Joseph Modeste Sweeney (September 6, 1920 – December 11, 2000) was the 16th dean of the

Tulane University Law School Tulane University Law School is the law school of Tulane University. It is located on Tulane's Uptown campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. Established in 1847, it is the 12th oldest law school in the United States. In addition to the usual common ...

, serving from 1968 to 1977. He graduated from

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in 1948 and began a career specializing in

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