The S.J. Quinney College of Law is the law school of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Established in 1913, the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is nationally recognized for its accomplished faculty, innovative curriculum, and low student-to-faculty ratio. Utah law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is accredited by the American Bar Association. The 2018 US News & World Report Law School Rankings place the S.J. Quinney College of Law at 44th in the country, making it the top ranked among the two law schools in the State of Utah.
New Law School Building
A new home for The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law - Students, alumni and faculty comment about the stunning new home of The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law.
A new $62.5 million law building was opened on September 1, 2015, is LEED Platinum certified and includes a cafe, secured-access student study areas, a furnished and landscaped roof-top terrace with wifi access, and a 450-person moot courtroom.
Campus
The law school building is located in the south-west corner of campus directly north of the stadium light rail station and Rice-Eccles Stadium, home of the two-time BCS bowl champion Utah Utes football team.
Law library
The James E. Faust Law Library (formerly the S.J. Quinney Law Library) is completely integrated into the new law school building. The first two floors of the building are open to the public; materials located on upper floors or off-site storage can be retrieved for public patrons. JD Librarians teach the research component of the Legal Methods course in the first year.
Reputation
According to the widely cited USNWR 2018 Law School Rankings, the S.J. Quinney College of Law was named a "Top Tier" Law School and is currently ranked #44 out of more than 205 law schools in the United States, making it the top ranked law school in Utah. It is also ranked #7 in Environmental Law. Several University of Utah law students have been chosen for prestigious internships and clerkships, including four graduates who have served as clerks to Supreme Court Justices. Tyler R. Green, a 2005 graduate of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas during the October 2009 term. Utah has the 3rd lowest student to faculty ratio at 7.3:1, behind only Yale and Stanford at 7.3:1 and 8:1, respectively.
Admissions, and bar passage
There were 1277 applicants for the incoming class of 2012 at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and 128 students were enrolled; the incoming class had a median LSAT score of 160 and median GPA of 3.60. The 25th-75th percentile LSAT range was 156-163, and the 25th-75th percentile range for GPA was 3.41-3.76.
The overall bar passage rate in 2009 was about 85.5%, with 75% passing in February and 90% passing in July.
Costs
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at S.J. Quinney School of Law for the 2017-2018 academic year is $26,758 for residents and $50,816 for nonresidents.
Dean Robert Adler
Beginning in July 2014, Professor Adler became the 11th Dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, now as the Jefferson B. and Rita E. Fordham Presidential Dean, after serving as Interim Dean since July 2013. Dean Adler oversaw the construction of the College of Law's new law school building
Organizations
Campus organizations in alphabetical order include:
- Business Law Society: a student organization for anyone interested in the law and business. Events focus on how the law and business intersect.
- Federalist Society - The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order.
- Global Justice Think Tank - for research on contemporary global issues in partnership arrangements.
- International Law Students Association
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society - The JRCLS is an international organization of law school students and graduates with over 65 chapters throughout the world. Although closely associated with the LDS Church, membership in the church is not required to join JRCLS.
- Jackie Chiles Law Society รข€" a student organization named after the famous Seinfeld attorney, Jackie Chiles.
- Minority Law Caucus - a student organization at the University of Utah S.
- NRLF - Natural Resources Law Forum: Open to all S. J. Quinney students, with interests in environmental law and responsible outdoor recreation.
- OUTLaws - The OUTLaws is an association of LGBT and allied students .
- PALS - The Persian American Legal Society (PALS), founded by solmaz copeland in 2009, is dedicated to enhancing the awareness and appreciation of Iranian and other Middle Eastern cultural traditions.
- PILO - Public Interest Law Organization.to promote scholarship, activism, and career opportunities for law students interested in working for the public interest.This includes local, state, and federal government, as well as non profits and other organizations.
- Student Immigration Law Association (SILA) - .
- SIPLA - The Student Intellectual Property Law Association is open to all University of Utah students.
- Sports Law Club The Sports Law Club provides a forum for students interested in sports law
- Student Bar Association - The SBA is the official student government of the S.J. Quinney College of Law. It plans student activities, organizes the mentor program for 1L students and other programs sich as social events, philanthropies, and intramural sports.. The SBA also serves as the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) and elected student government of the College of Law. As voting members of the College Council, SBA Board members respresent the student body to the law school faculty and administration.
- Women's Law Caucus promotes interest in issues of particular concern to women.
Scholarly publications
The S.J. Quinney College of Law currently publishes three legal journals:
- Utah Environmental Law Review
- Utah Law Review
- Journal of Law and Family Studies
Notable alumni
State Government
- Jan Graham (1980), Attorney General of Utah, 1993-2001
- Herbert B. Maw (1916), Governor of Utah, 1941-1949
- Paul Van Dam (1966), Attorney General of Utah, 1989-1993
Congress
- Reva Bosone (1930), US House of Representatives from Utah, 1949-1953
- William A. Dawson (1926), US House of Representatives from Utah, 1947-1949, 1953-1959
- Allan Turner Howe (1954), US House of Representatives from Utah, 1975-1977
- Wayne Owens (1964), US House of Representatives from Utah, 1973-1975, 1987-1993
Federal Judges
- Aldon Junior Anderson (1943), US District Court for Utah, 1971-1984
- Marion Callister (1951), US District Court for Idaho, 1976-1989
- David G. Campbell (1979), US District Court for Arizona, 2003-present
- John Thomas Greene, Jr. (1955), US District Court for Utah, 1985-1997
- Bruce Sterling Jenkins (1952), US District Court for Utah, 1978-1994
- David Thomas Lewis (1937), US Court of Appeals for the 10th circuit, 1956-1977
- Carolyn B. McHugh (1982), US Court of Appeals for the 10th circuit, 2014-present
References
External links
- Official law school website
- Official University of Utah website