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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">Order of the Coif</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_pin_of_the_Order_of_the_Coif.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/The_pin_of_the_Order_of_the_Coif.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="226" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="115" data-file-height="186" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1902<span class="noprint">; 122 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1902</span>)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_College_of_Law" title="University of Illinois College of Law">University of Illinois College of Law</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Honor_society" title="Honor society">Honor society</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data">Independent</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former Affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Association_of_College_Honor_Societies" title="Association of College Honor Societies">ACHS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Emphasis</th><td class="infobox-data">law graduates</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Scope</th><td class="infobox-data">National</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output 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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">25,000 lifetime</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="street-address">West Virginia University College of Law<br />101 Law School Drive</span><br /><span class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown</a></span>, <span class="region"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a></span><span class="region"> 26506</span><br /> <span class="country-name">United States</span></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://orderofthecoif.org/">orderofthecoif<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Order of the Coif</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ɔɪ/: 'oi' in 'choice'">ɔɪ</span><span title="'f' in 'find'">f</span></span>/</a></span></span>) is an American <a href="/wiki/Honor_society" title="Honor society">honor society</a> for law school graduates. The Order was founded in 1902 at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_College_of_Law" title="University of Illinois College of Law">University of Illinois College of Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CoifHistory_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoifHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Baird's_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baird's-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name is a reference to the ancient English order of advocates, the <a href="/wiki/Serjeants-at-law" class="mw-redirect" title="Serjeants-at-law">serjeants-at-law</a>, whose courtroom attire included a <a href="/wiki/Coif" title="Coif">coif</a>—a white <a href="/wiki/Lawn_(fabric)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lawn (fabric)">lawn</a> or silk <a href="/wiki/Headgear" title="Headgear">skullcap</a>, which came to be represented by a round piece of white lace worn on top of the advocate's <a href="/wiki/Wig_(hair)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wig (hair)">wig</a>. A student who earns a <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> degree and graduates in the top ten percent of their class is eligible for membership if the student's law school has a chapter of the Order.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<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=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Frame"><a href="/wiki/File:Coiffe_(Bundhaube).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Coiffe_%28Bundhaube%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="145" height="172" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="172" /></a><figcaption>Medieval coif as worn by Aaron of Sur, 1500-1550</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_College_of_Law" title="University of Illinois College of Law">University of Illinois College of Law</a> established the Order of the Coif in 1902.<sup id="cite_ref-MemberSchoolsAuto_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MemberSchoolsAuto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the organization's constitution, "The purpose of The Order is to encourage excellence in legal education by fostering a spirit of careful study, recognizing those who as law students attained a high grade of scholarship, and honoring those who as lawyers, judges and teachers attained high distinction for their scholarly or professional accomplishments."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Baird's_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baird's-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the late 19th century, several leading American law schools had established honors fraternities to recognize scholarship and distinction within the ranks of Juris Doctors in the United States. One of these, at the University of Illinois, was originally named <b>Theta Kappa Nu</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It inspired several additional chapters in Nebraska, Missouri, and Wisconsin. A local legal honor society had formed in 1907 at Northwestern University, adopting the name Order of the Coif, but three years later, in 1910, would accept a charter from Theta Kappa Nu. Even with this charter the Northwestern group retained use of the earlier name, which was one of the factors which necessitated a discussion and eventual negotiation of a <i>merger</i>, and not just an absorption. </p><p>Also, in 1910 chapters at Iowa and Michigan were formed. Rapid expansion and divergent practices at these early schools led to calls for a national convention. At this meeting, in 1911, it was determined to adopt the original name of the Northwestern group, the Order of the Coif, along with a revised constitution that was fully ratified in 1912. Thus the American Order of the Coif dates to its earliest group, in Illinois, from 1902, and adopted its name from both the Northwestern group and its institutional inspiration, the English Order.<sup id="cite_ref-CoifHistory_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoifHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Baird's_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baird's-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-York_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-York-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Symbols">Symbols</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Symbols"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The symbolism of the Order of the Coif is far older, having evolved from the legal traditions of the Middle Ages in England. The <a href="/wiki/Coif" title="Coif">Coif</a> itself originated as a tight-fitting headpiece once used by both men and women. A version of this, in the form a close-fitting hood that covered all but the face, was adopted as a symbol for those barristers who had been recognized as <a href="/wiki/Serjeants-at-law" class="mw-redirect" title="Serjeants-at-law">serjeants-at-law</a> and thus formed the narrow pool of legal practitioners who could be appointed judges of the Court of Common Pleas or, later, of the King's Bench. With this distinctive apparel, the serjeants-at-law became known as "serjeants of the coif" and their group within society as the original Order of the Coif; this predecessor inspired the name and markings of the American Order, although beyond inspiration there is no legal connection between the two. White wigs were so often sewn onto the coif that their usage became conjoined.