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vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">William & Mary Law School</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_and_Mary_Law_School_seal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/William_and_Mary_Law_School_seal.png/150px-William_and_Mary_Law_School_seal.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/William_and_Mary_Law_School_seal.png/225px-William_and_Mary_Law_School_seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/William_and_Mary_Law_School_seal.png/300px-William_and_Mary_Law_School_seal.png 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Seal_(emblem)" title="Seal (emblem)">Seal</a> of the school</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent school</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="College of William & Mary">College of William & Mary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1779<span class="noprint">; 246 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1779</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">School type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> <a href="/wiki/Law_school" title="Law school">law school</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Endowment</th><td class="infobox-data">$101.3 million</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent endowment</th><td class="infobox-data">$1.5 billion</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Dean_(education)" title="Dean (education)">Dean</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/A._Benjamin_Spencer" title="A. Benjamin Spencer">A. Benjamin Spencer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Williamsburg,_Virginia" title="Williamsburg, Virginia">Williamsburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, U.S.<br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&params=37_15_55_N_76_42_18_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°15′55″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°42′18″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.26528°N 76.70500°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.26528; -76.70500</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Enrollment</th><td class="infobox-data">606<sup id="cite_ref-aba_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Faculty</th><td class="infobox-data">44 (full–time) <br />118 (part–time)<sup id="cite_ref-aba_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">USNWR</a></i> ranking</th><td class="infobox-data">36th (tie) (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-USNews_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNews-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://law.wm.edu">law.wm.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">ABA profile</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://officialguide.lsac.org/Release/SchoolsABAData/SchoolPage/SchoolPage.aspx?sid=172">ABA Profile</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:William_and_Mary_Law_School_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/William_and_Mary_Law_School_Logo.png/250px-William_and_Mary_Law_School_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/William_and_Mary_Law_School_Logo.png/330px-William_and_Mary_Law_School_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/William_and_Mary_Law_School_Logo.png/500px-William_and_Mary_Law_School_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="156" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William & Mary Law School</b>, formally the <b>Marshall-Wythe School of Law</b>, is the <a href="/wiki/Law_school_in_the_United_States" title="Law school in the United States">law school</a> of the <a href="/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="College of William & Mary">College of William & Mary</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">public</a> <a href="/wiki/Research_university" title="Research university">research university</a> in <a href="/wiki/Williamsburg,_Virginia" title="Williamsburg, Virginia">Williamsburg, Virginia</a>. It is the oldest extant law school in the United States, having been founded in 1779 at the urging of alumnus <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2023, it has an enrollment of 606 full-time students seeking a <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> (J.D.) or a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Laws" title="Master of Laws">Master of Laws</a> (LL.M.) in the American legal system, a two or three semester program for lawyers trained outside the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-aba_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_%26_Mary_Law_School.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/William_%26_Mary_Law_School.jpg/220px-William_%26_Mary_Law_School.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/William_%26_Mary_Law_School.jpg/330px-William_%26_Mary_Law_School.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/William_%26_Mary_Law_School.jpg/440px-William_%26_Mary_Law_School.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>The current William & Mary Law School building opened in 1980.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WilliamandMaryLawSchoolStatue.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/WilliamandMaryLawSchoolStatue.JPG/220px-WilliamandMaryLawSchoolStatue.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/WilliamandMaryLawSchoolStatue.JPG/330px-WilliamandMaryLawSchoolStatue.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/WilliamandMaryLawSchoolStatue.JPG/440px-WilliamandMaryLawSchoolStatue.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1997" data-file-height="2646" /></a><figcaption>A statue of <a href="/wiki/John_Marshall" title="John Marshall">John Marshall</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Wythe" title="George Wythe">George Wythe</a> stands at the entry to the William & Mary School of Law.