The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The school is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... NY redirects here. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... In the United States, a law school is an institution where students obtain a professional education in law. ... Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City whose first component was founded in 1886. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Five Boroughs of New York City: 1: Manhattan 2: Brooklyn 3: Queens 4: Bronx 5: Staten Island In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government used to administer the five constituent counties that make up the city; it differs significantly from other borough forms of... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest judicial body in the... Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States. ... Benjamin Nathan Cardozo (May 24, 1870–July 9, 1938) is considered one of the greatest American jurists, and is remembered not only for his landmark decisions on negligence but also his modesty, philosophy and writing style, which is considered remarkable for its prose and vividness. ...

Cardozo is a relatively new law school, having graduated its first class in 1979. [1] Cardozo's success as a young school has been remarkable, leading some to characterized Cardozo as a "rising star" among law schools. [2]

Cardozo is currently ranked 52nd by U.S. News, which is the most widely read (and criticized) ranking of law schools. U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

Of the top 90 law schools, no school is younger than Cardozo. [3] Cardozo is one of only three schools founded after 1967 that is ranked among the top 80 schools. The other two are BYU Law School (founded 1973) and George Mason University School of Law (founded 1972). The J. Reuben Clark Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. ... George Mason University School of Law is the law school of George Mason University, a state university in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. ...

While Cardozo is noted for its strengths in a variety of areas,[4] its Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution programs are exceptionally well known. This is due, in large part, to both programs being ranked 6th by U.S. News. U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

The Innocence Project, run by Cardozo Professor Barry Scheck, is very well known for using DNA technology to help free innocent prisoners. The program is frequently reported on in the national news. [5] The Innocence Project refers to a number of non-profit legal clinics in the United States. ... Barry Scheck (b. ...

Signifying its recognition by long-established law schools, in 1999 Cardozo became a member of the Order of the Coif, an honor society for law scholars. [6] The Order of the Coif is an honorary society for law students. ...

Cardozo's excellence was recently acknowledged when an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court selected a Cardozo graduate for a clerkship. [7] A Supreme Court clerkship is arguably the most prestigious appointment for a law graduate and is an honor typically reserved for the very best students at the most elite law schools. [8] This is the second time a Cardozo graduate has been chosen for a Supreme Court clerkship. [9] Law clerks have assisted Supreme Court Justices in various capacities since the first one was hired by Justice Horace Gray in the 1880s. ...

Most of Cardozo's 9,000 alumni reside in the New York metropolitan area, and they have a considerable presence in New York City. However, some Cardozo graduates pursue their careers internationally and many can be found across the country in 46 states.[10] The New York metropolitan area is the most populous in the United States and the fourth most populous in the world (after Tokyo, Seoul, and Mexico City). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Rankings

General Rankings

U.S. News ranked Cardozo 52nd. ^[1]. Aside from the general ranking, the law school ranks: U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

• 23rd - Student Quality ^[2]

• 28th - Faculty Quality ^[3]

• 23rd - Most Cited Law Review ^[4]

• 31st - Most SSRN Downloads ^[5]

• 15th - Most Prolific Faculty ^[6]

• 4th - New York State Bar Pass Rate (2003) ^[7]

• Most Competitive Students ^[8]

Specialty Rankings

• Top 3 - Law and Literature ^[9]

• 4th - Critical Theories ^[10]

• 5th - Law & Philosophy ^[11]

• 6th - Intellectual Property ^[12]

• 6th - Dispute Resolution ^[13]

• 10th - LL.M./Masters of Law ^[14]

• Top-20 Runner-Up - International & Comparative Law ^[15]

• 2nd - Most Cited Arts & Entertainment Law Journal ^[16] (1st in Scholarly Impact and Cites by Courts) ^[17]

Admission

Admission to Cardozo has become increasingly competitive. The GPA and LSAT scores of entering students are consistently higher than schools with similar rankings. The initials GPA can refer, among other things, to Grade Point Average; see Grade (education) Guinness Peat Aviation General Practice Australia, a private, independent medical accreditation society Greyhound Pets of America This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... The Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) is a standardized test used for admission to law schools in the United States of America and Canada that are members of the Law School Admissions Council. ...

