take 9-10 credits a semester.
Ranking
editThe American Bar Association does not officially rank law schools.[3] U.S. News & World Report is perhaps the most well-known publisher of unofficial law school rankings. U.S. News & World Report organizes rankings into two main sections. The first section is a "Top 145" that lists the top one hundred forty-five schools in order from highest ranked to lowest ranked. While the top 145 law schools are ranked individually, U.S. News groups the remaining schools, or the bottom 25 percent of those that are ranked, into a "Rank Not Published" group.[4]Schools that fall into this category are listed alphabetically and not by actual ranking. U.S. News also ranks each school's specialty programs using a similar method, if applicable. U.S. News listed Toledo's full-time Juris Doctor program as 129th in the nation in 2012; its part-time Juris Doctor program was ranked 35th in the nation.[5] U.S. News only ranked 195 of the 202 ABA-approved schools in 2012. The ABA has issued disclaimers of any law school ranking system and encourages prospective law students to consider a variety of factors in making their choice among schools.[6] U.S. News's ranking system has incurred criticism from the Association of American Law Schools. Carl Monk, its former executive director, once went so far as to say "these rankings are a misleading and deceptive, profit-generating commercial enterprise that compromises U.S. News and World Report's journalistic integrity."[7]
Areas of concentration
editThe College offers five Certificates of Concentration that a student can specialize in:[8]
Alumni
edit- Jack Zouhary, a current United States federal judge.
- Nicholas Joseph Walinski, Jr., former United States federal judge.
- Richard B. McQuade Jr., former United States federal judge.
- Joseph James Farnan, Jr., currently a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
- Tyrone Yates, member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 33rd District.
- Bob Latta, a current member of the United States House of Representatives
- Judith Lanzinger, Associate Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
- Betty Montgomery, Former Ohio Attorney General and Ohio Auditor
- Anthony P. Capozzi, Former President of the State Bar of California
- Matt Szollosi, Assistant Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Andrew Douglas, former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
References
edit- ^ Subtract the $2,150 health insurance fee from tuition, as health insurance is not an aspect of tuition. http://www.law.berkeley.edu/6943.htm
- ^ "Academic Program" - law.utoledo.edu Retrieved March 29. 2011
- ^ http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools.html
- ^ http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/articles/2012/03/12/methodology-law-school-rankings
- ^ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-toledo-03130
- ^ http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools.html
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/19/nyregion/judge-not-law-schools-demand-of-a-magazine-that-ranks-them.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
- ^ http://law.utoledo.edu/admissions/program.htm
External links
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