The West Virginia University College of Law is the professional school for the study of law at

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State College ...

in Morgantown,

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

, United States. The

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was established in 1878 as the first professional school in the state, and remains the only law school in the state. The law school is a member of the

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and is accredited by the

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History

Founded in 1878, the WVU College of Law opened to students, with classes taken in Woodburn Hall. The school would move to Colson Hall in 1923, and finally to its current location on Law School Hill in 1974. The university settled on this location following its acquisition from the Morgantown Country Club, with the building being renovated in 2012. The first graduate, William R. Thompson, received his LLB in 1879. In 1895, the first female graduate, Agnes Westbrook Morrison, graduated from the College of Law. In 1949, Charles E. Price was the first

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student to graduate from the College.

''West Virginia Law Review''

Founded in 1894, the ''West Virginia Law Review'' is the fourth oldest law review in the United States and publishes three issues each year. The ''West Virginia Law Review'' is a professional, student-governed legal journal that publishes articles of interest to legal scholars, students, legislators, and members of the practicing bar. The publication, which includes notes, comments, and articles of scholarly and practical value to the legal community, is published by a student editorial board.

Clinics

*General Practice Law Clinic *Child & Family Law Clinic with Medical-Legal Partnership *Immigration Law Clinic *West Virginia Innocence Project Law Clinic *Taxpayer Advocacy Law Clinic *Veterans Assistance Project Law Clinic *Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic *Land Use & Sustainable Development Law Clinic *U.S. Supreme Court Law Clinic

List of Deans

1st. Okey Johnson (1895-1903) 2nd. St. George Tucker Brooke (1903-1906) 3rd. Charles E. Hogg (1906-1913) 4th. Henry C. Jones (1913-1921) 5th. J. Warren Madden (1921-1927) 6th.

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(1927-1931) 7th. Thomas P. Hardman (1931-1956) 8th. Clyde L. Colson (1956-1964) 9th. Paul L. Selby (1964-1972) 10th. Willard D. Lorensen (1972-1978) 11th.

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(1979-1981) 12th. Carl M. Selinger (1982-1989) 13th. Donald G. Gifford (1989-1992) 14th. Teree E. Foster (1993-1997) 15th. John W. Fisher, II (1998-2008) 16th. Joyce E. McConnell (2008-2014) 17th. Gregory W. Bowman (2015-2020) 18th. Amelia Smith Rinehart (2021–Present)

Academics

Admissions

For the Class of 2022, the College of Law enrolled 115 students with an average LSAT of 154 and an average GPA of 3.46/4.00. The average age is 25, with a range of 21 to 44; 53% are female; 8% self-identify as minority. Out-of-state residents comprise 43% of the Class of 2022.

Rankings

* '' U.S. News & World Report'' listed WVU's full-time

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program as 118th in the nation in 2023. * #74 Best Law School for Environmental Law, # 76 in Health Care Law, #96 in Tax Law *Top 25 Law School for Corporate Leadership – independent research by Professor Robert Anderson, Pepperdine University * #31 Law School for Federal Clerkships — independent research, ABA data (2018) * #2 Law School for Greatest Community Impact —The National Jurist (2017) * Top Law School for Public Interest Law (A) and Environment Law (A) — preLaw Magazine (2019) * Best Value Law School — preLaw Magazine/The National Jurist (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)

Bar-passage rates

Until 1989 graduates of the Law School were granted "Diploma Privileges" in West Virginia. This meant that graduates of WVU Law were not required to take the West Virginia Bar Exam. They were automatically licensed to practice law upon graduation. The most common bar exam for a graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law is the

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. The passing UBE score in West Virginia is 270. *ABA Ultimate Bar Passage Rate - 2019: 85.57% *ABA Ultimate Bar Passage Rate - 2018: 88% *First-time Bar Passage Rate - 2017: 79.81%

Employment

For the Class of 2018, the employment rate for full-time/long-term Bar Passage Required jobs was 66.3%. It was 7.1% for J.D. Advantage jobs. The employment rate for private practice jobs was 54.7%; for judicial clerkships, 13%; and for jobs in public interest law, 11.9%.

Cost of attendance

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at West Virginia University for the 2019-2020 academic year is $39,598 for WV residents, and $56,118 for non-residents. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $152,702 for WV residents, and is $206,968 for non-residents.

Notable alumni

Graduates of the West Virginia University College of Law practice in 46 US states, as well as every county of West Virginia. The school has many notable alumni, which include former governors, judges, businessmen, congressmen, and diplomats: *

Stephen Ailes Stephen Ailes (May 25, 1912 – June 30, 2001) was a prominent member of the District of Columbia Bar and a partner in the firm of Steptoe & Johnson. He served as the United States Under Secretary of the Army from February 9, 1961, to January 28, ...

(L 1936), 8th

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(1964-65) * Robert E. Lee Allen (L 1895), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1923-25) * Tim Armstead (J.D. 1990), Justice,

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(2018-) and 54th Speaker of

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(2015-18) *

Carl George Bachmann Carl G. Bachmann (May 14, 1890 – January 22, 1980) was a United States Congressman from Wheeling, West Virginia. Bachmann was born in Wheeling as the son of Charles F. and Sophia Bachmann; three of his grandparents were German immigrants. In 1 ...

(L 1915),

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from West Virginia and

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(1925-33) * John P. Bailey (J.D. 1976), Judge,

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia The United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (in case citations, N.D. W. Va.) is a federal court in the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are ...

(2007-) * William E. Baker (L 1896), Judge,

(1921-54) * William W. Barron (L 1934), 27th

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(1957-61), 26th

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(1961-65) *

Irene Berger Irene Cornelia Berger (born September 27, 1954) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Early life and education A native of Faraday in McDowell County, West Virginia ...

