Walter F. Mondale Hall, home of the Law School

The University of Minnesota Law School, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a professional school of the University of Minnesota. The school offers a Juris Doctor (J.D.), Masters of Law (LL.M.) for Foreign Lawyers, Masters of Law(LL.M.) Program in American Law in China (Summer 2007), and joint degrees with J.D./M.B.A.; J.D./M.P.A; J.D./M.A., J.D./M.S., J.D./Ph.D., J.D./M.D. J.D./M.P.P., J.D./M.B.S., J.D./M.P., J.D./M.B.T., J.D./M.U.R.P., and J.D./M.P.H. 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 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Maldives the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant (French: Lets go!) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... 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. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Image File history File linksMetadata UMN-Law10-15-03. ... Image File history File linksMetadata UMN-Law10-15-03. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant (French: Lets go!) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ... A profession is a specialized work function within society, generally performed by a professional. ... Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, almost always abbreviated U of M, and sometimes referred to as The U by locals, is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... Doctor of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Juris Doctor (abbreviated J.D. or JD, from the Latin, Doctor of Law) is a professional degree in law offered by universities in a number of countries. ... The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree, commonly abbreviated LL.M. (also LLM or LL.M) from its Latin name, Legum Magister. ...

Founded in 1888, the Law School is consistently ranked among the top 20 law schools in the nation (according to 'U.S. News & World Report') and has a reputation for turning out outstanding lawyers and public servants. With approximately 870 students, the Law School maintains a 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Admission into the Law School is highly competitive. All first-year classes are graded on a curve. Most upper-level classes are graded on a curve as well; only those classes with the smallest of enrollments are relieved of the curve. The five-year average bar exam passage rate is 99.18%. Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... A bar examination is an series of tests conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given American examination usually consists of the following: complicated essay questions concerning that jurisdictions law; the Multistate Bar Examination, a standardized, nationwide examination containing generalized...

The Law School's Dean position is currently held by Interim Co-Deans Guy-Uriel E. Charles and Fred L. Morrison, who will serve for two years as the law school searches for a permanent hire. Both Co-Deans are long-standing professors of the law school. Dean Alex M. Johnson, the previous (ninth) dean of the law school, announced his resignation effective June 1, 2006. Johnson is currently serving his fifth contract year as Emeritus Dean on sabbatical. Dean Johnson's predecessor, Dean E. Thomas Sullivan, now serves as the Provost of the University of Minnesota, as well as continuing to serve as Professor of Law at the Law School. In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A sabbatical year is a prolonged hiatus, typically one year, in the career of an otherwise successful individual taken in order to fulfill some dream, e. ... Provost is from the Latin praepositus (set over, from praeponere, to place in front). It may mean: Provost (religion), a church official. ...

The Law Library is the 8th largest of its kind in the United States, with over 1,000,000 volumes, and is open to the students 24 hours a day throughout the year. The chief librarian at the school is Joan S. Howland, who joined the Law School in 1992. Of particular note is The Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center, which houses one of the top three collections of rare legal texts in the nation. For its millionth volume, the Law School acquired the papers of Clarence Darrow. Fordham Law School Library, also a Government Document Depository. ... Clarence Seward Darrow (April 18, 1857 Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio - March 13, 1938 Chicago) was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, best known for defending teenaged thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Bobby Franks (1924) and...

In 1999-2001, the Law School initiated and completed an expansion of its facilities on the west bank of the University campus.

There are 19 legal education clinics, offering students the opportunity to handle real legal cases under supervision of teaching attorneys. The school also has a formal moot court system, in which a majority of students participate. Second year J.D students are required to participate in either a moot court or legal journal.

Study abroad programs

The Law School offers a number of study abroad opportunities and recently announced the opening of a "campus" in Beijing, where a summer study program for J.D. students in Chinese law is now offered in conjunction with China University of Political Science and Law. The school also features established study abroad programs with ESADE Faculty of Law in Barcelona, Spain; University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III) in Lyon, France, Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany; University College Dublin in Dublin, Ireland, Tilburg University Faculty of Law in Tilburg, Netherlands; and Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. In Fall 2006, the Law School announced a new exchange partnership with the Universidad de Montevideo in Montevideo, Uruguay. Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... China University of Political Science and Law (中国政法大学) is a university in Beijing, China. ... ESADE Madrid building ESADE (Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas), founded in 1958, is an institution whose main activities of education, research and social debate take place on three campuses: Barcelona, Madrid and Buenos Aires. ... For other uses, see Barcelona (disambiguation). ... Uppsala University Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. ... This article is about the modern city of Uppsala. ... The University of Lyon is a university in Lyon, France Categories: Substubs ... Lyons), see Lyons (disambiguation). ... Alternative meaning: Humboldt State University, located in Arcata, California Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (German Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is the successor to Berlins oldest university, the Friedrich Wilhelm University (Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität), founded in 1810 by the liberal Prussian educational reformer... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... Located in Tilburg, the Netherlands, Tilburg University is a compact institution for higher education, specialised in human and social sciences and located in the southern part of the Netherlands. ... Tilburg ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant. ... Bucerius Law School is a private law school located in Hamburg, Germany. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... The Universidad de Montevideo (in English: University of Montevideo) is private university located in Montevideo. ... Montevideo, Minnesota, Montevideo is the capital, chief port and largest city in Uruguay (population 1. ...