</figcaption></figure> <p>William & Mary Law School was founded in 1779 at the impetus of <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Virginia Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>, an alumnus of the university, during the reorganization of the originally royal institution, transforming the College of William & Mary into the first university in the United States. At Jefferson's urging, the governing board of visitors of William & Mary established a chair of law and appointed <a href="/wiki/George_Wythe" title="George Wythe">George Wythe</a>, a signer of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">Declaration of Independence</a>, delegate to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Convention">Philadelphia Convention</a>, and Justice of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Virginia" title="Supreme Court of Virginia">Supreme Court of Virginia</a>, its first holder. (In the English-speaking world, older law professorships include the chair at <a href="/wiki/Oxford_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxford University">Oxford University</a>, first held by <a href="/wiki/William_Blackstone" title="William Blackstone">William Blackstone</a>, the chair at <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Edinburgh University">Edinburgh University</a>'s School of Law (1709), and the <a href="/wiki/Regius_Professor_of_Law_(Glasgow)" title="Regius Professor of Law (Glasgow)">Regius Chair of Law</a> at <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Glasgow University">Glasgow University</a>). </p><p>Before filling the chair of law at William & Mary, Wythe tutored numerous students in the subject, including <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a>. <a href="/wiki/John_Marshall" title="John Marshall">John Marshall</a>, who became <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States" title="Chief Justice of the United States">Chief Justice of the United States</a> in 1801, received his only formal legal education when he attended Wythe's lectures at William & Mary in 1780. <a href="/wiki/St._George_Tucker" title="St. George Tucker">St. George Tucker</a>, who succeeded Wythe as Professor of Law and edited the seminal early American edition of <a href="/wiki/Blackstone%27s_Commentaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackstone's Commentaries">Blackstone's Commentaries</a>, also was one of Wythe's students. </p><p>The growth of the school was halted abruptly by the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. The start of military campaigns on the Virginia Peninsula compelled William & Mary to close its doors. It would be another sixty years before the historical priority in law could be revived in a modern program that is now nearly ninety years old. </p><p>After William & Mary Law School was reopened early in the twentieth century (1921), it was moved around the <a href="/wiki/Campus_of_the_College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="Campus of the College of William & Mary">main campus of the university</a> to several different buildings in succession. In 1980, the school was moved to its current location on the outskirts of <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Williamsburg" title="Colonial Williamsburg">Colonial Williamsburg</a>, a short distance from the main campus. The building has been renovated several times since 1980, with the addition of a new wing of classrooms and renovation of older classrooms in 2000, the opening of the <a href="/wiki/Henry_C._Wolf_Law_Library" title="Henry C. Wolf Law Library">Henry C. Wolf Law Library</a>, the construction of a new admission suite, and the addition of the James A. and Robin L. Hixon Center for Experiential Learning and Leadership (dedicated in 2017). </p><p>A. Benjamin Spencer, a nationally renowned civil procedure and federal courts expert and former professor of law at the University of Virginia, is the current dean and Chancellor Professor at William & Mary Law School. Named on July 1, 2020, he is William & Mary's first African-American dean of any school at the university, including the law school.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/W._Taylor_Reveley_III" title="W. Taylor Reveley III">W. Taylor Reveley III</a>, formerly managing partner of the law firm of <a href="/wiki/Hunton_%26_Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunton & Williams">Hunton & Williams</a>, is a former dean of the law school. He served as the 27th president of William & Mary from September 5, 2008, to June 30, 2018, after serving as interim president since February 2008. Davison M. Douglas served as dean from July 2009 through June 30, 2020. The former chancellor of William & Mary, <a href="/wiki/Sandra_Day_O%27Connor" title="Sandra Day O'Connor">Sandra Day O'Connor</a>, delivered commencement remarks to the graduating class of the school in 2006, 2008 and 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Admissions">Admissions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Admissions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the Class of 2025 (enrolled as of October 1, 2022), the median undergraduate GPA was 3.75 and the median LSAT score was 165.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranking">Ranking</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ranking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2024, <i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a></i> ranked W&M law tied for 36th place.<sup id="cite_ref-USNews_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USNews-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had been ranked tied for the 30th place in its 2023 rankings.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Employment">Employment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Employment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to William & Mary's official 2022 ABA-required disclosures, 92% of the Class of 2022 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantaged, non-school funded employment nine months after graduation.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> William & Mary's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 10%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2018 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation, with 0% of the class in school-funded jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, William & Mary Law School ranked 11th among all U.S. law schools in percentage of graduates that secured full-time, long-term federal judicial clerkships. <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programs">Programs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">February 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>William & Mary Law School offers institutes and programs such as the Center for Racial & Social Justice, the Coastal Policy Center, the Center for Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, the Center for Legal and Court Technology, the Center for the Study of Law and Markets, the Dunn Civil Liberties Project, the Election Law Program, the Human Security Law Center, the Institute of Bill of Rights Law, and the Property Rights Project.