<sup id="cite_ref-CoifHistory_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoifHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the earliest known (English) serjeants of the coif was a man named Geoffrey Ridel, named so in the year 1117. The early writer, <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer" title="Geoffrey Chaucer">Geoffrey Chaucer</a> made mention of Serjeants at Law in the preface to his novel, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales" title="The Canterbury Tales">The Canterbury Tales</a></i>. Through the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, important English jurists were so recognized: Bacon, Blackburn, Blackstone, Campbell, Cavendish, Coke, Coleridge, Fortesque, Glanville, and Littleton, these may be the best known. But in the 18th century, rumblings of dissatisfaction with this arrangement grew. The English Order's privileged hold on the court was finally ended when a Crown Warrant was issued in 1839 which commanded Common Pleas to permit “gentlemen of the bar generally” to be allowed to practice before it. Objections were litigated briefly, but by the following year, the matter had been settled with the power of the Order broken. Its last meeting was held in 1877.<sup id="cite_ref-CoifHistory_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoifHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The wig and coif remain standard courtroom attire today in England and Commonwealth countries.<sup id="cite_ref-CoifHistory_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoifHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The induction process varies by law school, but students are generally notified of their membership after the final class ranks at their schools are announced. A new member receives a certificate of membership, a badge of membership for wear during academic ceremonies, a Coif key, and in some cases an actual <a href="/wiki/Coif" title="Coif">coif</a> or a representation of one. </p><p>The basic requirement for membership is ranking in the top 10% of a member school's graduating class. If a member law school graduates fewer than 30 students, it may induct its top three students. A school can decide not to allow an otherwise eligible student to receive the honor and may impose additional requirements for membership beyond the organization's national requirement of being in the top 10% of the class.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each member school may also induct a faculty member and one honorary member each year.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The national organization's executive committee may also elect a limited number of honorary members.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those chosen for honorary membership are usually <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a> justices and other preeminent members of the legal profession.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-York_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-York-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chapters">Chapters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chapters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of December 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, 87 of 203 United States law schools accredited by the <a href="/wiki/American_Bar_Association" title="American Bar Association">American Bar Association</a> to award the <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> (J.D.) degree had Order of the Coif chapters.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MemberSchoolsAuto_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MemberSchoolsAuto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following is a list of chapters of Order of the Coif.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Charter date </th> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Status </th> <th>References </th></tr> <tr> <td>1902 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_College_of_Law" title="University of Illinois College of Law">University of Illinois College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, Illinois</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1904 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_College_of_Law" title="University of Nebraska College of Law">University of Nebraska College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska" title="Lincoln, Nebraska">Lincoln, Nebraska</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1906 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri_School_of_Law" title="University of Missouri School of Law">University of Missouri School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Missouri" title="Columbia, Missouri">Columbia, Missouri</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1907 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_University_Pritzker_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law">Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1908 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin_Law_School" title="University of Wisconsin Law School">University of Wisconsin Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin" title="Madison, Wisconsin">Madison, Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1909 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia_School_of_Law" title="University of Virginia School of Law">University of Virginia School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlottesville,_Virginia" title="Charlottesville, Virginia">Charlottesville, Virginia</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1911 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Iowa_College_of_Law" title="University of Iowa College of Law">University of Iowa College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_City,_Iowa" title="Iowa City, Iowa">Iowa City, Iowa</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1911 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan_Law_School" title="University of Michigan Law School">University of Michigan Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan" title="Ann Arbor, Michigan">Ann Arbor, Michigan</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1912 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Case_Western_Reserve_University_School_of_Law" title="Case Western Reserve University School of Law">Case Western Reserve University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1912 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Chicago_Law_School" title="University of Chicago Law School">University of Chicago Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1912 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania_Law_School" title="University of Pennsylvania Law School">University of Pennsylvania Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1912 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh_School_of_Law" title="University of Pittsburgh School of Law">University of Pittsburgh School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1912 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Law_School" title="Stanford Law School">Stanford Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stanford,_California" title="Stanford, California">Stanford, California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1915 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornell_Law_School" title="Cornell Law