College of Law University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law is a law school in Lincoln, Nebraska affiliated with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. It was founded in 1888 and became part of UNL in 1891. In 1903, noted legal scholar and later Harvard Law School dean Roscoe Pound became dean of the college. It was one of the first law schools accredited by the American Bar Association and was one of the charter members of the Association of American Law Schools. Approximately 400 students are enrolled in the college. The current dean is Steve Willborn, J.D. [1]
U.S. News and World Report, in its 2008 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools, ranked the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law 77th among the nation's top 100 law schools.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Chris Beutler, 1973, Nebraska State Senator
- Jon Bruning, current attorney general of Nebraska
- Elmer Burkett, 1893, former U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- Kristine Cecava, 1976, Nebraska district judge of Cheyenne County
- Hal Daub, 1966, former U.S. Representative for Nebraska, former mayor of Omaha
- Mike Flood, 2001, Nebraska State Senator
- George Heinke, 1908, former U.S. Representative for Nebraska
- Fred Gustus Johnson, 1903, former U.S. Representative for Nebraska
- David Landis, 1971, Nebraska State Senator
- John A. Maguire, 1899, U.S. Representative for Nebraska
- Ben Nelson, 1970, current U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- J. Lee Rankin, former U.S. Solicitor General
- William Riley, Federal Judge
- Kenneth C. Stephan, justice on the Nebraska Supreme Court
- Charles Thone, 1950, former U.S. Representative for Nebraska, former Governor of Nebraska
- John F. Wright, justice on the Nebraska Supreme Court
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