University of Washington School of Law

The '''University of Washington School of Law''' is the [[law school]] of the [[University of Washington]], located on the northwest corner of the main campus in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. The most recent 2012 ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' [[Law school rankings in the United States|law school rankings]] place it at #30, making it the highest-ranking law school in the [[Pacific Northwest]], and the eleventh highest-ranking [[public]] law school in the [[United States]]. The school was first organized in 1899. The current law building was completed and occupied in September 2003, funded by and named after [[William H. Gates, Sr.]], the father of [[Microsoft]]-founder [[Bill Gates]]. Its architecture is modern and energy-efficient, with crystals allowing natural light to fill the library and corridors. The school was previously located in the second Condon Hall from 1974-2003, located several blocks west of the main campus. From 1933-74 the law school occupied the first Condon Hall in The Quad, which was renamed "Gowen Hall" in 1974. As of 2008, the enrollment was 671 students (all full-time), the faculty numbered 118 (66 full-time), and the student/faculty ratio was 11:1. The school is fully accredited by the [[American Bar Association]]. The UW School of Law has a reputation as a collegial institution; for many years the school did not rank its students, and just started ranking students in bands in 2007. ==Admissions and careers == The 2009 J.D. applicant admission rate was 23 percent. The median [[Grade (education)|GPA]] was 3.66 and the median [[Law School Admission Test|LSAT]] score was 163 (91st percentile). Washington residents made up 60 percent of the entering class; 25 percent of students were minorities. Bar passage rate in July 2009 was 87.5%. Of 2008 graduates, 98.2 percent had secured professional employment within nine months of graduation. The median starting salary for 2007 graduates employed in the private sector (56 percent of students) was $92,250, and the median starting salary for those employed in the public sector (40 percent) was $41,000. ==Library== The School of Law's [[law library]] is the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, whose collection is among the largest university law collections on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]]; it currently houses more than 525,000 volumes. Unlike older institutions, the newly remodeled library has electronic rather than manual stacks. In addition to an extensive research collection, it supports the Asian Law, Law of Sustainable Development, and Tax graduate programs. It is also a [[federal depository library]]. ''U.S. News & World Report'' has ranked the law librarianship program at the School at #1 in the country for the past three years. The library embodies the principle that justice must come to the public, as anyone is welcome to study. There are, however, study areas reserved for law students only. ==Degrees and Curriculum== The School of Law offers the [[Juris Doctor]] (J.D.) degree along with [[Master of Laws]] (LL.M.) and [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] degrees. J.D. students can also choose from one of six specializations: [[Asian law|Asian Law]], [[Dispute resolution|Dispute Resolution]], [[Environmental law|Environmental Law]], [[Health Law]], [[Intellectual property|Intellectual Property]], and [[International and Comparative Law]]. The Law School also offers the opportunity to undertake a [[concurrent degree]] program, such as a J.D./[[Master of Business Administration]] (M.B.A.) dual degree. Students who already hold J.D. degrees attend the School of Law to seek an LL.M. degree in one of the school's programs: Intellectual Property Law and Policy, Taxation, Health Law, Asian and Comparative Law, or Law of Sustainable International Development. A Ph.D. degree is also available in Asian and Comparative Law. ==Clinical Law Programs and Centers== The UW School of Law clinical law program started in 1979. Nearly 60% of each JD class enrolls in one of the following clinics: Berman Environmental Law, Children and Youth Advocacy, Entrepreneurial Law, Federal Tax, Immigration Law, Innocence Project Northwest, Mediation, Technology Law and Public Policy, Tribal Court Public Defense, and Unemployment Compensation. Capitalizing on its location in the Pacific Rim and at a top-ranked research institution, the UW School of Law is home