</li> <li>The annual Supreme Court Preview of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law brings journalists and academics together each fall for an analysis of key cases on the Court's docket for the new term.</li> <li>William & Mary Law School has several Clinics for students to work under the supervision of attorneys, ranging in areas of practice. The Clinics offered include the Appellate and Supreme Court Clinic, Domestic Violence Clinic, Elder Law and Disability Clinic, Federal Tax Clinic, Immigration Clinic, Innocence Project Clinic, Lewis J. Puller Veterans' Benefits Clinic, and Special Education Advocacy Clinic.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veteran's Benefits Clinic provides students (under the supervision of staff attorneys) with the opportunity to ensure that veterans receive the benefits which they are entitled to as a matter of law and service.</li> <li>Journals include the <i>William & Mary Law Review</i>, the <i>Bill of Rights Journal</i>, <i>William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review</i>, <i>William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice,</i> the <i>William & Mary Business Law Review</i>, and the <i><a href="/wiki/Brigham%E2%80%93Kanner_Property_Rights_Conference" title="Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Conference">Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Journal</a></i>.</li> <li>The school's McGlothlin Courtroom is home to the Center for Legal and Court Technology, a joint program of the School and the National Center for State Courts. The mission of the project is to use technology to improve the administration of justice and the legal systems of the world.</li> <li>Created in 2005 as a joint venture of the National Center for State Courts and the Law School, the Election Law Program was intended to provide practical assistance to state court judges in the United States who are called upon to resolve difficult election law disputes. It has since been expanded to include a student Election Law Society.</li> <li>The George Wythe Society of Citizen Lawyers is a civic leadership program, formed in the fall of 2005, to recognize and encourage community service and civic participation by members of the student body.</li> <li>The Human Rights and National Security Law Program focuses on the interplay between national defense and the protection of civil rights. The Program's Distinguished Lecture Series and co-sponsored symposia bring experts to campus each semester to foster discussion and debate about on-going and emerging issues.</li> <li>The Center for the Study of Law and Markets seeks to advance the understanding of the role of legal institutions in promoting well-functioning markets in a free society.</li> <li>The Center for Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding bridges the gap between resources available at academic institutions and the need for them in the field by rule of law actors engaged in post-conflict reconstruction efforts. The Center serves as a focal point for the law school's international and comparative legal and policy research and programming and sponsors summer international internships in developing and post-conflict countries around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Institute of Bill of Rights Law engages in study of the Bill of Rights and sponsors a variety of lectures, conferences, and publications to examine Constitutional issues, including the annual Supreme Court Preview. <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The William & Mary Property Rights Project encourages scholarly study of the role that property rights play in society. The Project's annual <a href="/wiki/Brigham%E2%80%93Kanner_Property_Rights_Conference" title="Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Conference">Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Conference</a> explores recent developments in areas such as takings litigation and takings law.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cost_of_attendance">Cost of attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cost of attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tuition at William & Mary for the 2023-24 academic year is $36,418 for Virginia residents and $58,604 for non-residents.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately 97% of students received financial aid (2022). <a href="/wiki/Law_School_Transparency" title="Law School Transparency">Law School Transparency</a> estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years, based on data from the 2022-2023 academic year, is $179,472 for residents; the estimated cost for non-residents is $232,692.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michele_Bachmann" title="Michele Bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a> (LL.M., 1988), U.S. House of Representatives, Minnesota (2007–2014)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_L._Brownlee" title="John L. Brownlee">John L. Brownlee</a> (Law 1994), U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_L._Buckwalter" title="Ronald L. Buckwalter">Ronald L. Buckwalter</a> (Law 1962), judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (1990–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Cabell" title="William H. Cabell">William H. Cabell</a> (Law 1793), received first baccalaureate in law granted in America, governor of Virginia (1805–1808), justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia (1811–1851)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Cantor" title="Eric Cantor">Eric Cantor</a> (Law 1988), U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia (2001–2014); <a href="/wiki/House_Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="House Majority Leader">House Majority Leader</a> of <a href="/wiki/112th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="112th Congress">112th Congress</a>, 2011<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_E._Conrad" title="Glen E. Conrad">Glen E. Conrad</a> (Law 1974), judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia</a> (2003–2017), chief judge (2010–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_L._Corker" title="Clifton L. Corker">Clifton L. Corker</a> (Law 1993), Judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_T._Cullen" title="Thomas T. Cullen">Thomas Cullen</a> (Law 2004), Judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia</a>, former United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Dalton" title="Theodore