Syracuse University College of Law (SUCOL) is a

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degree-granting

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Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

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. It is one of only four law schools in

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. Syracuse was accredited by the

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in 1923 and is a charter member of the

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. Syracuse's College of Law is a leader in the emerging field of National Security law through the

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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

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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

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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

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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

(J.D.), a

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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,

's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,

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, and

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It also offers externships in, among other locations,

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, and

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. Students may also qualify for specialized certifications in areas of study such as Corporate Law,

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, and

Property Law Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land) and personal property. Property refers to legally protected claims to resources, such as land and personal property, including intellectual pro ...

Advocacy skills training

The College of Law was honored with th
Emil Gumpert Award
for the best law school advocacy program in the United States by the

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. The college has won the Tiffany Cup, an award given by the

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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

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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

The College of Law is located in Dineen Hall on the West Campus expansion area of Syracuse University. On November 5, 2010, the university and the College of Law announced and dedicated the construction of a new law school complex, named Dineen Hall. SU Architecture alumnus Richard Gluckman, of the

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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

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Robert H. Jackson's artifacts and documents.

Research centers

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*Disability Law and Policy Program
DLPP
*Innovation Law Center
ILP
*

*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

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company.

Employment

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

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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 First published in 1972, the ''Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce'' is one of the oldest student-edited international law reviews in the United States. It is published by the Syracuse University College of Law. 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

* Andrew P. Bakaj - Former

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and

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Official; lead counsel for the Whisteblower during the Impeachment Inquiry and the subsequent Impeachment of President Donald Trump. *

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- former

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* Rostin Behnam - Commissioner

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* Joe Biden - 46th and current

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of the United States *

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- Commissioner

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and former

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for 25th District of New York *

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- Senior Judge for the

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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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* Alfonse D'Amato - former

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from New York * James E. Graves Jr. - Judge for the

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* William Q. Hayes - Judge for the U.S. District Court,

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* David N. Hurd - Judge for the

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from the 24th District of New York * Thomas Blake Kennedy - Senior Judge for the

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- former

from the 29th District of New York * Robert D. Mariani - Judge for the

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* Neal P. McCurn - Senior Judge for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York * Theodore A. McKee - Chief Judge for the

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* Norman A. Mordue - Senior Judge for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York * Howard G. Munson - Senior Judge for the

* Herman W. Nickel - former United States Ambassador to South Africa *

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- Chief Special Trial Judge,

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* Edmund Port - Senior Judge for the

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- Senior Judge for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York * Glenn T. Suddaby - Judge for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York * John H. Terry - former

from the 34th District of New York *

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- Judge for the U.S. District Court,

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- former Assistant Inspector General of Investigations for the U.S.

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(SEC), and current Maryland state university professor *

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- former

from the 20th and 17th District of New York

State and local government

* Bob Antonacci -

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* William Barclay - Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 124th Assembly District *

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* Jeffrey Brown - former Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 121 Assembly District * Sydney F. Foster - former Justice New York Court of Appeals * Vincent S. Haneman - former Associate Justice

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* Jack Jackson Jr. - former Arizona State Senator *

Edmund H. Lewis Edmund Harris Lewis (August 30, 1884, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York – July 31, 1972, Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from ...

- former

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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

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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 Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or demo ...

- Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 120th Assembly District *

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- Onondaga County Executive * Michael Nozzolio - former

* Tom O'Mara -

* Ted O'Brien - former

* Addie Jenne Russell - Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 118th Assembly District * Walter W. Westall - former

* Frank M. Williams -

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Private sector

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- Lawyer, defended the

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, and other prominent cases *

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- Executive Chairman of the

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- former President of the

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* Grey J. Dimenna - President of

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* Tim Green - former professional athlete and

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best-selling author * Carl Paladino - chief executive officer of Ellicott Development Co. and Republican Nominee for the

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. *

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correspondent and award-winning journalist * Deborah F. Stanley - President of the State University of New York at Oswego *

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winning author of Olive Kitteridge

Other

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(born Abraham Barshofsky; 1898–1976), professional football player

Notable professors

* James E. Baker, Professor of Law, former Chief Judge to the

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* David Crane, Professor of Practice, former chief prosecutor of the Special Court for

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David Cay Johnston David Cay Boyle Johnston (born December 24, 1948) is an American investigative journalist and author, a specialist in economics and tax issues, and winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting. From July 2011 until September 2012 he was a ...

, Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, journalist and

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winner * Menachem Z. Rosensaft, Distinguished Visiting Lecturer,

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member

References

External links

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History

Academics

Degree programs

Advocacy skills training

Moot court and trial team

Buildings and facilities

Dineen Hall

Library

Research centers

Rankings

Employment

Cost of Attendance

Publications

Notable alumni

Federal government

State and local government

Private sector

Other

Notable professors

See also

References

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