University of Colorado Boulder School of Law
http://www.colorado.edu/law/
History of the Law SchoolThe University of Colorado Law School was established in 1892. The first students of color entered in 1898. The law school became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools, organized in 1901. The first woman graduated in 1908. And, the school has been on the American Bar Association's list of approved law schools since its first publication in 1923.
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Kent Hall, home of the University of Colorado Law School,
1892-1894
Colorado Law School Deans
1892-1902. Moses Hallett, LL.D., 1893, University of Colorado. Member, Territorial Council, 1863-65; Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Territory of Colorado, 1866-76; first U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado, 1877-1906.
1902-1907. John Campbell, A.B., 1877; LL.B., 1879, State University of Iowa. Private practice, 1880-89, City Attorney, Colorado Springs, 1880-83 and El Paso County Attorney, 1884-85; Member of the House (1885) and Senate (1887) of the Colorado General Assembly; Colorado District Judge, 1889-95; Justice Colorado Supreme Court, 1895-1913 and 1922-38.
1907-1927. John D. Fleming, B.A., 1875; LL.D., 1910, Centre College, Kentucky; LL.B., 1879, University of Louisville. Financial manager, Robert E. Lee Mining Company, 1880-82; Mayor, 1882-83 and City Solicitor, 1885-86, Leadville, Colorado. U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1889-93. Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1893. Lecturer, Secretary and Acting Dean of the Law School, 1903-07. Appointed the first Charles Inglis Thomson Professor of Law in 1915.
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Hale Hall, 1894-1909
1928-1931, 1933-35. James Grafton Rogers, A.B.,1905; M.A. (Hon.), 1931, Yale University; LL.B., 1908; LL.D., 1930, University of Denver. Professor, 1910-27, and Dean, 1927-28, University of Denver College of Law. Assistant United States Secretary of State, 1931-1933. Appointed Master of Timothy Dwight College of Yale University in 1935.
1935-1939. Robert L. Stearns, A.B., 1914, University of Colorado, LL.B., 1916, Columbia University. Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1920-31. Faculty member (Professor from 1924), 1920-31, University of Denver College of Law; Acting Dean, University of Colorado Law School, 1931-1933. President of the University of Colorado, 1939-53.
1940-1962. Edward C. King, A.B., 1919; LL.B., 1922; LL.M., 1952, University of Denver. Private practice, Denver , Colorado, 1922-29. Trust officer, 1929-38, Executive Vice-President, 1939-40, International Trust Company. Instructor, University of Denver College of Law, 1937-40. After retiring as the Law School’s longest serving Dean, continued to serve as Professor, 1963-64. President, Colorado Bar Association, 1963-64.
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Guggenheim Law Building, 1909-59
1964-1968. John W. Reed, A.B., William Jewell College, 1939; LL.B., Cornell University, 1942. Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1946-49. Associate Professor, 1949-53; Professor, 1953-64, 1968-85, and Thomas M. Cooley Professor of Law, University of Michigan, 1985-87. Dean and Professor of Law, Wayne State University School of Law, 1987-1992.
1968-1973. Don W. Sears, B.S., 1946; J.D. 1948, Ohio State University. Private practice, Toledo, Ohio, 1949-50. Assistant Professor, 1950-52, Associate Professor, 1952-55, Professor 1955-88, University of Colorado Law School . Professor Emeritus since 1988.
1974-1979. Courtland H. Peterson, B.A., 1951; LL.B., 1953, University of Colorado.; M.C.L., 1959, University of Chicago; Dr.Jur., 1963, University of Freiburg. Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1953-54. Assistant Professor, 1959-61, Associate Professor, 1961-63, Professor 1963-91, Rosenbaum Professor, 1991-94, and Doman Professor of International Law, 1994-96, University of Colorado Law School. Doman Professor Emeritus since 1996.
1979-1981. Thomas G. Brown, B.S., 1956; J.D., 1965, University of Colorado. Private practice, Denver, 1964-79 and since 1981. Dean and Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School, 1979-81.
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Fleming Law Building,
1959
1981-1987. Betsy Levin, A.B., 1956, Bryn Mawr College; LL.B., 1966; L.L.D, 1992, Yale University. Director of Education Studies, The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C., 1968-73; Associate Professor, 1973-76, Professor, 1976-79, Duke University School of Law; General Counsel, U.S. Department of Education, 1980-81. Executive Director, Association of American Law Schools, 1987-92; Visiting Professor, Nova Southeastern University, since 2001.