(J.D. 1979), Judge,

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(2009-) * W. Robert Blair (L 1954), 63rd Speaker of the

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(1971-75) *

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(L 1884), U.S. Congressman for Missouri (1919-21) * Herbert Stephenson Boreman (L 1920), Judge,

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(1959-82) and

(1954-59) * W. Craig Broadwater (J.D. 1977), Judge,

(1996-2006) * Chauncey Browning Sr. (L 1927), 25th

(1952) and Justice,

(1952-1971) * Chauncey H. Browning Jr. (L 1958), 29th

(1969-85) * C. Haley Bunn (J.D. 2010), Justice,

(2022-) *

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(J.D. 1974),

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(L 1977), Judge,

(1997-) and 50th Speaker of

(1987-97) * William G. Conley (L 1893), 15th

(1908-1913), and 18th

(1929-1933) * John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. (L 1950), Judge,

(1976-) *

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(J.D. 1982), Justice,

(1996-2018) * Joseph S. Farland (L 1938), career

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, U.S. Ambassador to

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(J.D. 1991), founder of ProFootballTalk.com * Edwin F. Flowers (L 1954), Justice,

(1975-76) * George Ford (L 1896), 1st Coach of

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(1903-04) * Joseph R. Goodwin (J.D. 1970), Judge,

(1995-) *

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(J.D. 1989), Judge,

(2012-) * Charles Harold Haden II (L 1961), Justice,

(1972-75), Judge,

(1975-83) and

(1975-2004) *

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(J.D. 1948), Judge,

(1971-1976),

(1976-1999) * Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (J.D. 1951), Judge,

(1983-2004) *

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(J.D. 2012), 55th Speaker of the

(2018-) * Robert Lynn Hogg (L 1916), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1930-33) * John A. Hutchison (J.D. 1980), Justice,

(2018-) * William J. Ihlenfeld II (J.D. 1997), U.S. Attorney,

(2010-2016, 2021-) * H. Marshall Jarrett (J.D. 1969), Director for the Executive Office for United States Attorneys,

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* George William Johnson (L 1896), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1923-25, 1933-43) * Thomas E. Johnston (J.D. 1992), Judge,

(2006-) and U.S. Attorney,

(2001-2006) * Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley (J.D. 1980), Judge,

(1992-) * Jeffrey V. Kessler (J.D.), President,

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(2011-2015) *

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(J.D. 1967), Justice,

(2009-2018) * William Matthew Kidd (L 1950), Judge,

(1979-83) and

(1983-98) * Harley M. Kilgore (L 1914),

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(1941-56) *

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(J.D. 1968), Judge,

(1998-) and U.S. Attorney for the

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(1977-81) *

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(J.D. 1999), Judge,

(2018-) * Dennis Raymond Knapp (L 1940), Judge,

(1970-98) * Jon D. Levy (J.D. 1979), Chief Judge,

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(2014-) and Justice,

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(2002-14) * Francis J. Love (J.D. 1932), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1947-49) * William C. Marland (L 1947), 24th

(1949-52), 24th

(1953-57) * Haymond Maxwell (L 1901), Justice,

(1929-1940) * Robert Earl Maxwell (L 1949), Judge,

(1965-2010) and U.S. Attorney for the

(1961-64) *

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(J.D. 1974), Justice,

(1997-2008) *

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(J.D. 2009), 21st West Virginia State Auditor (2017-) *

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(J.D. 1964), 33rd

(1993-2013) and Justice,

(1976-1988) * Thomas McHugh (J.D. 1964), Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1981-97, 2009-13) * Carlos E. Mendoza (J.D. 1997), Judge,

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(2014-) *

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(J.D. 1970), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1983-2011) *

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(L 1951), 28th and 30th

(1969-77, 1985-89) and U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1957-1969) * Ephraim F. Morgan (L 1897), 16th

(1921-25) * Hunter Holmes Moss Jr. (L 1896), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1913-16) * Matthew M. Neely (L 1902), U.S. Congressman (1913-21, 1945-47), 21st

(1941-45), U.S. Senator from

(1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58) *

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(L 1891), 17th

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(1933-48), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1927-29) *

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(L 1957), 32nd

(1991-93) *

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(L 1904),

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(1932-33) * William J. Powell (J.D. 1985), U.S. Attorney, United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (2017-2021) * Robert L. Ramsay (L 1901), U.S. Congressman from West Virginia (1933-39, 1941-43, 1949-53) * Stuart F. Reed (L 1889), 14th

(1909-17), Congressman from West Virginia (1917-25) * Richard A. Robinson (J.D. 1984), Chief Justice of

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(2013-) * Edgar P. Rucker (L 1887), 12th

(1897-1901) * George M. Scott (L 1954), Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1999-2000) * Kai Scott (J.D. 1995), Judge,

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(2023-) *

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(J.D. 1970), 48th Speaker of

(1979-85) * Harley O. Staggers, Jr. (L 1977), U.S. Congressman from

(1983-93) *

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(L 1952), Judge,

(1979-2005) * Larry Starcher (J.D. 1967), Justice,

(1997-2008) *

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(J.D. 1990), Judge,

(2012-) * Rick Thompson (J.D. 1978), 52nd Speaker of

(2007-13) *

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(J.D. 1995), U.S. Attorney for the

(2021-) * Frank W. Volk (J.D. 1992), Judge,

(2019-) *

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(J.D. 1982), 30th

(2017-) * Harry Evans Watkins (L 1923), Judge,

and

(1937-63) *

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(J.D. 1980), United States Attorney for the

(2001-05) * William Wooton (J.D. 1971), Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (2021-) *

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(J.D. 1974), Justice,

(1989-99, 2009-20) * Roderick C. Young (J.D. 1994), Judge,

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(2020-)

References

External links

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