Creighton University School of Law
| Creighton University School of Law | |
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| Motto | Educating for Service and Justice |
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| Established | 1904 |
| School type | Private |
| Dean | Dean Marianne B. Culhane |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, US |
| Enrollment | 472 |
| Faculty | 30 |
| USNWR ranking | 127 (out of 200) |
| Bar pass rate | 91.2% |
| Annual tuition | $31,054 (2011-12) |
| Website | http://law.creighton.edu |
Creighton University School of Law is a part of Creighton University. Founded in 1904, Creighton Law is one of 14 Jesuit Catholic law schools in the U.S. Situated primarily in urban centers, these schools were traditionally among the first to provide women and minorities access to high-quality legal education.
Located in Omaha, Nebraska's largest city, Creighton University School of Law is a Jesuit Catholic institution educating aspiring attorneys in the theory, practice and ethics of lawyering for more than 100 years. Consistent with its mission, the Law School's motto is "educating for service and justice," and its goal is to produce attorneys who not only meticulously care for their clients' needs, but also recognize their own over-arching duty to the profession and society-at-large.
Creighton Law was ranked number 127 (out of 200) among law schools in the 2011.
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[edit] Admissions
The middle 50% range of LSAT scores of the full-time Fall 2010 entering class was 151 (25%) - 157 (75%). The GPA range was 3.56 (75%) - 2.92 (25%).
[edit] Scholarships
Creighton Law offers multiple types of scholarships to incoming first-year law students, as well as scholarships to returning second- and third-year law students. Examples include the Dean's Academic Scholarship and the Frances M. Ryan Diversity Scholarship. Approximately 50% of the entering class receives scholarships.
[edit] Programs
The majority of Creighton Law students are enrolled in a full-time Juris Doctor program, which takes three years to complete. A small portion of the student body is enrolled in a part-time JD program, which takes approximately four years to complete.
[edit] Concentrations and Joint Degrees
Creighton Law offers four areas of concentration in:
- Business Law
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- International and Comparative Law
- Litigation
Creighton also offers five joint degrees:
- JD/MBA
- JD/MS in Information Technology Management
- JD/MS in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
- JD/Certificate in Health Services Administration
- JD/MA in International Relations
In 2005, Creighton inaugurated The Werner Institute, which was funded by a $4 million donation from C.L. Werner, CEO of Werner Enterprises.
[edit] Clinics
Creighton operates two legal clinics -- the Milton R. Abrahams Clinic, which offers free legal assistance on civil matters to low-income residents of Douglas County, and the Community Economic Development (CED) Law Clinic.
[edit] Activities
Creighton's Law Review is published four times annually. Students are selected based on class standing or writing ability to work on the Law Review during their second and third years.
The Moot Court team at Creighton has received recognition for winning a number of regional moot court competitions.[1]
[edit] Notable events
On a bi-annual basis, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas co-teaches a course on Constitutional law. His last visit was in February 2011.
Once a year, the Nebraska Supreme Court holds session at Creighton law school. The most recent session was on April 7, 2011.
The law school completed a $3.6 million renovation and expansion of the law library in 1998.
On June 20, 2011, the Omaha World-Herald reported that Creighton Law School was temporarily reducing its class size. [2]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Brad Ashford, member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Steve Lathrop, member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Tom White, member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Patrick Bourne, former member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Frank A. Barrett, former Governor of Wyoming
- Mike Johanns, former Governor of Nebraska and former United States Secretary of Agriculture
- Ernie Chambers, former Nebraska Senator
- Doug Struyk, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
- Mike Reasoner, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
- Lee Terry, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Eugene O'Sullivan, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- John Cavanaugh III, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Robert V. Denney, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Ray Madden, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Virginia Lamp Thomas, director of Executive Branch relations for the Heritage Foundation
- John Dale Ryan, former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- Francis P. Matthews, former United States Secretary of the Navy
- John McKay, former United States Attorney
- Michael McCormack, Nebraska Supreme Court Justice
- William M. Connolly, Nebraska Supreme Court Justice
- Robert E. Davis, Kansas Supreme Court Justice
- Matthew Schultz, Council Bluffs, Iowa City Council
- Brian L. Mizer, Lieutenant Commander, USN, Navy JAG Defense Lawyer for Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's driver
- Walter Smith, Managing Partner of Baker Botts
[edit] See also
List of law schools in the United States
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Official ABA profile
- Law School Fact Sheet
- To Educate and Serve: The Centennial History of Creighton University School of Law, by Oliver B. Pollak (Carolina Academic Press, 2007)