to six centers and projects: Asian Law Center, Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP), Center for Law in Science and Global Health, Global Health & Justice Project, Native American Law Center, and Shidler Center for Law, Commerce & Technology. ==Scholarly publications== The University of Washington School of Law has four legal publications: [http://www.law.washington.edu/pacrim/ ''The Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal''], the [http://www.law.washington.edu/WJELP/ ''Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy''], the [http://www.law.washington.edu/wjlta/ ''Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts''], and [http://www.law.washington.edu/wlr/ ''Washington Law Review'']. ==Notable alumni== Notable alumni include: {{div col}} *Walter M. French (1901): [[Washington Supreme Court]] Justice *Walter B. Beals (1901): Washington Supreme Court Justice *[[Lewis B. Schwellenbach]] (1917): [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] and [[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] *Matthew W. Hill (1917): Washington Supreme Court Justice *Don G. Abel (1919): Washington Supreme Court Justice *[[Arthur B. Langlie]] (1925): [[Governor of Washington]] *Joseph A. Mallery (1926): Washington Supreme Court Justice *[[Warren Magnuson]] (1929): U.S. Senator *[[Marion Zioncheck]] (1929): U.S. Representative *[[Thor C. Tollefson]] (1930): U.S. Representative *Frederick G. Hamley (1932): Washington Supreme Court Justice *[[Albert Rosellini]] (1933): Governor of Washington *[[Henry M. Jackson]] (1935): U.S. Senator *[[Vern Countryman]] (1942): Supreme Court Clerk to [[William O. Douglas]] *[[Lucile Lomen]] (1944): Supreme Court Clerk to William O. Douglas and the first woman to serve as a law clerk for a [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] justice. *[[Thomas J. Klitgaard]] (1944): Supreme Court Clerk to William O. Douglas *[[William C. Goodloe]] (1948): Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice *[[Floyd Hicks]] (1948): U.S. Representative *[[William H. Gates, Sr.]] (1950): Father of [[Microsoft]] founder [[Bill Gates]]. Co-founder of [[law firm]] [[Preston Gates & Ellis]] (now [[K&L Gates]]), and of the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]] *[[Betty Fletcher]] (1956): Judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] *[[Tom Foley]] (1957): [[Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives]] *[[Gerry L. Alexander]] (1964): Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice *[[Norm Maleng]] (1966): Longtime [[King County, Washington|King County]] prosecuting attorney *[[Jeffrey H. Brotman]] (1967): Co-founder of the [[Costco Wholesale Corporation]] *[[Norm Dicks]] (1968): U.S. Representative *[[Richard B. Sanders]] (1969): Washington Supreme Court Justice *[[Tom Chambers (judge)|Tom Chambers]] (1969): Washington Supreme Court Justice *[[James M. Johnson]] (1970): Washington Supreme Court Justice *[[Johnson Toribiong]] (J.D., 1972; LL.M, 1973): [[President of Palau]] *[[Richard Jones]] (1975): U.S. District Court Judge for the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Washington|Western District of Washington]] *[[Bobbe Bridge]] (1976): Washington Supreme Court Justice *[[Robert Lasnik]] (1978): Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington *[[Ricardo S. Martinez]] (1980): U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Washington *[[Joseph L. Hoffmann]] (1984): Supreme Court Clerk to [[William Rehnquist]] *[[Jenny Durkan]] (1985): [[U.S. Attorney]] for the Western District of Washington; First openly gay U.S. Attorney *[[Marco A. Hernandez]] (1986): U.S. District Court Judge for the [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon|District of Oregon]] *[[Adam Smith (politician)|Adam Smith]] (1990): U.S. Representative *[[Michael McGinn]] (1992): [[List of Mayors of Seattle|Mayor of Seattle]] *[[Raúl Labrador]] (1995): U.S. Representative {{div col end}} ==External links== *[http://www.law.washington.edu UW School of Law] - official site *[http://www.law.washington.edu/wlr Washington Law Review] - website *[http://www.lctjournal.washington.edu/ Shidler Journal of Law, Commerce & Technology] - website *[http://www.law.washington.edu/pacrim Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal] - website {{University of Washington}} {{Law Schools of the Pacific Northwest}} {{coord missing|Washington}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Washington Law, University of}}