Most recently, the Law School announced a new 18-month LL.M. Program in Beijing, which offers foreign lawyers the opportunity to earn an American LL.M. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in China.

Publications

The school produces a number of scholarly journals. Those that are edited by students include Minnesota Law Review (the 14th most cited legal journal[2]), Law and Inequality (formerly the Journal of Law and Inequality), and Minnesota Journal of International Law (formerly the Minnesota Journal of Global Trade). Faculty edited journals include Constitutional Commentary, Crime and Justice, Minnesota Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, and Minnesota Journal of Law Science and Technology. 175 students participate on a journal each year. Students at the Law School also regularly publish the humorous newsletter and harbinger of Thursday night activities, The Bar Review Weekly. The Minnesota Law Review is a law review published by students at University of Minnesota Law School. ... Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice is a journal of legal scholarship published by a student-run group at University of Minnesota Law School. ...

Student life

Scene from TORT's 2004 production of "Law Wars"

The Fighting Mondales bench during a game against the Hamline Res Ipsa

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Musical

An annual highlight for the Law School is when the student body puts on its own full-length musical: written, performed, directed and produced by the all-student Theatre of the Relatively Talentless (T.O.R.T.). Begun in 2002, the event draws over a thousand audience members each year and features cameos by distinguished alumni and other distinguished members of the Minnesota legal community. For the 2006 show, "West Bank Story" (a spoof on "West Side Story"), tickets sold out within three days. Previous shows include: "Wizard of the Fritz" (2003, a spoof on "the Wizard of Oz"); "Law Wars" (2004, a spoof on "Star Wars"); and "Walter Wonka and the Lawyer Factory" (2005, a spoof on "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"). The 2007 show was entitled "Frankenlaw." Participants are known as the TORTfeasors. The Theatre of the Relatively Talentless (T.O.R.T.) is a theatrical company that puts on musicals and other performances written, produced, directed and performed by students of the University of Minnesota Law School. ...

Hockey

The Fighting Mondales hit the ice during the season in intramural play, club play and rivalry games against the law school hockey teams of Hamline School of Law's Res Ipsas and rival William Mitchell Fighting Eelpout. For home hockey games, the Fighting Mondales play out of the Mariucci Arena on the U of M campus. Before becoming the Fighting Mondales, the Law School teams were known as the Tortfeasors. Hamline University School of Law is a private law school located affiliated with Hamline University in St. ... William Mitchell College of Law is located in St. ... Mariucci Arena is the home arena for the mens ice hockey Minnesota Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. ...

Notable alumni

Walter Mondale at the introduction of the "Fighting Mondales"

The Law School currently has 10,494 living alumni in 50 states and 68 countries[3], including 275 serving as federal and state court judges nationwide[4]. Perhaps the most famous alumnus of the Law School is former Vice President of the United States and Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale ('56). The Law School's building was renamed Walter F. Mondale Hall in his honor in 2002. His legacy and continued participation in the life of the school recently earned him a most interesting honor from the school's student-run Law Council: the naming of the mascot of the Law School as the "Fighting Mondales." Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 562 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (894 × 954 pixel, file size: 394 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) University of Minnesota Law School student body announces the creation of the Fighting Mondales mascot in honor of alumnus and former Vice President... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 562 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (894 × 954 pixel, file size: 394 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) University of Minnesota Law School student body announces the creation of the Fighting Mondales mascot in honor of alumnus and former Vice President... 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/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential... Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (largely established by former Vice President Hubert Humphrey). ...

Other prominent alumni of the school include:

• G. Barry Anderson, Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
• Paul H. Anderson, Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
• Russell A. Anderson, Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
• Wendell Anderson, former Governor of Minnesota
• James J. Blanchard, former Governor of Michigan and Ambassador to Canada
• Kathleen A. Blatz, former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
• Michael Ciresi, trial lawyer
• David Durenberger, former United States Senator
• Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress
• Donald M. Fraser, former United States Congressman
• Orville Freeman, former Governor of Minnesota
• Mike Hatch, Former Minnesota Attorney General
• Hubert "Skip" Humphrey, former Minnesota Attorney General
• Ron Kind, United States Congressman (D-WI)
• Harold LeVander, former Governor of Minnesota
• John Lind, former Governor of Minnesota
• Walter Mondale, former Vice President of the United States and Ambassador to Japan.
• Mee Moua, Minnesota State Senator
• Diana E. Murphy, judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Constance Berry Newman, former United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
• Alan Page, Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
• Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota
• J. A. O. Preus, former Governor of Minnesota
• Greg Raymer, 2004 World Series of Poker Champion
• Warren Spannaus, former Minnesota Attorney General
• Harold Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota
• Guy Branum, Head Writer of X-Play

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External links

• University of Minnesota Law School mainpage
• University of Minnesota Law School Theatre of the Relatively Talentless
• Institute for Law and Politics at the University of Minnesota Law School

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