University of Georgia Law School
| University of Georgia School of Law |
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| Motto | Justitia |
| Established | 1859; 157 years ago |
| School type | Law school |
| Dean | Peter B. Rutledge |
| Location | Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Enrollment | 576 |
| Faculty | 79 |
| Website | www |
The University of Georgia School of Law (also referred to as Georgia Law) is a graduate school of the University of Georgia. Founded in 1859 and located in Athens, Georgia, about an hour away from the Global city commercial and transportation hub that is Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia Law is the second oldest of the University's schools and colleges, is among the oldest law schools in the nation, and is a nationally ranked top-tier (first tier) law school.
The law school was created in December 1859. It was located in the Ivy Building (now the south wing of the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building) on the University of Georgia campus but, after growth, moved in 1919 into the former Athenaeum Club building. The school remained in this building until Harold Hirsch Hall was erected in 1932, providing additional classrooms and offices, as well as the Alexander Campbell King Law Library.
Hirsch Hall was extensively expanded in 1967 with a large addition that had extensive floor to ceiling windows that provided a new home for the law school's Alexander Campbell King Law Library, new multiple classrooms, and additional common areas, offices and a large multi-use auditorium. In addition, Hirsch Hall was made to contain the Hatton Courtroom that provides a traditional, large, coved ceiling, appellate and trial courtroom for student use including use by invited appellate and trial judges who preside over student appellate and trial presentations.
Subsequently, a new annex building was added that provided even more library space, Georgia Law faculty offices, and offices for student publications.
Next, Dean Rusk Hall was constructed adjacent to the main University of Georgia library, named after Dean Rusk, the second-longest serving United States Secretary of State and longtime Georgia Law professor.
The latest renovation to the law school's facilities included an enclosed modern courtyard for relaxed gathering by students and faculty..
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