The University of Washington School of Law is the

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of the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

, located on the northwest corner of the main campus in

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. The 2023 '' U.S. News & World Report''

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place Washington at #49, making it the highest-ranking law school in the

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. The school was first organized in 1899. The current law building, the William H. Gates Hall, was completed and occupied in September 2003, funded by and named after

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. Its architecture is modern and energy-efficient, with windows and skylights allowing natural light to fill the library and corridors. The school was previously located in the second

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from 1974–2003, located several blocks west of the main campus. From 1933-74 the law school occupied the first Condon Hall in The Quad, which was renamed " Gowen Hall" in 1974. As of 2008, the enrollment was 671 students (all full-time), the faculty numbered 118 (66 full-time), and the student/faculty ratio was 11:1. The school is fully accredited by the

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and has been a member of the

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since 1909. The UW School of Law has a reputation as a collegial institution; for many years the school did not rank its students, and just started ranking students in bands in 2007. According to UW School of Law's 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 64.5% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners.

Admissions

For the class entering in the fall of 2013, 686 out of 2,624 J.D. applicants were offered admission (26.1%), with 143 matriculating (20.84% of those offered admission). The 25th and 75th

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percentiles for the 2013 entering class were 161 and 165, respectively, with a median of 164. The 25th and 75th undergraduate

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percentiles were 3.46 and 3.80, respectively, with a mean of 3.64. Washington residents made up 70.6 percent of the entering class; 27.9 percent of students were minorities.

Facilities

William H. Gates Hall opened in September 2003. The building houses classrooms, student lounge, a coffee/snack kiosk, locker areas, the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, and faculty, administration and student organization offices. The Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library houses a collection of more than 650,000 volumes In addition to an extensive research collection, it supports the Asian Law, Sustainable International Development Law, and tax graduate programs and serves as a federal depository for selected U.S. government documents. A staff of 38 facilitates access to a wide variety of legal information resources and services. ''U.S. News & World Report'' has ranked the law librarianship program at the School at #1 in the country for the past three years.

Degrees and curriculum

The School of Law offers the

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(J.D.) degree along with

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(LL.M.),

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(M.J.) and

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degrees. J.D. students can also choose from one of nine specializations: Asian Law, Dispute Resolution,

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, Global Business, Health Law,

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, Law, Business & Entrepreneurship and Public Service Law. The Law School also offers the opportunity to undertake a concurrent degree program, such as a J.D./

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(M.B.A.) dual degree. The Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) program is designed for non-lawyers who seek a deeper knowledge of law and regulations. It serves as both an introduction to law in general and a specialization in students’ specific legal interests, building useful, marketable skills and teaching students to recognize and respond to legal issues in their professional careers. The M.J. program holds severa
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in Winter and Spring. Students who already hold J.D. degrees can seek an LL.M. degree in one of the school's programs: Global Business, Intellectual Property Law and Policy, Tax, General Law, Health Law, Asian and Comparative Law, or Law of Sustainable International Development. A PhD. degree is also available in Asian and Comparative Law.

Clinical law programs and centers

The UW School of Law clinical law program started in 1979. Nearly 60% of each JD class enrolls in one of the following clinics: Berman Environmental Law, Children and Youth Advocacy, Entrepreneurial Law, Federal Tax, Immigration Law, Innocence Project Northwest, Mediation, Technology Law and Public Policy, and Tribal Court Public Defense. The UW School is home to several centers and projects, including Global Business Law Institute, Asian Law Center, Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP), Center for Law in Science and Global Health, Global Health & Justice Project, Native American Law Center, and Shidler Center for Law, Commerce & Technology.

Scholarly publications

The School has four legal publications: ''

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'', the ''Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy'', the ''Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts'', and '' Washington Law Review''.

Washington Law Review

The ''Washington Law Review'' is the flagship

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at the University of Washington. The first ''Washington Law Review'' was established in 1919 and published only a single volume, while the current publication history starts in 1925. From 1936 to 1961, the journal was titled ''Washington Law Review and State Bar Journal''. The ''Law Review'' publishes an annual volume of legal scholarship consisting of four issues.