School">Cornell Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ithaca,_New_York" title="Ithaca, New York">Ithaca, New York</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1915 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School" title="University of Minnesota Law School">University of Minnesota Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1915 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University_Moritz_College_of_Law" title="Ohio State University Moritz College of Law">Ohio State University Moritz College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1919 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yale_Law_School" title="Yale Law School">Yale Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven, Connecticut</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1924 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas_School_of_Law" title="University of Kansas School of Law">University of Kansas School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrence,_Kansas" title="Lawrence, Kansas">Lawrence, Kansas</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1924 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington_School_of_Law" title="University of Washington School of Law">University of Washington School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1924 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_University_School_of_Law" title="Washington University School of Law">Washington University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a>. </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1925 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_University_Maurer_School_of_Law" title="Indiana University Maurer School of Law">Indiana University Maurer School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Indiana" title="Bloomington, Indiana">Bloomington, Indiana</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1925 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Dakota_School_of_Law" title="University of North Dakota School of Law">University of North Dakota School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Forks,_North_Dakota" title="Grand Forks, North Dakota">Grand Forks, North Dakota</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1925 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma_College_of_Law" title="University of Oklahoma College of Law">University of Oklahoma College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman, Oklahoma</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1925 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University_College_of_Law" title="West Virginia University College of Law">West Virginia University College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1926 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University_Law_School" title="George Washington University Law School">George Washington University Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1926 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_School_of_Law" title="University of Texas School of Law">University of Texas School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of California, Berkeley School of Law">University of California-Berkeley School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berkeley,_California" title="Berkeley, California">Berkeley, California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1928 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati_College_of_Law" title="University of Cincinnati College of Law">University of Cincinnati College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati, Ohio</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1928 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_School_of_Law" title="University of North Carolina School of Law">University of North Carolina School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Chapel Hill, North Carolina">Chapel Hill, North Carolina</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1929 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California_Gould_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Southern California Gould School of Law">University of Southern California Gould School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1931 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky_College_of_Law" title="University of Kentucky College of Law">University of Kentucky College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1931 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulane_University_Law_School" title="Tulane University Law School">Tulane University Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1933 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_University_School_of_Law" title="Duke University School of Law">Duke University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham, North Carolina</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1934 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Oregon_School_of_Law" title="University of Oregon School of Law">University of Oregon School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eugene,_Oregon" title="Eugene, Oregon">Eugene, Oregon</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1938 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Maryland_Francis_King_Carey_School_of_Law" title="University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law">University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore, Maryland</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Colorado_Law_School" title="University of Colorado Law School">University of Colorado Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado" title="Boulder, Colorado">Boulder, Colorado</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1942 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_M._Hebert_Law_Center" title="Paul M. Hebert Law Center">Paul M. Hebert Law Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge, Louisiana</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1948 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_University_Law_School" title="Vanderbilt University Law School">Vanderbilt University Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Lee_University_School_of_Law" title="Washington and Lee University School of Law">Washington and Lee University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Virginia" title="Lexington, Virginia">Lexington, Virginia</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee_College_of_Law" title="University of Tennessee College of Law">University of Tennessee College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drake_University_Law_School" title="Drake University Law School">Drake University Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University_College_of_Law" title="Syracuse University College of Law">Syracuse University College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Utah" title="University of Utah">University of Utah</a> <a href="/wiki/S.J._Quinney_College_of_Law" title="S.J. Quinney College of Law">S.J. Quinney College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, Utah">Salt Lake City, Utah</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_California_Hastings_College_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of California Hastings College of Law">University of California Hastings College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of California, Los Angeles School of Law">University of California, Los Angeles School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida_College_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Florida College of Law">University of Florida