Syracuse University College of Law (SUCOL) is a
Juris Doctor
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degree-granting
law school
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of
Syracuse University
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in
Syracuse, New York
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. It is one of only four law schools in
upstate New York
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. Syracuse was accredited by the
American Bar Association
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in 1923 and is a charter member of the
Association of American Law Schools
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.
Syracuse's College of Law is a leader in the emerging field of
National Security law through the
Institute for Security Policy and Law
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. The College of Law is home to th
New York State Science & Technology Law Center It maintains a chapter of the
Order of the Coif
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law honor society, of which only 86 of the more than 204 ABA-accredited law schools are a member. In February 2018, the College of Law announced its formation of the first "real-time, ABA-approved online juris doctor program in the United States." The online J.D. program, titled
JDinteractive' was launched in 2019.
History
The school began operating in September 1895.
William Henry Hornblower, a Presbyterian minister, gave the opening address at the initiatory session of the new Syracuse Law school. It was admitted to the
Phi Delta Phi
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The fraternity ...
legal fraternity in 1898. Classes were held in various downtown area facilities until a move to the E.I. White Hall on the SU campus in 1954.
In 1903, William Herbert Johnson became the first African American graduate of the law school,
but was barred by the
New York State Bar
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from the profession because of his race. He was posthumously admitted to the New York State Bar in October 2019.
Academics
Degree programs
The College of Law offers a residential
Juris Doctor
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(J.D.), a
Master of Laws
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(LL.M.), and an online Juris Doctor (JDinteractive or JDi) program.
The college offers 11 joint degree programs with, among others,
Syracuse University
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's
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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,
Newhouse School of Public Communications
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, and
Whitman School of Management
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It also offers externships in, among other locations,
New York City
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,
Washington, D.C.
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, and
London
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. Students may also qualify for specialized certifications in areas of study such as
Corporate Law,
Estate Planning
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,
Family Law
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Overview
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* Marriage, ...
, and
Property Law
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.
Advocacy skills training
The College of Law was honored with th
Emil Gumpert Awardfor the best law school advocacy program in the United States by the
American College of Trial Lawyers
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. The college has won the Tiffany Cup, an award given by the
New York State Bar Association
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to law schools that finished with the best National Trial Competition (NTC) record, 18 times as of 2014.
Syracuse has received the highest award that the American College of Trial Lawyers gives to law schools based on the school's
trial advocacy
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record and the strength of the school's trial training programs. In 2022 ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the College of Law's trial advocacy program 11th in the United States.
The college of Law has operated the ''Criminal Defense Clinic'' since 1971. The clinic helps law students gain practical courtroom experience representing low-income individuals pro-bono throughout Onondaga County, working typically on civil matters such as shoplifting, vandalism and traffic violations.
Moot court and trial team
The College of Law has won numerous national moot court competitions. In the past 16 years, its teams have won 3 national trial championships, 15 Northeast regional first-place awards, and 5 best-advocate-in-the-nation awards. Five times in the past 9 years the College of Law has been invited to the National Invitational Tournament of Champions, featuring the nation's 12 best teams. Syracuse has won other national awards in appellate, minority rights, and international tax competitions.
For more than 30 years, Syracuse's National Trial Team achieved the best record in Region II competition, winning 15 Regional Championships, two National Championships, one National Championship Runner-Up Award, three National Best Advocate Awards, and numerous Regional Advocacy Awards. From 1989 to 2001, the College of Law was invited to participate in the Tournament of Champions fall competition. The competition is only open to the 16 law schools with the best trial team records over the preceding three years. From 1983 to 2001, Syracuse's ATLA Trial Team won one National Championship, plus numerous regional awards.
Buildings and facilities
Dineen Hall
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SU Architecture alumnus Richard Gluckman, of the
Gluckman Mayner Architects
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in New York City, was the lead architect. The complex, located at 950 Irving Avenue, is approximately and is named for the Dineen family, who provided the $15 million naming gift in a fundraising campaign for the $90 million building.
Library
Its library is a congressionally designated depository for Federal materials and houses a collection of
Supreme Court Justice
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Robert H. Jackson
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's artifacts and documents.
Research centers
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Burton Blatt Institute
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*Disability Law and Policy Program
DLPP
*Innovation Law Center
ILP
*
Institute for Security Policy and Law
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*Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media
IJPM
*Property, Citizenship, and Social Entrepreneurism
PCSE
*Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute
SIPLI
Rankings
The College of Law is tied for 103rd in the 2023 ''
U.S. News & World Report'' Best Law Schools rankings.
The College of Law is ranked 64th out of 180 ABA-accredited law schools in the 2010 U.S. Law School Rankings by Super Lawyers, a
Thomson Reuters
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company.
Employment
![Syracuse Courthouse](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Syracuse_Courthouse.jpg)
According to Syracuse University College of Law's 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 124 of the 165 members of the Class of 2021 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation, with the top three locations of employment being New York, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey. Syracuse University College of Law's
Law School Transparency
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under-employment score for the class of 2021 is 17.6%.
Cost of Attendance
Tuition for the
J.D. program is $57,290 for the 2022–23 academic year. The estimated annual cost of attendance, including tuition, fees, and living expenses, is $82,030.