Post-graduate employment

According to UW School of Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 64.5% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners. UW School of Law ranked 34th among ABA-approved law schools in terms of the percentage of 2013 graduates with non-school-funded, full-time, long-term, bar passage required jobs nine months after graduation. UW School of Law's

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under-employment score is 15.8%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. 88.5% of the Class of 2013 was employed in some capacity while 2.7% were pursuing graduate degrees and 8.7% were unemployed nine months graduation. Bar passage rate in July 2013 was 93.8%.

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at UW School of Law for the 2013–2014 academic year is $49,734 for Washington residents and $62,775 for non-residents. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $207,401.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include: *

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(1901): noted Seattle attorney * Walter B. Beals (1901): Washington Supreme Court Justice * Othilia Carroll Beals (1901): justice of the peace in Seattle during

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(1902), Japanese American civil rights activist *

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(1912): U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District and then the Eastern District of Washington * Samuel M. Driver (1916): Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington * Lewis B. Schwellenbach (1917):

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, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, and

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* Matthew W. Hill (1917): Washington Supreme Court Justice * Don G. Abel (1919): Washington Supreme Court Justice * Walter H. Hodge (1919): Judge,

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* Charles L. Powell (1925): U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Washington * Joseph A. Mallery (1926): Washington Supreme Court Justice * John E. Reilly Jr. (1928): Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Milwaukee County judge *

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(1929): U.S. Senator * Marion Zioncheck (1929): U.S. Representative * Thor C. Tollefson (1930): U.S. Representative * William T. Beeks (1932): Judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Washington * Frederick G. Hamley (1932): Washington Supreme Court Justice; Judge on the

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(1933): Governor of Washington * Hugh J. Rosellini (1933): Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court. *

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(1935): U.S. Senator * Montgomery O. Koelsch (1935): Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit * Eugene A. Wright (1937): Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit * Stanley C. Soderland (1939): Supreme Court Clerk to William O. Douglas; King County Superior Court Judge *

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(1942): Supreme Court Clerk to William O. Douglas; Professor,

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; Royall Professor of Law,

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(1944): law clerk to William O. Douglas and the first woman to serve as a law clerk for a

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justice. * Donald R. Colvin (1945): law clerk to William O. Douglas * August P. Mardesich (1948): Member and majority leader of the Washington State House of Representatives * William C. Goodloe (1948): Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice * Floyd Hicks (1948): U.S. Representative * Jack Tuell (1948):

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* Walter T. McGovern (1950): U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Washington * James A. Andersen (1951): Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice * James M. Dolliver (1952): aide to Governor Daniel J. Evans and Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice * Alan A. McDonald (1952): U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Washington * Carolyn R. Dimmick (1953): U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Washington; first woman on the Washington Supreme Court *

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to hold elected office in Washington * Charles Z. Smith (1955): Washington State Supreme Court Justice and the state's first

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justice * Jack E. Tanner (1955): U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District and Western District of Washington * Betty Fletcher (1956): Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit *

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* Joseph Jerome Farris (1958): Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit * Robert Jensen Bryan (1958): Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington *

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(1962): U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Washington * Gerry L. Alexander (1964): Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice *

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(1966): Longtime King County prosecuting attorney * Jeffrey H. Brotman (1967): Co-founder of the

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(1968): U.S. Representative * Lucas A. Powe Jr. (1968): Law Clerk to

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and Legal Historian * Richard B. Sanders (1969): Washington Supreme Court Justice * Tom Chambers (1969): Washington Supreme Court Justice * James M. Johnson (1970): Washington Supreme Court Justice *

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(1978): Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington * Ricardo S. Martinez (1980): U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Washington * Paul D. Wohlers (1982): U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia *

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(1983): U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Washington *

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* Joseph L. Hoffmann (1984): law clerk to Justice William Rehnquist, U.S. Supreme Court, professor at Indiana University Mauer School of Law *

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for the Western District of Washington; First openly gay U.S. Attorney; former Mayor of Seattle * Marco A. Hernandez (1986): U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Oregon *

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(1990): U.S. Representative *

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(1992): Mayor of Seattle *

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(1995): U.S. Representative * Raquel Montoya-Lewis (1995): Washington Supreme Court Justice * Stan Lippmann (1998):

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(1998), U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Hawaii * David Estudillo (1999): U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Washington * Rod Dembowski (2001): Member,

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Georgetown University Law Center The Georgetown University Law Center (Georgetown Law) is the law school of Georgetown University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1870 and is the largest law school in the United States by enrollment and ...

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External links

UW School of Law
- official site
List of AALS members
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