College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, Florida</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_University_School_of_Law" title="New York University School of Law">New York University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City, New York">New York City, New York</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova_University_School_of_Law" title="Villanova University School of Law">Villanova University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villanova,_Pennsylvania" title="Villanova, Pennsylvania">Villanova, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Law_School" title="Boston College Law School">Boston College Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newton,_Massachusetts" title="Newton, Massachusetts">Newton, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University_Dedman_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law">Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama_School_of_Law" title="University of Alabama School of Law">University of Alabama School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuscaloosa,_Alabama" title="Tuscaloosa, Alabama">Tuscaloosa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">University of Arizona</a> <a href="/wiki/James_E._Rogers_College_of_Law" title="James E. Rogers College of Law">James E. Rogers College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson, Arizona</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emory_University_School_of_Law" title="Emory University School of Law">Emory University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Mexico_School_of_Law" title="University of New Mexico School of Law">University of New Mexico School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Davis_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of California, Davis School of Law">University of California, Davis School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Davis,_California" title="Davis, California">Davis, California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_University_School_of_Law" title="Texas Tech University School of Law">Texas Tech University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lubbock,_Texas" title="Lubbock, Texas">Lubbock, Texas</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia_School_of_Law" title="University of Georgia School of Law">University of Georgia School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Athens,_Georgia" title="Athens, Georgia">Athens, Georgia</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_University_College_of_Law" title="Florida State University College of Law">Florida State University College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, Florida</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Law_School" title="William & Mary Law School">William & Mary Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Williamsburg,_Virginia" title="Williamsburg, Virginia">Williamsburg, Virginia</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Pacific,_McGeorge_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law">University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_School_of_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="University of South Carolina School of Law">University of South Carolina School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, South Carolina</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Houston_Law_Center" title="University of Houston Law Center">University of Houston Law Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Day_O%27Connor_College_of_Law" title="Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law">Arizona State University College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University_Law_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigham Young University Law School">Brigham Young University Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Provo,_Utah" title="Provo, Utah">Provo, Utah</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Toledo_College_of_Law" title="University of Toledo College of Law">University of Toledo College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toledo,_Ohio" title="Toledo, Ohio">Toledo, Ohio</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_State_University_Law_School" title="Wayne State University Law School">Wayne State University Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wyoming_College_of_Law" title="University of Wyoming College of Law">University of Wyoming College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laramie,_Wyoming" title="Laramie, Wyoming">Laramie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University_Law_Center" title="Georgetown University Law Center">Georgetown University Law Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago-Kent_College_of_Law" title="Chicago-Kent College of Law">Chicago-Kent College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami_School_of_Law" title="University of Miami School of Law">University of Miami School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coral_Gables,_Florida" title="Coral Gables, Florida">Coral Gables, Florida</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loyola_Law_School" title="Loyola Law School">Loyola Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DePaul_University_College_of_Law" title="DePaul University College of Law">DePaul University College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_University_Washington_College_of_Law" title="American University Washington College of Law">American University Washington College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fordham_University_School_of_Law" title="Fordham University School of Law">Fordham University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City, New York">New York City, New York</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_San_Diego_School_of_Law" title="University of San Diego School of Law">University of San Diego School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University_School_of_Law" title="Wake Forest University School of Law">Wake Forest University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem">Winston-Salem</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_N._Cardozo_School_of_Law" title="Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law">Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City, New York">New York City, New York</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_University_School_of_Law" title="Santa Clara University School of Law">Santa Clara University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University_School_of_Law" title="Seton Hall University School of Law">Seton Hall University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_University_School_of_Law" title="Pepperdine University School of Law">Pepperdine University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malibu,_California" title="Malibu, California">Malibu, California</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Richmond_School_of_Law" title="University of Richmond School of Law">University of Richmond School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_at_Buffalo_Law_School" title="University at Buffalo Law School">University at Buffalo Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amherst,_New_York" title="Amherst, New York">Amherst, New York</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temple_University_Beasley_School_of_Law" title="Temple University Beasley School of Law">Temple University Beasley School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Denver" title="University of Denver">University of Denver</a> <a