Back جامعة فيرجينيا مدرسة القانون Arabic مدرسة قانون جامعة ڤيرچينيا ARZ Sekolah Hukum Universitas Virginia ID 버지니아 대학교 법학대학원 Korean 弗吉尼亚大学法学院 Chinese
| University of Virginia School of Law | |
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| Parent school | University of Virginia |
| Established | 1819 |
| School type | Public law school |
| Endowment | $831 million (2023)[1] |
| Parent endowment | $13.6 billion (2023)[2] |
| Dean | Risa Goluboff |
| Location | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States |
| USNWR ranking | 4th (tie) (2024)[3] |
| Website | law |
| ABA profile | ABA Profile |
The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law) is the law school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 as part of his UNESCO World Heritage "academical village", each class in the three-year J.D. programme contains approximately 300 students. The school also offers LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law and hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers.
Notable distinguished alumni include members of the U.S. Supreme Court, several of the Kennedy brothers, including Robert F. Kennedy, numerous members of both houses of U.S. Congress, and judges on federal courts throughout the United States. The school has over 20,000 alumni in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 64 foreign countries.[4]
- ^ "Overview". University of Virginia School of Law. University of Virginia. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ As of June 30, 2023. Annual Report 2023 (Report). UVIMCO. 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "University of Virginia School of Law". Best Law Schools. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Fast Facts About Alumni and Giving". virginia.edu. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.