Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
| Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | |
|---|---|
| Parent school | Arizona State University |
| Established | 1965 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Douglas Sylvester |
| Location |
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. 33°27′12″N 112°04′19″W / 33.453299°N 112.0719049°WCoordinates: 33°27′12″N 112°04′19″W / 33.453299°N 112.0719049°W |
| Enrollment | 623 |
| Faculty | 128 |
| USNWR ranking | 25 |
| Bar pass rate | 76.8% |
| Website | www |
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law is one of the professional graduate schools at Arizona State University, located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is currently located in the Beus Center for Law and Society on the downtown Phoenix campus. The school was previously located in Armstrong Hall, adjacent to the Ross-Blakley Law Library on the Tempe Campus. The first classes held in the new building started in the Fall semester of 2016. The law school was created in 1965 as the Arizona State University College of Law upon recommendation of the Arizona Board of Regents, with the first classes held in the Fall of 1967. The school has held American Bar Association accreditation since 1969 and the school is a member of the Order of the Coif, the most distinguished mark awarded American law schools. The school is also a member of the Association of American Law Schools. In 2006, the law school was renamed in honor of retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
ASU is ranked 25th overall in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, the 8th highest public law school, and the highest ranked law school in Arizona.
In 2012, the school announced plans that it will relocate to Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus. The Beus Center for Law and Society opened in 2016. The new law building cost $129 million, paid for with construction bonds, private donations and the city of Phoenix, which is providing land and $12 million. The building is named for Phoenix attorney Leo Beus, who donated $10 million to the law school in 2014.
Apart from the law school, the Beus Center for Law and Society also houses: the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, The McCain Institute for International Leadership, the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute, Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, the Arizona Justice Project, and the ASU Alumni Law Group.
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