List of Deans of Columbia Law School

Deans of Columbia Law School

Dean Tenure Notes
Theodore William Dwight[1] 1858-1891 as "Warden", left to found New York Law School
William A. Keener 1891-1901
George Washington Kirchwey [2] 1901-1910
Harlan Fiske Stone 1910-1923 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1898
Huger Jervey 1923-1927 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1913 [3]
Young Berryman Smith [4] 1927–1952 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1912 [5]
William Clements Warren 1952-1970
Michael I. Sovern [6] 1970-1979 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. Left to become provost of Columbia University
Albert J. Rosenthal [7] 1979-1984
Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. 1984-1986 left to become president of Yale University
Barbara Aronstein Black [8] 1986-1991 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. First female dean of an Ivy League law school
Lance Liebman 1991-1996
David W. Leebron 1996-2004 left to become president of Rice University
David M. Schizer 2004–2014
Gillian Lester 2015 -

References

  1. ↑ , Columbia Law School.
  2. ↑ , New York Times.
  3. ↑ , A Brief History of Women at CLS, Columbia Law School.
  4. ↑ Goebbel, Julius (Feb 1953). "Young Berryman Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Columbia University: 1927-1952". Columbia Law Review, Vol. 53, No. 2. Columbia Law Review Assosiation, Inc.
  5. ↑ , Expanding Curriculum, Columbia Law School.
  6. ↑ , Columbia Law School.
  7. ↑ Foxl, Margalit (2010-04-22). "Albert J. Rosenthal, 91; Columbia Law School Dean". New York Times. .
  8. ↑ , Columbia Law School.
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