Chapman University School of Law
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Chapman University School of Law, commonly referred to as Chapman Law or Chapman Law School, is a private, non-profit law school
located in Orange, California
. The school offers the Juris Doctor
degree (JD), combined programs offering a JD/MBA and JD/MFA in Film & Television Producing, and LL.M. degrees with emphasis options in Business Law and Economics, Entertainment Law & Media, International & Comparative Law, Prosecutorial Science, Trial Advocacy, and Taxation. Currently, the school has a full-time faculty of fifty-three and a law library with holdings in excess of 290,000 volumes and volume equivalents.
, Chapman Law gained provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1998. In 2002, the ABA awarded the school full accreditation. In addition to its ABA membership, the Association of American Law Schools
has admitted Chapman Law as one of its members in 2006, noting that "the school has an outstanding physical facility and has developed a faculty with a strong commitment to teaching and scholarship."
program.
The 2010 edition of The Princeton Review
's Best 172 Law Schools lists Chapman Law as #2 in the "Best Classroom Experience" category, #3 in the "Best Quality of Life" category, and #7 in the "Professors Rock (Legally Speaking)" category. It was listed with a "B+" in the March 2011 "Diversity Honor Roll" by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students.
In January 2011, Chapman Law was given a "B-" in the "Best Public Interest Law Schools" listing by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students.
Tom Campbell, who is the former dean of the Haas School of Business
at the University of California, Berkeley
. Campbell's predecessor was John C. Eastman
, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Attorney General of California
.
, who won the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
for his work in experimental economics, to the list of its faculty.
, the author of Painting the Map Red, The Fight To Create A Permanent Republican Majority and A Mormon In The White House, 10 Things Every American Should Know About Mitt Romney, is also a Professor of Constitutional Law
.
Also notable is Professor Larry Rosenthal, a former Supreme Court clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens
, who as Deputy Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago argued the case of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999), among other cases, and Professor Danny Bogart, a property law expert and member of the American Law Institute
. Professor Timothy Canova is a frequent contributor to Pacifica Radio
, Dissent (magazine)
, and elsewhere on problems of deregulation of banking and finance from a Keynesian perspective. Visiting Professors have included progressive international law scholar Richard A. Falk
, W. H. (Joe) Knight, Jr., a noted scholar and member of the American Law Institute
, and controversial law professor and former Bush Administration official John Yoo
.
The Honorable James E. Rogan
has served as an adjunct professor at Chapman Law for many years. While a member of Congress, Rogan was one of the lead prosecutors in the United States Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton in 1998-1999, and later served as U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and as Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In 2006 Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Rogan to the Superior Court of California.
Chapman Law's faculty includes four former U.S. Supreme Court law clerks, including Professors Rosenthal and Campbell (above), as well as former Dean Eastman, and former Associate Dean Celestine McConville.
John C. Eastman
, former Dean of Chapman University of Law and current professor of constitutional law is the Chair of the Board of the National Organization for Marriage
, a non-profit organization committed to preventing the legalization of same-sex marriage
.
a student edited journal with an accompanying blog.
Law school in the United States
In the United States, a law school is an institution where students obtain a professional education in law after first obtaining an undergraduate degree.Law schools in the U.S...
located in Orange, California
Orange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
. The school offers the Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree (JD), combined programs offering a JD/MBA and JD/MFA in Film & Television Producing, and LL.M. degrees with emphasis options in Business Law and Economics, Entertainment Law & Media, International & Comparative Law, Prosecutorial Science, Trial Advocacy, and Taxation. Currently, the school has a full-time faculty of fifty-three and a law library with holdings in excess of 290,000 volumes and volume equivalents.
Accreditation history
Established in 1995 as part of Chapman UniversityChapman University
Chapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...
, Chapman Law gained provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1998. In 2002, the ABA awarded the school full accreditation. In addition to its ABA membership, the Association of American Law Schools
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a non-profit organization of 170 law schools in the United States. Another 25 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. Its purpose is to improve the legal profession through the improvement of legal...
has admitted Chapman Law as one of its members in 2006, noting that "the school has an outstanding physical facility and has developed a faculty with a strong commitment to teaching and scholarship."
Rankings
Chapman University School of Law is currently ranked 104th (3rd Tier) in the 2011 US News and World Report's annual law school rankings, and has the 17th best tax lawTax law
Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes.-Major issues:Primary taxation issues facing the governments world over include;* taxes on income and wealth...
program.
The 2010 edition of The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is an American-based standardized test preparation and admissions consulting company. The Princeton Review operates in 41 states and 22 countries across the globe. It offers test preparation for standardized aptitude tests such as the SAT and advice regarding college...
's Best 172 Law Schools lists Chapman Law as #2 in the "Best Classroom Experience" category, #3 in the "Best Quality of Life" category, and #7 in the "Professors Rock (Legally Speaking)" category. It was listed with a "B+" in the March 2011 "Diversity Honor Roll" by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students.
