Miles Law School
Miles Law School | |
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Established | August 26, 1974 |
Dean | J. Richet Pearson[1] |
Location | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. 33°28′53.13″N 86°54′31.9″W / 33.4814250°N 86.908861°W |
Bar pass rate | 0% (July 2018 first timers), 0% (July 2018 repeats) [2] |
Website | www |
Miles Law School is a law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is independent of Miles College.
Miles Law School was founded on August 26, 1974. Among the founders were Bishop C. A. Kirkendoll of the C.M.E. Church, Dr. W. Clyde Williams, former president of Miles College, former Alabama Judge and state Senator J. Richmond Pearson, and Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Program of Study
The school offers a four-year part-time evening program. Graduates of the law school receive the Juris Doctor.
In July 2018 and February 2019, none of the Miles alumni taking the Alabama Bar Exam passed.[4][5]
July 2016 | Feb 2017 | July 2017 | Feb 2018 | July 2018 | Feb 2019 | |
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First Time Takers | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Passed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
% Pass | 16.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Repeaters | 18 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Passed | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
% Pass | 5.6% | 21.4% | 11.1% | 12.5% | --- | --- |
Total Takers | 24 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
Passed | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | --- | --- |
% Pass | 8.3% | 16.7% | 9.5% | 11.8% | --- | --- |
Accreditation
Miles Law School is not accredited by the American Bar Association.[7] It is one of two unaccredited law schools in Alabama, the other being the Birmingham School of Law.[8]
Miles Law graduates are however eligible to take the Alabama Bar Exam pursuant to the authority granted by the Alabama Legislature and the Alabama Supreme Court.[9]
Notable alumni
- William A. Bell, Mayor of Birmingham
- Bobby Singleton, Alabama State Senator
- Carole Smitherman, former Mayor of Birmingham, current Circuit Court Judge
- Rodger Smitherman, Alabama State Senator
- Danny Carr, District attorney of Jefferson County, Alabama
References
- ^ http://www.mlaw.edu/about-miles-law-school/our-dean
- ^ Alabama State Bar Detailed Examinee Statistics for July 2018
- ^ http://www.mlaw.edu/faq
- ^ "Alabama State Bar - July 2018 Bar Exam Statistics". Alabama State Bar - July 2018 Bar Exam Statistics. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Alabama State Bar - February 2019 Bar Exam Statistics". Alabama State Bar - February 2019 Bar Exam Statistics. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Alabama State Bar Admission Office - Exam Statistics". admissions.alabar.org. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ US Non-ABA Approved Law Schools, Law School Admission Council, Inc.
- ^ Group, Sinclair Broadcast (2013-07-30). "Dean of Miles Law School addresses poor Alabama Bar passage rates". WBMA. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
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