1988-1995. Gene R. Nichol, Jr., B.A., 1973, Oklahoma State University; J.D., 1976, University of Texas. Assistant Professor, 1978-81, Associate Professor, 1981-83, University of West Virginia. Visiting Associate Professor, 1983-84, College of William and Mary; Professor, 1984-85, University of Florida; Cutler Professor of Law, 1985-88, College of William and Mary School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, University of North Carolina, 1999-2005. President, College of William & Mary since 2005.
1996-2003. Harold H. Bruff, B.A., 1965, Williams College; J.D., 1968, Harvard. Assistant Professor, 1971-72, Associate Professor, 1973-76, Professor, 1977-79, Arizona State University. Senior Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, 1979-81; Reddit Professor of Law, 1983-92, University of Texas; Rothschild Research Professor, 1992-96, George Washington University; Charles Inglis Thomson Professor of Law, University of Colorado since 1996.
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Fleming Law Building ,
1974
2003-Present. David H. Getches, A.B., 1964, Occidental College; J.D., 1967, University of Southern California. Private practice, San Diego, California, 1968-70. Founding Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund, 1970-77; Private practice, Boulder, Colorado, 1978-79. Visiting Associate Professor, 1978-79, Associate Professor, 1979-87, Professor, 1987, Raphael J. Moses Professor of Natural Resources Law since 1994. Executive Director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, 1983-87.
University of Colorado Boulder School of Law
http://www.colorado.edu/law/
History of the Law SchoolThe University of Colorado Law School was established in 1892. The first students of color entered in 1898. The law school became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools, organized in 1901. The first woman graduated in 1908. And, the school has been on the American Bar Association's list of approved law schools since its first publication in 1923.
Close Kent Hall, 1892-1894
Kent Hall, home of the University of Colorado Law School,
1892-1894
Colorado Law School Deans
1892-1902. Moses Hallett, LL.D., 1893, University of Colorado. Member, Territorial Council, 1863-65; Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Territory of Colorado, 1866-76; first U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado, 1877-1906.
1902-1907. John Campbell, A.B., 1877; LL.B., 1879, State University of Iowa. Private practice, 1880-89, City Attorney, Colorado Springs, 1880-83 and El Paso County Attorney, 1884-85; Member of the House (1885) and Senate (1887) of the Colorado General Assembly; Colorado District Judge, 1889-95; Justice Colorado Supreme Court, 1895-1913 and 1922-38.
1907-1927. John D. Fleming, B.A., 1875; LL.D., 1910, Centre College, Kentucky; LL.B., 1879, University of Louisville. Financial manager, Robert E. Lee Mining Company, 1880-82; Mayor, 1882-83 and City Solicitor, 1885-86, Leadville, Colorado. U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1889-93. Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1893. Lecturer, Secretary and Acting Dean of the Law School, 1903-07. Appointed the first Charles Inglis Thomson Professor of Law in 1915.
Close Hale Hall, 1894-1909
Hale Hall, 1894-1909
1928-1931, 1933-35. James Grafton Rogers, A.B.,1905; M.A. (Hon.), 1931, Yale University; LL.B., 1908; LL.D., 1930, University of Denver. Professor, 1910-27, and Dean, 1927-28, University of Denver College of Law. Assistant United States Secretary of State, 1931-1933. Appointed Master of Timothy Dwight College of Yale University in 1935.
1935-1939. Robert L. Stearns, A.B., 1914, University of Colorado, LL.B., 1916, Columbia University. Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1920-31. Faculty member (Professor from 1924), 1920-31, University of Denver College of Law; Acting Dean, University of Colorado Law School, 1931-1933. President of the University of Colorado, 1939-53.
1940-1962. Edward C. King, A.B., 1919; LL.B., 1922; LL.M., 1952, University of Denver. Private practice, Denver , Colorado, 1922-29. Trust officer, 1929-38, Executive Vice-President, 1939-40, International Trust Company. Instructor, University of Denver College of Law, 1937-40. After retiring as the Law School’s longest serving Dean, continued to serve as Professor, 1963-64. President, Colorado Bar Association, 1963-64.
Close Guggenheim Law Building, 1909-1959
Guggenheim Law Building, 1909-59
1964-1968. John W. Reed, A.B., William Jewell College, 1939; LL.B., Cornell University, 1942. Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1946-49. Associate Professor, 1949-53; Professor, 1953-64, 1968-85, and Thomas M. Cooley Professor of Law, University of Michigan, 1985-87. Dean and Professor of Law, Wayne State University School of Law, 1987-1992.