The ''Mitchell Hamline Law Review'' is a student-run

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published by students at the

Mitchell Hamline School of Law Mitchell Hamline School of Law is a private law school in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and offers full- and part-time legal education for its Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. History Mitchell Hamlin ...

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. The journal publishes five full issues each academic year. Additionally, the law review maintains an online ''Amicus Curiae'' blog where it publishes brief articles about novel legal developments. The journal's mission is to "provide a scholarly forum for the advancement of legal theory and practice by publishing articles of academic merit and practical importance to the local and national legal community." The law review is a product of 2015

Hamline University School of Law Hamline University School of Law was a private law school affiliated with Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The School of Law was founded in 1972 as the Midwestern School of Law by a group of legal professionals. In 1976, Midwestern ...

and

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1956 to 2015. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of ...

merger.

History

The ''Mitchell Hamline Law Review'' traces its origins to both the ''Hamline Law Review'' and ''William Mitchell Law Review''. The ''Hamline Law Review'' released its first issue in 1978 and published over 700 articles throughout its thirty-five-year history. In 1972, a student-faculty committee at the William Mitchell College of Law started the first ever law review published at a school with a part-time evening program. Under the guidance of Professor Michael Steenson, the ''William Mitchell Law Review'' published its first issue in 1974. In 2016, the ''Hamline Law Review'' and ''William Mitchell Law Review'' merged into the combined ''Mitchell Hamline Law Review''. Steenson has continues to serve as the faculty advisor for the joint law journal. Each year the law review recognizes members of the legal community who have made outstanding contributions to the legal profession during its annual banquet. Past award winners have included

David Lillehaug David Lee Lillehaug (born May 22, 1954) is a former associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He served as the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1994 to 1998. Early life and education Lillehaug was born in Waverly, ...

and

John Choi John Choi may refer to: *John Choi (attorney) John J. Choi (born June 2, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the county attorney of Ramsey County, Minnesota since 2011. He served as Saint Paul City Attorney from 2006 t ...

Notable Authors

Notable authors published by the Mitchell Hamline Law Review and its predecessors include

Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...

, Donovan W. Frank,

Anne McKeig Anne K. McKeig (born February 9, 1967) is an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. She is its first Native American justice. She was previously a judge of the Minnesota Fourth District Court in Hennepin County from 2008 to 2016. Ea ...

, Ann D. Montgomery, and

Larry Obhof Larry J. Obhof (born November 26, 1977) is an American attorney and politician, who served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2020. He also served as the President of the Senate from 2017 to 2020. Early life and education Larry Obhof w ...

Admissions

The law review accepts new members through its annual write-on. Interested law students are asked to complete a

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quiz and case note.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://mhlawreview.org/ Mitchell Hamline School of Law American law journals General law journals English-language journals Bimonthly journals Publications established in 1972 Law journals edited by students