James E. Rogers College of Law
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James E. Rogers College of Law is the law school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona. It is named after noted broadcasting mogul and philanthropist James E. Rogers, a 1962 graduate of the school, and chairman of Sunbelt Communications Company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The law school is approved by the American Bar Association and opened in 1915. It was the first law school founded in the State of Arizona. The Rogers College of Law is consistently ranked in the top tier of law schools in the U.S., and is currently ranked 43rd nationally by U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate Schools 2010." The Rogers College of Law is one of 80 law schools nationwide to have a chapter of the Order of the Coif. It has two student publications: Arizona Law Review and Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law. The William H. Rehnquist Center on the Constitutional Structures of Government was founded at the school in 2006.
In 2006, the school added to its first-year curriculum the course "The Regulatory State" that is focused on contemporary applications of legislation and regulation.
In addition to the J.D. program, the school offers LLM degrees in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy, and International Trade and Business Law. The International Trade and Business Law program is offered in coordination with the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade. Students finishing their LLM degree in either program may continue on to an S.J.D. degree after completing substantial original research into their field of study.
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor served as the Jurist in Residence for the 2005-2006 academic term. In the spring semesters of 2006 through 2008, she has taught a course on the Supreme Court.
In Fall 2006, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the 27th Isaac Marks Lecture at the school, entitled "Reflections on Arizona’s Pace-Setting Justices: William Hubbs Rehnquist and Sandra Day O’Connor.[1]"
In Spring 2006, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi taught a course titled "Islam and Human Rights."
Lawrence Ponoroff is the current Dean. The school has been ranked in the top 20 law school faculties based on per capita scholarly impact. A number of the school's professors are preeminent experts in their field, including James Anaya (international human rights), Jean Braucher (bankruptcy law), Dan Dobbs (torts), Robert Glennon (environmental and water law), Boris Kozolchyk (international commercial law), and Tom Mauet (trial advocacy). Six Arizona scholars are noted in the list Most Cited Faculty by Specialty 2000-2007 compiled by Brian Leiter: Gabriel J. Chin, in Criminal Law and Procedure, Dan Dobbs in Torts, Marc Miller, in Criminal Law and Procedure, Carol Rose in Enviromental Law, Theodore (Ted) Schneyer in Legal Ethics, and David Wexler in Law and Social Science. The school boasts 32 full-time faculty members.
The law school's facility is newly renovated following a multi-million dollar project.
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[edit] Clinical Programs
The James E. Rogers College of Law offers a number of clinical programs, including:
- Arizona Attorney General's Clinic
- Child and Family Law Clinic
- Criminal Defense Clinic
- Immigration Law Clinic
- Indigenous Peoples Law Clinic
- Prosecution Clinic
It also offers co-curricular programs involving client representation including:
- Ninth Circuit Appellate Project
- The Justice Project
- Volunteer Lawyers Program
- NALSA Legal Referral Program (a collaboration with the Tucson Indian Center)
[edit] Certificate Programs and Concentrations
The school offers J.D. students the opportunity to earn certificates in Criminal Law and Policy, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy and International Trade and Business Law. It also has programs in Environmental Law, Science and Policy, Federal, State and International Taxation, Intellectual Property Law, and International and Comparative Law.
[edit] Sample Faculty Publications
- Anaya, James (1996). Indigenous Peoples in International Law. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- Dobbs, Dan; Paul T. Hayden (1997). Torts and Compensation: Personal Accountability and Social Responsibility for Injury. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing. ISBN 031421111X.
- Glennon, Robert (2009). Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What to do About It. Washington, DC: Island Publishing. ISBN 9781597264365.
- Williams, Robert A. (2005). Like a Loaded Weapon. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0816647097.
[edit] See also
- National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
- The William H. Rehnquist Center on the Constitutional Structures of Government
- The Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program
- University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Faculty Scholarship
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