Texas Law Review
Encyclopedia
The Texas Law Review is a student-edited and produced law review
published by the University of Texas School of Law
(Austin). It publishes 7 issues per academic year, ranks number 11 on Washington & Lee University's list, and ranks number 4 in Mikhail Koulikov's rankings of law reviews by social impact. Each year, six of the seven issues of the review include articles, book review
s, essay
s, commentaries, and notes. The seventh issue is traditionally the symposium issue, which is dedicated to articles on a particular topic. The review also publishes the Texas Manual on Usage and Style, currently in its eleventh edition.
Admission to the review is obtained through a "write-on" process at the end of each academic year. Of the nearly 300-400 students that apply to the Law Review each year, 50 are invited to join. Those selected students join the 50 from the previous year to form the review's membership. About a dozen of these students constitute the editorial board
.
The Texas Law Review was established in December 1922 by Leon A. Green
, Ira P. Hildebrand, and Ireland Graves. Its Bluebook
abbreviation is Tex. L. Rev.
Law review
A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association...
published by the University of Texas School of Law
University of Texas School of Law
The University of Texas School of Law, also known as UT Law, is an ABA-certified American law school located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The law school has been in operation since the founding of the University in 1883. It was one of only two schools at the University when it was...
(Austin). It publishes 7 issues per academic year, ranks number 11 on Washington & Lee University's list, and ranks number 4 in Mikhail Koulikov's rankings of law reviews by social impact. Each year, six of the seven issues of the review include articles, book review
Book review
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review could be a primary source opinion piece, summary review or scholarly review. It is often carried out in periodicals, as school work, or on the internet. Reviews are also often...
s, essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s, commentaries, and notes. The seventh issue is traditionally the symposium issue, which is dedicated to articles on a particular topic. The review also publishes the Texas Manual on Usage and Style, currently in its eleventh edition.
Admission to the review is obtained through a "write-on" process at the end of each academic year. Of the nearly 300-400 students that apply to the Law Review each year, 50 are invited to join. Those selected students join the 50 from the previous year to form the review's membership. About a dozen of these students constitute the editorial board
Editorial board
The editorial board is a group of people, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take.- Board makeup :...
.
The Texas Law Review was established in December 1922 by Leon A. Green
Leon A. Green
Leon Green was a noted U.S. legal realist and long-tenured dean of Northwestern University School of Law . He also served as professor at Yale Law School and the University of Texas School of Law .Born in Oakland, Louisiana, Green earned an A.B...
, Ira P. Hildebrand, and Ireland Graves. Its Bluebook
Bluebook
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the United States. The Bluebook is compiled by the Harvard Law Review Association, the Columbia Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal....
abbreviation is Tex. L. Rev.
Notable alumni
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, Former United States Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury & White House Chief of Staff - William Curtis BrysonWilliam Curtis BrysonWilliam C. Bryson is a United States federal judge sitting on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit....
, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Jerry BuchmeyerJerry BuchmeyerJerry L. Buchmeyer was a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas, Texas.Born in Overton, Texas in 1933, Buchmeyer received an Associates' Degree from Kilgore College in 1953, his Bachelor's Degree from University of Texas in 1956, and his LLB degree from...
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, Former Chief Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas - Finis E. CowanFinis E. CowanFinis E. Cowan is a former United States federal judge.Born in Dallas, Texas, Cowan received a B.A. from Rice University in 1951 and an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1956. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant from 1951 to 1953. He was in private practice in Houston, Texas...
, Former United States District Judge, Southern District of Texas - Lloyd DoggettLloyd DoggettLloyd Alton Doggett II is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He previously represented from 1995 to 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
, United States Congressman, Former Justice of the Texas Supreme Court - Walter Raleigh Ely, Jr.Walter Raleigh Ely, Jr.Walter Raleigh Ely, Jr. was a United States federal judge.Born in Baird, Callahan County, Texas, Ely received an A.B. from the University of Texas, Austin in 1935 and an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1935. He was in private practice in Abilene, Texas from 1935 to 1938...
, Former Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - David FrederickDavid FrederickDavid Frederick is an appellate attorney in Washington, D.C., and is a partner with Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.-Education and legal training:...
, successful appellate attorney; has argued over 21 cases before the United States Supreme Court - Thomas Gibbs GeeThomas Gibbs GeeThomas Gibbs Gee was a United States federal judge.Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Gee received a B.S. from U.S. Military Academy in 1946. He was a Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps in the aftermath of World War II, from 1946 to 1947, and then in the U.S. Air Force, from 1947 to 1950....
, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Joe R. GreenhillJoe R. GreenhillJoe Robert Greenhill was an American attorney. He served on the Texas Supreme Court for 25 years, 10 of those as Chief Justice.-Biography:...
, Former Justice & Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court - Harry Lee HudspethHarry Lee HudspethHarry Lee Hudspeth is a United States federal judge.Born in Dallas, Texas, Hudspeth received an A.B. from the University of Texas in 1955 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1958. He was a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1958 to 1959. He was a trial attorney of...
, Chief United States District Judge, Western District of Texas - Edith JonesEdith JonesEdith Hollan Jones is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.Jones graduated from Cornell University in 1971. She received her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law in 1974...
, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - George P. Kazen, United States District Judge, Southern District of Texas
- W. Page KeetonW. Page KeetonWerdner Page Keeton was an attorney and dean of the University of Texas School of Law for a quarter century.-Education:...
, Former Dean of The University of Texas School of Law and author of Prosser & Keeton on Torts - Robert KeetonRobert KeetonRobert Ernest Keeton was an American lawyer, jurist, and legal scholar. As a law professor at Harvard Law School and a federal judge he was known for his work on torts, insurance law, and practical courtroom tactics...
, United States District Judge, District of Massachusetts - Baine KerrBaine KerrBaine Perkins Kerr was a prominent Houston lawyer who was a partner in the law firm of Baker and Botts, where he managed the corporate law department, before he joined Pennzoil.-Career:...
, Former President, Pennzoil, Inc. - Robert LanierBob Lanier (politician)Bob Lanier is a businessman in the real estate industry who served as mayor of the city of Houston, Texas from 1992 to 1998...
, Former Mayor of Houston - Diane Wood, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Greg ColemanGreg Coleman (jurist)Gregory Scott Coleman was a Texas lawyer and the first Solicitor General of Texas, serving in that capacity from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that, he served as a clerk for 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice Edith Jones and U.S...
, first solicitor-general of Texas; edited the publication during his years at UT School of Law.