The class entering in Fall 2005 had a 3.5 median GPA and a 164 median LSAT score. The top quarter of LSAT scores were 166 or higher, and the top 25% of the incoming class had a 3.72 GPA or higher. [11]

The top undergraduate feeder schools for Cardozo have been Cornell University, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, the State University of New York, and the University of California. [12][13][14] Approximately 20% of incoming students hail from the Ivy League. [15] Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution in New York City. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States. ... The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY (IPA pronunciation: ) is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. ... Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced San Diego Santa Barbara Santa Cruz UC Office of the President in Oakland The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... For the record label, see Ivy League Records. ...

Location and Facilities

Locations of Brookdale Center, The Alabama, The Innocence Project, and the libraries at The New School and The Cooper Union.

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Brookdale Center -- 55 Fifth Avenue

Cardozo is located in the 18 story Brookdale Center. The law school occupies the first 11 floors. The top floors are used as office space and are accessed through a separate entrance.

Brookdale Center

• 1st Floor -- The newly renovated lobby, which occupies most of the first floor, is frequently used as a space for large events. The Jacob Burns Moot Court room and a classroom are also on the first floor.
• 2nd Floor -- The second floor has classrooms and a bookstore.
• 3rd Floor -- On the third floor, also recently renovated, students enjoy a large student lounge, a cafe, and a cafeteria.
  

  

  Student Lounge
• 4th Floor -- The fourth floor has classrooms, faculty offices, and offices for student organizations.
• 5th Floor -- The fifth floor contains faculty offices, the faculty lounge, a seminar room, and the offices of the student law journals.
• 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Floors -- The Dr. Lillian and Dr. Rebecca Chutick Law Library is the center of student and faculty research at Cardozo. Encompassing four floors of Cardozo's building, the library holds more than 531,000 volumes, has over 130 computers, and study space for nearly 500 students.[16]The library entrance is on the seventh floor. Faculty offices also occupy part of the ninth floor.
• 10th Floor -- Floor ten houses administrative offices for the law school.
• 11th Floor -- Floor eleven is home to career services, the admissions office, and the clinics.

The Alabama -- 15 East 11th Street

The Alabama is Cardozo's nine-story residence hall and is just around the corner from Brookdale Center. The Alabama has over 100 units. [17]

Alabama

The Innocence Project -- 100 Fifth Avenue

The Innocence Project recently moved from the 11th floor of Brookdale Center to a new office space three blocks from the law school. The move allowed the Innocence Project to hire more staff and significantly increase the number of cases it takes.

Fogelman Library of The New School -- 65 Fifth Avenue [18]

The Cooper Union Library -- 7 East 7th Street [19]

Both the Fogelman Library and the Cooper Union library serve as Cardozo's secondary libraries when the main library is closed on the Sabbath or on holidays.

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Course and Degree Offerings

Juris Doctor

For J.D. students, Cardozo offers a selection of over 130 courses in addition to the eight courses required during the first year. Students may choose to graduate with a concentration in one of the following areas: [20] J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years...

• Commercial Law
• Constitutional Law and Rights
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Law and Procedure
• Family and Matrimonial Law
• Intellectual Property and Communications Law
• International and Comparative Law
• Litigation (General)
• Property and Real Estate
• Taxation

Cardozo also offers "pathways" in both Public Law and Regulation and Jurisprudence and Legal History, which are not formal concentrations. [21] Students may also earn a Certificate in Dispute Resolution.

Master of Laws

For those who already have a law degree, Cardozo offers LL.M. degrees in General Studies, Comparative Legal Thought, and Intellectual Property. [22] LL.M. students can take any of the couses offered to J.D. students. The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree that allows someone to specialize in a particular area of law. ...

Study Abroad

Cardozo students may study abroad through the following programs:

• International Private Law in Hamburg [23]
• Comparative Media Law in Budapest
• Alternative Dispute Resolution in Budapest, Bilbao, Paris, or Rome [24][25]
• Comparative and Transnational Media Law and Policy at Oxford [26]
• Comparative Corporate Governance at Oxford [27]

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Alternative Entry Plan (AEP)

While most Cardozo students begin their legal studies in September, some students are allowed the flexibility to begin in January or May. AEP students are able to take classes part-time and during the summer, which gives AEP students the option of graduating in four years or a semester early.

Notable Alumni

• Gary J. Galperin
• Jeff Marx
• Barbara Olson
• Josh Saviano

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Notable Faculty

• Lester Brickman
• Marci Hamilton
• David Rudenstine
• Barry Scheck
• Richard Weisberg
• Susan Crawford

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Footnotes

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External links

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (official website)
• The Innocence Project
• Cardozo Law Review
• Cardozo Moot Court Honor Society