href="/wiki/Sturm_College_of_Law" title="Sturm College of Law">Sturm College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_University_College_of_Law" title="Georgia State University College of Law">Georgia State University College of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Law_School" title="Rutgers Law School">Rutgers Law School</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a> and <a href="/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey" title="Camden, New Jersey">Camden, New Jersey</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University_School_of_Law" title="Texas A&M University School of Law">Texas A&M University School of Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Law" title="Penn State Law">Penn State Law</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="University Park, Pennsylvania">University Park, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>Active </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_members">Notable members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Order_of_the_Coif_members" title="List of Order of the Coif members">List of Order of the Coif members</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Credentials_obtainable_while_in_law_school">Credentials obtainable while in law school</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Credentials obtainable while in law school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Within each U.S. law school, key credentials include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_review" title="Law review">Law review/Law journal</a> membership or editorial position (based either on grades or write-on competition or both). This is important for at least three reasons. First, because it is determined by either grades or writing ability, membership is an indicator of strong academic performance.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAnderson43–44_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnderson43–44-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This leads to the second reason, which is that potential employers sometimes use law review membership in their hiring criteria.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAnderson43–44_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnderson43–44-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Third, work on law review exposes a student to legal scholarship and editing, and often allows the student to publish a significant piece of legal scholarship on his or her own.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAnderson43–44_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnderson43–44-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most law schools have a "flagship" journal usually called "<i>School name</i> Law Review" (for example, the <i><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_Review" title="Harvard Law Review">Harvard Law Review</a></i>—although some schools call their flagship journal "<i>School name</i> Law Journal"; see <i><a href="/wiki/Yale_Law_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="Yale Law Journal">Yale Law Journal</a></i>) that publishes articles on all areas of law, and one or more other specialty law journals that publish articles concerning only a particular area of the law (for example, the <i><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Journal_of_Law_%26_Technology" title="Harvard Journal of Law & Technology">Harvard Journal of Law & Technology</a></i>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moot_court" title="Moot court">Moot court</a> membership or award (based on oral and written argument). Success in moot court can distinguish one as an outstanding oral advocate and provides a degree of practical legal training that is often absent from law review membership.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAnderson44_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnderson44-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moot court and related activities, such as Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution, may appeal especially to employers hiring for litigation positions, such as a <a href="/wiki/District_attorney" title="District attorney">district attorney</a>'s office.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mock_trial" title="Mock trial">Mock trial</a> membership and awards (based on trial level advocacy skills) also can distinguish one as an outstanding trial advocate and help develop "real world" skills that are often valuable to employers hiring for litigation positions.</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Order of the Coif</a> membership (based on <a href="/wiki/Grade_point_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Grade point average">grade point average</a>). This is often coupled with Latin honors (summa and magna cum laude, though often not cum laude). However, a slight majority of law schools in the U.S. do not have Order of the Coif chapters<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phi_Delta_Phi" title="Phi Delta Phi">Phi Delta Phi, International Honor Society</a> membership (based on <a href="/wiki/Class_rank" title="Class rank">class ranking</a> of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://phideltaphi.org/membership/become-a-member/">the top one-third</a>). This prestigious society is organized around student chapters called "Inns", and the society has inducted many historic figures including five U.S. presidents, two U.S. vice presidents, 14 Supreme Court justices, and numerous members of Congress, Cabinet members, and ambassadors. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_and_federal_court_clerkship">State and federal court clerkship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: State and federal court clerkship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Law_clerk" title="Law clerk">Law clerk</a></div> <p>On the basis of a student's credentials, as well as favorable faculty recommendations, some students obtain a one or two-year clerkship with a judge after graduation.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAnderson110_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnderson110-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the majority of judges traditionally choose incoming clerks while they are still in law school, or as they complete another clerkship, in the 2020s; some judges seek out clerks with some private law practice experience.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Clerkships may be with state or federal judges, and are meant to provide the recent law school graduate with experience working for a judge. Often, clerks engage in significant legal research and writing for the judge, writing memos to assist a judge in coming to a legal conclusion in some cases, and writing drafts of opinions based on the judge's decisions. Appellate court clerkships, although generally more prestigious, do not necessarily give one a great deal of practical experience in the day-to-day life of a lawyer in private practice. The average litigator might get much more out of a clerkship at the trial court level, where they will be learning about motions practices, dealing with lawyers, and generally learning how a trial court works from the inside.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Court clerkships may also provide other valuable assets to a young lawyer; judges often become mentors to their clerks, providing the fledgling attorney with an experienced individual from whom to seek advice. Fellow clerks may also become enduring connections. Law schools encourage graduates to engage in a clerkship to broaden their professional experiences. However, there fewer clerkships than there are academically eligible graduates.