Publications
* ''The Digest'': National Italian-American Bar Association Law Journal, est. 1991
* The Journal of Global Rights and Organizations/''Impunity Watch'' (online journal), est. 2007
* ''
Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce
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The journal publish ...
'', est. 1972
*
Syracuse Journal of Science & Technology Law' (JOST; formerly ''Syracuse Science & Technology Law Reporter'' and ''Syracuse Law and Technology Journal'')
* ''
Syracuse Law Review'', est. 1949
Notable alumni
The College of Law has over 11,000 law alumni in all 50 states and 39 foreign countries.
Federal government
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Official; lead counsel for the Whisteblower during the
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Impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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Hugh Douglas Barclay
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Rostin Behnam
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- Commissioner
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Joe Biden - 46th and current
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and former
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for 25th District of New York
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Richard J. Cardamone
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David Crane - former Chief Prosecutor for the
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Mae D'Agostino - Judge for the
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from
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William Q. Hayes
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David N. Hurd - Judge for the
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John Katko
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U.S. Representative
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from the 24th District of New York
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Thomas Blake Kennedy - Senior Judge for the
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Randy Kuhl
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from the 29th District of New York
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Robert D. Mariani - Judge for the
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Neal P. McCurn
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- Senior Judge for the
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Northern District of New York
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Theodore A. McKee - Chief Judge for the
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Norman A. Mordue - Senior Judge for the
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Howard G. Munson - Senior Judge for the
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Herman W. Nickel - former
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John Pajak
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- Chief Special Trial Judge,
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Edmund Port - Senior Judge for the
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Frederick Scullin
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- Senior Judge for the
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Northern District of New York
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Glenn T. Suddaby
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Northern District of New York
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from the 34th District of New York
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Sandra L. Townes
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Eastern District of New York
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of Investigations for the U.S.
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(SEC), and current Maryland state university professor
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Theodore S. Weiss
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from the 20th and 17th District of New York
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Bob Antonacci
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New York Supreme Court
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- Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 124th Assembly District
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Jeffrey Brown - former Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 121 Assembly District
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Vincent S. Haneman
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Haneman was raised in East Orange, New ...
- former Associate Justice
Supreme Court of New Jersey
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Jack Jackson Jr. - former
Arizona State Senator
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Edmund H. Lewis
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Tarky Lombardi
Tarky Lombardi Jr. (born September 2, 1929) is a former New York State Senator.
He was born on September 2, 1929, in Syracuse, New York, and graduated from New York Military Academy in 1947. He later earned a degree at the College of Law at Syrac ...
- former
New York State Senator
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William Magnarelli
William B. Magnarelli (born March 20, 1949) is a member of the New York State Assembly, for the 129th district first elected in 1998. He is a Democrat
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- Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 120th Assembly District
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Joanie Mahoney
Joanne M. "Joanie" Mahoney (born 1965) is the fifth president of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), in Syracuse, New York. Prior to this, she served as the County Executive of Onondaga County, ...
- Onondaga County Executive
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Michael Nozzolio
Michael F. Nozzolio (born April 10, 1951) is the former New York State Senator for the 54th district. He is a Republican. He was first elected in 1992. The 54th district included parts of the city of Auburn, New York, Geneva, New York, and part ...
- former
New York State Senator
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Tom O'Mara -
New York State Senator
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Ted O'Brien - former
New York State Senator
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Addie Jenne Russell
Addie Jenne (previously Addie Jenne Russell) is the former New York State Democratic Assemblywoman for the 118th/116th district from 2009 to 2019. The district was known as the 118th district when Jenne was elected in 2008, but was re-numbered ...
- Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 118th Assembly District
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Walter W. Westall - former
New York State Senator
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Frank M. Williams -
New York State Engineer and Surveyor
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Adam Leitman Bailey
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The Martindale-Hubbell peer review system gave Bailey an ...
- Lawyer, defended the
Ground Zero Mosque
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, and other prominent cases
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William J. Brodsky
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Brods ...
- Executive Chairman of the
Chicago Board Options Exchange
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Karen DeCrow
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- former President of the
National Organization for Women
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Grey J. Dimenna - President of
Monmouth University
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There are about 4,400 full- ...
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Tim Green - former professional athlete and
New York Times
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best-selling author
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Carl Paladino - chief executive officer of
Ellicott Development Co.
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and Republican Nominee for the
New York gubernatorial election, 2010
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Jay Schadler Jay Schadler is a journalist, photographer and artist. Oprah Winfrey described Mr. Schadler like this: "Jay has the eyes of a journalist and the heart of a storyteller. For more than three decades Schadler traveled the world as a correspondent and a ...
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ABC News
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correspondent and award-winning journalist
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Deborah F. Stanley
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- President of the
State University of New York at Oswego
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Elizabeth Strout
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Pulitzer Prize
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winning author of
Olive Kitteridge
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John Barsha
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(born Abraham Barshofsky; 1898–1976), professional football player
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James E. Baker
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, Professor of Law, former Chief Judge to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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David Crane, Professor of Practice, former chief prosecutor of the Special Court for
Sierra Leone
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David Cay Johnston
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From July 2011 until September 2012 he was a ...
, Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, journalist and
Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting
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winner
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Menachem Z. Rosensaft, Distinguished Visiting Lecturer,
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
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member
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Syracuse University
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Burton Blatt Institute
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Institute for Security Policy and Law
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Law of New York
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