Roosevelt Dalton">Ted Dalton</a> (Law 1926), judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia</a> (1959–1976), chief judge (1960–1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powhatan_Ellis" title="Powhatan Ellis">Powhatan Ellis</a> (Law 1814), <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">United States Senator</a> from Mississippi; Judge of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="United States District Court for the District of Mississippi">United States District Court for the District of Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lizzie_Fletcher" title="Lizzie Fletcher">Lizzie Fletcher</a> (Law 2006), U.S. House of Representatives, Texas (2019–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Gaetz" title="Matt Gaetz">Matt Gaetz</a> (Law 2007), U.S. House of Representatives, Florida (2017–2024)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurbir_Grewal" title="Gurbir Grewal">Gurbir Grewal</a> (Law 1999), <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_New_Jersey" title="Attorney General of New Jersey">Attorney General of New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Arthur_Kelsey" title="D. Arthur Kelsey">D. Arthur Kelsey</a> (Law 1985), justice, Supreme Court of Virginia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_W._Kilgore" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerry W. Kilgore">Jerry W. Kilgore</a> (Law 1986), Attorney General of Virginia (2001–2005)<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Murray_Mason" class="mw-redirect" title="James Murray Mason">James Murray Mason</a> (Law 1820), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1837–1839); United States Senator from Virginia (1847–1861)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Marshall" title="John Marshall">John Marshall</a>, 4th <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States" title="Chief Justice of the United States">Chief Justice of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haldane_Robert_Mayer" title="Haldane Robert Mayer">Haldane Robert Mayer</a> (Law 1971), judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1987–present; chief judge of the Federal Circuit, 1997–2004)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_F._Millette,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="LeRoy F. Millette, Jr.">LeRoy Francis Millette, Jr.</a> (William & Mary 1971, Law 1974), justice Supreme Court of Virginia (2009–present )</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Miyares" title="Jason Miyares">Jason Miyares</a> (Law 2005), Attorney General of Virginia; former member of Virginia House of Delegates.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Burwell_Puller,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr.">Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr.</a> (William & Mary 1967, Law 1974), Vietnam veteran (Lt., <a href="/wiki/USMC" class="mw-redirect" title="USMC">USMC</a> (<a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a>, two <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Hearts</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Commendation_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Commendation Medal">Navy Commendation Medal</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Cross_of_Gallantry" class="mw-redirect" title="Vietnam Cross of Gallantry">Vietnam Cross of Gallantry</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize" title="Pulitzer Prize">Pulitzer Prize</a> winning author. The William & Mary Law School's Veteran's Benefit Clinic is named after him.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Salbu" title="Steve Salbu">Steve Salbu</a> (JD), dean emeritus of the <a href="/wiki/Scheller_College_of_Business" title="Scheller College of Business">Scheller College of Business</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Institute of Technology">Georgia Institute of Technology</a> (2006–2014).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Scott" title="Robert E. Scott">Robert E. Scott</a> (Law 1968), law professor at <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Law_School" title="Columbia Law School">Columbia Law School</a>, dean of <a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">University of Virginia</a> Law School (1991–2001), and fellow of the <a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences" title="American Academy of Arts and Sciences">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Beach_Smith" title="Rebecca Beach Smith">Rebecca Beach Smith</a>, (William & Mary 1971, Law 1979), Chief District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2011–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_St._George_Tucker_(University_of_Virginia_professor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry St. George Tucker (University of Virginia professor)">Henry St. George Tucker</a> (William & Mary 1798, Law 1801), professor of law at William & Mary (1801–1804), justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia (1824–1831), remembered for editing the American edition of Blackstone's <i>Commentaries</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Zachary_Terwilliger" title="G. Zachary Terwilliger">G. Zachary Terwilliger</a> (Law 2007), U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Aber" class="mw-redirect" title="Jessica Aber">Jessica Aber</a> (Law 2006), U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Wexton" title="Jennifer Wexton">Jennifer Wexton</a> (Law 1995), U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia (2019–2025)<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Davis_Wigenton" class="mw-redirect" title="Susan Davis Wigenton">Susan Davis Wigenton</a> (Law 1987), District Judge, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">United States District Court for the District of New Jersey</a>, (2006–present)<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_faculty_members_(past_and_present)"><span id="Notable_faculty_members_.28past_and_present.29"></span>Notable faculty members (past and present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notable faculty members (past and present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_W._Van_Alstyne" class="mw-redirect" title="William W. Van Alstyne">William W. Van Alstyne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_M._Banks" title="Angela M. Banks">Angela M. Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lan_Cao" title="Lan Cao">Lan Cao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davison_M._Douglas" title="Davison M. Douglas">Davison M. Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Reiss" title="Mitchell Reiss">Mitchell Reiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Taylor_Reveley_III" title="W. Taylor Reveley III">W. Taylor Reveley III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Spong_Jr." title="William Spong Jr.">William Spong Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George_Tucker" title="St. George Tucker">St. George Tucker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Wythe" title="George Wythe">George Wythe</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Law_journals">Law journals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Law journals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>William & Mary <a href="/wiki/Law_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="Law Review">Law Review</a></i></li> <li><i>William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal</i></li> <li><i>William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review</i></li> <li><i>William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice</i> (previously the <i>William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law</i>)</li> <li><i>William & Mary Business Law Review</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brigham%E2%80%93Kanner_Property_Rights_Conference" title="Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Conference">Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Journal</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_%26_Mary_Law_School&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_the_College_of_William_and_Mary" title="I Am the College of William and Mary">I Am the College of William and Mary</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_deans_of_the_William_%26_Mary_Law_School" title="List of deans of the William & Mary Law School">List of deans of the William & Mary Law School</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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Tribe football">Football</a> (<a href="/wiki/Capital_Cup" title="Capital Cup">Capital Cup</a>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_men%27s_basketball" title="William & Mary Tribe men's basketball">Men's basketball</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_women%27s_basketball" title="William & Mary Tribe women's basketball">Women's basketball</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_men%27s_soccer" title="William & Mary Tribe men's soccer">Men's soccer</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_women%27s_soccer" title="William & Mary Tribe women's soccer">Women's soccer</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_baseball" title="William & Mary Tribe baseball">Baseball</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_women%27s_volleyball" title="William & Mary Tribe women's volleyball">Women's volleyball</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Facilities</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Albert%E2%80%93Daly_Field" title="Albert–Daly Field">Albert–Daly Field</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Blow_Gymnasium" class="mw-redirect" title="Blow Gymnasium">Blow Gymnasium</a></dd> <dd>Busch Field</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jimmye_Laycock_Football_Center" title="Jimmye Laycock Football Center">Jimmye Laycock Football Center</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Millie_West_Tennis_Facility" title="Millie West Tennis Facility">Millie West Tennis Facility</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kaplan_Arena" title="Kaplan Arena">Kaplan Arena</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kingsmill_Resort" title="Kingsmill Resort">Kingsmill Resort</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/McCormack%E2%80%93Nagelsen_Tennis_Center" title="McCormack–Nagelsen Tennis Center">McCormack–Nagelsen Tennis Center</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Plumeri_Park" title="Plumeri Park">Plumeri Park</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Police_Department" title="William & Mary Police Department">William & Mary Police Department</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Zable_Stadium" title="Zable Stadium">Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Related</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Athletic_Association" title="Coastal Athletic Association">Coastal Athletic Association</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Griffin_(mascot)" title="Griffin (mascot)">Griffin</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Pep_Band" title="William & Mary Pep Band">Pep Band</a></dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Tribe_Fight_Song" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribe Fight Song">Tribe Fight Song</a></i></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #115740; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B9975B, inset -2px -2px 0 #B9975B;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Campus_of_the_College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="Campus of the College of William & Mary"><span style="color:white">Campus</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_B._Miller_Hall" title="Alan B. Miller Hall">Alan B. Miller Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alumni_House_(College_of_William_%26_Mary)" title="Alumni House (College of William & Mary)">Alumni House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodleian_Plate" title="Bodleian Plate">Bodleian Plate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brafferton_(building)" title="Brafferton (building)">Brafferton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crim_Dell_bridge" title="Crim Dell bridge">Crim Dell bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Gregg_Swem_Library" title="Earl Gregg Swem Library">Earl Gregg Swem Library</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hearth:_Memorial_to_the_Enslaved" title="Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved">Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_C._Wolf_Law_Library" title="Henry C. Wolf Law Library">Henry C. Wolf Law Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Matoaka" title="Lake Matoaka">Lake Matoaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Botetourt_(statues)" title="Lord Botetourt (statues)"><i>Lord Botetourt</i> (statues)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_School_of_Business" title="Mason School of Business">Mason