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Supreme_Court_clerkship">United States Supreme Court clerkship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: United States Supreme Court clerkship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some law school graduates are able to clerk for one of the Justices on the Supreme Court (each Justice takes two to four clerks per year). Often, these clerks are graduates of elite law schools, with <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_School" title="Harvard Law School">Harvard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yale_Law_School" title="Yale Law School">Yale</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Chicago_Law_School" title="University of Chicago Law School">University of Chicago</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan_Law_School" title="University of Michigan Law School">University of Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Law_School" title="Columbia Law School">Columbia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia_School_of_Law" title="University of Virginia School of Law">University of Virginia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stanford_Law_School" title="Stanford Law School">Stanford</a> being among the most highly represented schools.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Justice <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Thomas" title="Clarence Thomas">Clarence Thomas</a> is the major exception to the rule that Justices hire clerks from elite schools; he takes pride in selecting clerks from non-top-tier schools, and publicly noted that his clerks have been attacked on the Internet as "third tier trash".<sup id="cite_ref-Liptak_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Liptak-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most Supreme Court clerks have clerked in a lower court, often for a year with a highly selective federal circuit court judge (such as Judges <a href="/wiki/Alex_Kozinski" title="Alex Kozinski">Alex Kozinski</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._Michael_Luttig" title="J. Michael Luttig">Michael Luttig</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._Harvie_Wilkinson" class="mw-redirect" title="J. Harvie Wilkinson">J. Harvie Wilkinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_S._Tatel" title="David S. Tatel">David Tatel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Posner" title="Richard Posner">Richard Posner</a>) known as a "feeder judge". It is perhaps the most highly selective and prestigious position a recently graduated lawyer can have, and Supreme Court clerks are often highly sought after by law firms, the government, and law schools. Law firms give Supreme Court clerks as much as a $400,000 bonus for signing with their firm. The vast majority of Supreme Court clerks either become academics at elite law schools, enter private practice as appellate attorneys, or take highly selective government positions. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lady_justice_standing.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Lady_justice_standing.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="172" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="98" data-file-height="172" /></a><figcaption>Lady Justice</figcaption></figure> <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=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_fraternities_and_sororities" title="Professional fraternities and sororities">Professional fraterities and sororities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honor_society" title="Honor society">Honor society</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 April</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.orderofthecoif.org&rft.atitle=History&rft.aulast=Gasaway&rft.aufirst=Laura+N.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orderofthecoif.org%2Fhistory%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Coif" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baird's-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baird's_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baird's_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baird's_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAnsonMarchenasi1991" class="citation book cs1">Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. <i>Baird's Manual of American Fraternities</i> (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-127-128. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0963715906" title="Special:BookSources/978-0963715906"><bdi>978-0963715906</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Baird%27s+Manual+of+American+Fraternities&rft.place=Indianapolis%2C+IN&rft.pages=VI-127-128&rft.edition=20th&rft.pub=Baird%27s+Manual+Foundation%2C+Inc.&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=978-0963715906&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Coif" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.orderofthecoif.org/constitution/">Order of the Coif Constitution</a> 2003 [cited herein as <i>Constitution</i>]. Retrieved January 2, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MemberSchoolsAuto-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MemberSchoolsAuto_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MemberSchoolsAuto_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://orderofthecoif.org/member-schools/">"Member Schools"</a>. <i>orderofthecoif.org</i>. 14 December 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 December</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=orderofthecoif.org&rft.atitle=Member+Schools&rft.date=2022-12-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Forderofthecoif.org%2Fmember-schools%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Coif" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Constitution</i> § 2.2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This name, briefly used by a few early chapters between 1902 and 1911 was retired after the growing fraternity determined in 1911 to adopt the earlier name that was used by its Northwestern chapter. Thus was created the American Order of the Coif. There is no connection between the legal honor society and a later developed national academic fraternity of the same name, <a href="/wiki/Theta_Kappa_Nu" title="Theta Kappa Nu">Theta Kappa Nu</a>, formed in 1924, which later would merge into <a href="/wiki/Lambda_Chi_Alpha" title="Lambda Chi Alpha">Lambda Chi Alpha</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-York-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-York_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-York_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFYork1952" class="citation journal cs1">York, Kenneth H. (1952). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.2307/1284939">"Legal Fraternities"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Michigan Law Review</i>. <b>50</b> (7). 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Strong, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/20745132"><i>Order of the Coif: English Antecedents and American Adaptation</i></a>, 63 <a href="/wiki/ABA_Journal" title="ABA Journal">A.B.A. J.</a> 1725-1727 (1977).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Coif&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.orderofthecoif.org/">Official website</a></span></span></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output 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