University of Georgia School of Law
| University of Georgia School of Law | |
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| Motto | Justitia |
| Established | 1859 |
| School type | Law school |
| Dean | Peter B. Rutledge |
| Location | Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Enrollment | 566 |
| Faculty | 79 |
| USNWR ranking | 30 (2017) |
| Bar pass rate | 90.94% |
| Website | www |
The University of Georgia School of Law (also referred to as Georgia Law) is a professional graduate school of the University of Georgia. Founded in 1859 and located in Athens, 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 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 expanded in 1967 with a a new home for the law school's Alexander Campbell King Law Library, and Hirsch Hall was made to contain a courtroom for student use. In 1976, 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, named for Dean Rusk, was constructed adjacent to the main University of Georgia library near Hirsch Hall. A second courtroom was added to Dean Rusk Hall. The latest renovation to the law school's facilities in 2012 created almost 4,000 square feet of additional space and a courtyard for gathering by staff and faculty.
The now extensive law school complex is located on North Campus, a National Historic Landmark District, within walking distance of downtown Athens.
The law school is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, has a chapter of the Order of the Coif, and is host to two advocacy inns: The Lumpkin Inn of Court, one of the earliest American inns of court, and E. Wycliffe Orr Sr. American Inn of Court, both modeled after the famed English inns of court.
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