Cleveland–Marshall College of Law
| Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law | |
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| Established | 1897 |
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| School type | Public |
| Dean | Craig M. Boise |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Enrollment | 475 |
| Faculty | 71 |
| Website | www.law.csuohio.edu |
The Cleveland–Marshall College of Law is the law school of Cleveland State University, located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school traces its origins to the founding of Cleveland Law School in 1897 which, in 1946, merged with the John Marshall School of Law, founded in 1916, to become Cleveland–Marshall College of Law. Cleveland-Marshall affiliated with Cleveland State University in 1969.
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History [edit]
Cleveland Law School, founded in 1897, was Ohio's first evening law school and also the first to admit women.[1] John Marshall School of Law was established by Cleveland attorneys, and classes began in 1916 in the New Guardian Building on Euclid Avenue. Following an affiliation with Ohio Northern University (1917–1923), Marshall received authorization to confer degrees under its own name. In 1946, the two Cleveland schools merged to form Cleveland-Marshall Law School. From 1963 to 1967, C-M maintained a nominal relationship with Baldwin–Wallace College. After regaining independent status, Cleveland-Marshall began its full-time legal education program. C-M became a state institution affiliated with Cleveland State University in 1969, becoming the Cleveland–Marshall College of Law, the largest law college in Ohio at the time.[2]
Cleveland-Marshall has a rich history of integrating women and minorities into the American legal field, including Carl Stokes, the first African-American mayor of a major city in the U.S.,[3] Mary Grossman, the first woman in Ohio elected to a Municipal Court Bench as well as the first female member of the American Bar Association, Genevieve Cline, the first woman appointed to the U.S. federal bench, and Lillian Walker Burke, the first African-American female judge in Ohio.[1]
Academics [edit]
In addition to the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and the Master of Laws (L.L.M.) degrees, Cleveland-Marshall also offers dual degrees, which include a J.D./M.B.A.(Master of Business Administration), a J.D./M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration), a J.D./M.U.P.D.D. (Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development), a J.D./M.A.E.S. (Master of Arts in Environmental Studies), and a J.D./M.S.E.S. (Master of Science in Environmental Science) degree program.[4]
Rankings [edit]
U.S. News & World Report, perhaps the most well-known publisher of unofficial law school rankings, ranked Cleveland's full-time Juris Doctor program as 135th in the nation in 2012 (out of 195); its part-time Juris Doctor program was ranked 38th in the nation.[5]
According to The Faculty Lounge, 43.5% of the Class of 2012 was employed in full-time, long-term positions requiring bar admission, ranking 159th out of 197 law schools. [6][7]
Law library [edit]
The law library is a Federal selective depository library under the Depository Library Act of 1962.[8] In addition to the standard legal reference works, its collections include substantial coverage of constitutional law, employment and labor law, Jewish law, Islamic law, law careers, legal research and writing, Ohio law and practice, and urban law.[8] The library also houses the materials from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office relating to the prosecution of Sam Sheppard in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case.[9] The material consists of over 50 boxes of photographs, recordings and trail exhibits; the law school plans to catalog and digitize the materials, and make them available online.[9][10]
Notable alumni [edit]
Many notable judges, politicians, and business leaders have graduated from Cleveland-Marshall. Tim Russert, the television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, graduated from Cleveland-Marshall in 1976. Carl Stokes, the first African-American mayor of a major U.S. city, graduated from Cleveland–Marshall College of Law in 1956 and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1957. Frank G. Jackson, the current mayor of Cleveland, is also a graduate.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Mearns, Geoffrey S. "It's All About Women...Bar None!", Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal. Vol. I No. 2, April, 2008.
- ^ "CLEVELAND-MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL" at The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Retrieved September 5, 2011
- ^ "The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". BlackPast.org. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Dual Degree Programs" Retrieved September 5, 2011
- ^ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/cleveland-state-university-cleveland-marshall-03124
- ^ American Bar Association. "Employment Summary Report", American_Bar_Association, 29 March 2013. Retrieved on 11 May 2013
- ^ Rosin, Gary. "Full Rankings: Bar Admission Required, Full-Time, Long Term", The Faculty Lounge, 30 March 2013. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
- ^ a b "About the Library". Law Library. Cleveland State University. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ a b Farkas, Karen (September 29, 2012). "Sam Sheppard's murder case files and exhibits given to Cleveland State University's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "County Prosecutor Donates Sam Sheppard Trial Collection to Law Library". Cleveland State University. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