School of Business Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muscarelle_Museum_of_Art" title="Muscarelle Museum of Art">Muscarelle Museum of Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phi_Beta_Kappa_Memorial_Hall" title="Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall">Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President%27s_House_(College_of_William_%26_Mary)" title="President's House (College of William & Mary)">President's House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunken_Garden_(Virginia)" title="Sunken Garden (Virginia)">Sunken Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wren_Building" title="Wren Building">Wren Building</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #115740; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B9975B, inset -2px -2px 0 #B9975B;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="History of the College of William & Mary"><span style="color:white">History</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="History of the College of William & Mary">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_College_of_William_%26_Mary#Firsts" title="History of the College of William & Mary">Firsts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_colleges" title="Colonial colleges">Colonial colleges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamsburg_Bray_School" title="Williamsburg Bray School">Williamsburg Bray School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Whaley_School" title="Matthew Whaley School">Matthew Whaley School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Newport_University#History" title="Christopher Newport University">Christopher Newport University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_University#History" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Colleges_of_William_%26_Mary" title="The Colleges of William & Mary">The Colleges of William & Mary</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Professional_Institute" title="Richmond Professional Institute">Richmond Professional Institute</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #115740; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B9975B, inset -2px -2px 0 #B9975B;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_College_of_William_%26_Mary_alumni" title="List of College of William & Mary alumni">Notable alumni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="List of presidents of the College of William & Mary">Presidents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="Chancellor of the College of William & Mary">Chancellors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_III_of_England" title="William III of England">King William III</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mary_II_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary II of England">Queen Mary II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #115740; color: white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B9975B, inset -2px -2px 0 #B9975B;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary#Student_life" title="College of William & Mary"><span style="color:white">Student life</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Botetourt_Medal" title="Botetourt Medal">Botetourt Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamsburg_Area_Transit_Authority" title="Williamsburg Area Transit Authority">Bus transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gentlemen_of_the_College" title="The Gentlemen of the College">The Gentlemen of the College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_College_of_William_%26_Mary_fraternities_and_sororities" title="List of College of William & Mary fraternities and sororities">Greek life</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Our_Alma_Mater" title="Our Alma Mater">Our Alma Mater</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_publications_at_the_College_of_William_%26_Mary" title="List of publications at the College of William & Mary">Publications</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_DoG_Street_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="The DoG Street Journal">DoG Street Journal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flat_Hat" title="The Flat Hat">Flat Hat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Virginia_Informer" title="The Virginia Informer">Virginia Informer</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_of_William_%26_Mary_secret_societies" title="College of William & Mary secret societies">Secret societies</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seven_Society_(College_of_William_%26_Mary)" title="Seven Society (College of William & Mary)">7 Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_James_Madison_Society" title="Bishop James Madison Society">Bishop James Madison Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flat_Hat_Club" title="Flat Hat Club">Flat Hat Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wren_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Wren Society">Wren Society</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCWM" title="WCWM">WCWM 90.9 FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMTV_(College_of_William_%26_Mary)" title="WMTV (College of William & Mary)">WMTV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #115740; 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Fuchsberg Law Center (Touro College)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Law_School" title="New York Law School">New York Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_University_School_of_Law" title="New York University School of Law">New York University School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pace_University_School_of_Law" title="Pace University School of Law"> Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_University_School_of_Law" title="St. John's University School of Law">St. John's University School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University_College_of_Law" title="Syracuse University College of Law">Syracuse University College of Law</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Law_schools_in_Pennsylvania" title="Category:Law schools in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Temple_University_Beasley_School_of_Law" title="Temple University Beasley School of Law">Beasley School of Law (Temple Univ.)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_R._Kline_School_of_Law" title="Thomas R. 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