In January 2011, Chapman Law was given a "B-" in the "Best Public Interest Law Schools" listing by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students.
Bar passage rates
Based on a 2002-2007 5 year average, 50.4% of Chapman Law graduates passed the California State Bar.Post-graduation employment
Based on a 2002-2007 5 year average, 92.6% of Chapman Law graduates were employed 9 months after graduation.Faculty
The current Dean of Chapman Law is former U.S. CongressmanUnited States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Tom Campbell, who is the former dean of the Haas School of Business
Haas School of Business
The Walter A. Haas School of Business, also known as the Haas School of Business or simply Haas, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley....
at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Campbell's predecessor was John C. Eastman
John C. Eastman
John C. Eastman is an American law professor and politician. He is the Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law and former Dean at Chapman University School of Law. in Orange, California...
, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Attorney General of California
California Attorney General
The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of California. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" The Attorney General carries out the responsibilities of the office through the California Department of Justice.The...
.
Nobel Prize laureate
In 2007, Chapman Law added Dr. Vernon L. SmithVernon L. Smith
Vernon Lomax Smith is professor of economics at Chapman University's Argyros School of Business and Economics and School of Law in Orange, California, a research scholar at George Mason University Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science, and a Fellow of the Mercatus Center, all in Arlington,...
, who won the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics, but officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel , is an award for outstanding contributions to the field of economics, generally regarded as one of the...
for his work in experimental economics, to the list of its faculty.
Other faculty
Other members of the Chapman Law faculty include Constitutional law and legal ethics scholar Ronald D. Rotunda. Conservative radio host Hugh HewittHugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt is an American radio talk show host with the Salem Radio Network, lawyer, academic, and author. An outspoken Republican, evangelical Christian, he comments on society, politics, and media bias in the United States. Hewitt is also a law professor at Chapman University School of Law.-...
, the author of Painting the Map Red, The Fight To Create A Permanent Republican Majority and A Mormon In The White House, 10 Things Every American Should Know About Mitt Romney, is also a Professor of Constitutional Law
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
.
Also notable is Professor Larry Rosenthal, a former Supreme Court clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history...
, who as Deputy Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago argued the case of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999), among other cases, and Professor Danny Bogart, a property law expert and member of the American Law Institute
American Law Institute
The American Law Institute was established in 1923 to promote the clarification and simplification of American common law and its adaptation to changing social needs. The ALI drafts, approves, and publishes Restatements of the Law, Principles of the Law, model codes, and other proposals for law...
. Professor Timothy Canova is a frequent contributor to Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States. It is a group of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that is known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. It is also a program service supplying over 100 affiliated...
, Dissent (magazine)
Dissent (magazine)
Dissent is a quarterly magazine focusing on politics and culture edited by Michael Walzer and Michael Kazin. The magazine is published for the Foundation for the Study of Independent Social Ideas, Inc by the University of Pennsylvania Press....
, and elsewhere on problems of deregulation of banking and finance from a Keynesian perspective. Visiting Professors have included progressive international law scholar Richard A. Falk
Richard A. Falk
Richard Anderson Falk is an American professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University, the author or co-author of 20 books and the editor or co-editor of another 20 books, speaker, activist on world affairs, and an appointee to two United Nations positions on the Palestinian...
, W. H. (Joe) Knight, Jr., a noted scholar and member of the American Law Institute
American Law Institute
The American Law Institute was established in 1923 to promote the clarification and simplification of American common law and its adaptation to changing social needs. The ALI drafts, approves, and publishes Restatements of the Law, Principles of the Law, model codes, and other proposals for law...
, and controversial law professor and former Bush Administration official John Yoo
John Yoo
John Choon Yoo is an American attorney, law professor, and author. As a former official in the United States Department of Justice during the George W...
.
The Honorable James E. Rogan
James E. Rogan
James Edward Rogan is a judge of the Superior Court of California, a law professor, an author, and a former Member of the United States House of Representatives from California...
has served as an adjunct professor at Chapman Law for many years. While a member of Congress, Rogan was one of the lead prosecutors in the United States Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton in 1998-1999, and later served as U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and as Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In 2006 Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Rogan to the Superior Court of California.
Chapman Law's faculty includes four former U.S. Supreme Court law clerks, including Professors Rosenthal and Campbell (above), as well as former Dean Eastman, and former Associate Dean Celestine McConville.
John C. Eastman
John C. Eastman
John C. Eastman is an American law professor and politician. He is the Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law and former Dean at Chapman University School of Law. in Orange, California...
, former Dean of Chapman University of Law and current professor of constitutional law is the Chair of the Board of the National Organization for Marriage
National Organization for Marriage
The National Organization for Marriage is a nonprofit political association established in 2007 to work against legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States, specifically to pass California Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage in California...
, a non-profit organization committed to preventing the legalization of same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
.
Law journals
Chapman Law has two law publications: the Chapman Law Review, and the Nexus Journal,a student edited journal with an accompanying blog.