Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Infobox Law School


name = Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
established = 1897
type = Public
head = Dean [http://www.law.csuohio.edu/faculty/deansoffice Geoffrey S. Mearns]
city = Cleveland
state = Ohio
country = USA
students = 724 (approx.)
faculty = 71 (total)
ranking = 3rd Tier
bar pass rate = 90% (July 2007)(OH), 95% (February 2008) (OH)
annual tuition = $16,478, $22,608 (non-resident) [http://www.law.csuohio.edu/admissions/tuition]
homepage = [http://www.law.csuohio.edu www.law.csuohio.edu]

The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and traces its origins to the founding of Cleveland Law School in 1897 as the first evening law school in the state of Ohio and one of the first in the U.S. to admit women and minorities.>Mearns, Geoffrey S. "It's All About Women...Bar None!", "Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal". Vol. I No. 2, April, 2008.] In 1946, Cleveland Law School merged with the John Marshall School of Law, founded in 1916, to become Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Cleveland-Marshall affiliated with Cleveland State University in 1969.

The law school is known for educating a multitude of highly esteemed and preeminent judges, and notable political figures. Due to its long tradition of providing evening education, the college has also produced successful business leaders, particularly in the real estate industry, who are non-practicing attorneys.

Firsts

Cleveland-Marshall has a rich history of integrating women and minorities into the American legal field, including:
*Ohio's first law school to admit women.
*The first African American mayor of a major city in the U.S. (Carl Stokes). [cite web|url=http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/stokes-carl-b-1927-1996|title=The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed| publisher = BlackPast.org|accessdate=2008-04-29]
*The first woman in Ohio elected to a Municipal Court Bench (Mary Grossman).
*The first woman appointed to the U.S. federal bench (Genevieve Cline).
*The first woman member of the American Bar Association (Mary Grossman).
*The first African American woman judge in Ohio (Lillian Walker Burke).

Law library

The College of Law library is one of the 15 largest academic law libraries in the country and the second largest in Ohio, with 85,000 net square feet, housing more than 500,000 volumes. Students at Cleveland-Marshall have access to online research services, a computer lab, group study rooms, a bibliographic instruction room, and a media center. The Library also serves as a United States federal government documents selective depository.

Notable alumni

* Richard J. Ambrose, graduated in 1987; Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge, former Cleveland Browns football player.
* Edward J. Blythin, graduated (Cleveland Law School); mayor of Cleveland, previously its law director, candidate for U.S. Senate.
*Anthony O. Calabrese Jr., graduated in 1961; Ohio Court of Appeals judge and Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge.
*Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., graduated in 1974; Ohio state senator, Ohio secretary of state and Ohio attorney general; candidate for Ohio governor.
*Frank D. Celebrezze Jr., graduated in 1983; Ohio Court of Appeals judge and Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge.
*Genevieve R. Cline, graduated in 1921 (Cleveland Law School); first woman to serve as a United States federal judge.
*Mary DeGenaro, graduated in 1986; Ohio Court of Appeals judge.
*Dennis E. Eckart, Democratic Congressman.
*Mary Grossman graduated (Cleveland Law School); one of first women ABA members, Ohio's first female Municipal Court judge (Cleveland, 1923).
*Frank G. Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland, formerly City Council president in Cleveland.
*Frank J. Lausche, graduated (John Marshall Law School); U.S. Senator, Ohio governor, Mayor of Cleveland.
*John M. Manos, U.S. District Court senior judge.
*Robert M. Murray graduated (Cleveland Law School); attorney, banker, businessman and Democratic Congressman.
*Donald C. Nugent, U.S. District Court district judge.
*Maureen O'Connor, graduated in 1980; Ohio Supreme Court Justice.
*Terrence O'Donnell, graduated in 1971; Ohio Supreme Court Justice.
*Tim Russert, graduated in 1976; journalist, writer and longtime television broadcaster.
*Carl B. Stokes, first African American mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland)
*Louis Stokes, graduated in 1953; 15-term Democratic Congressman.
*Francis E. Sweeney Sr., graduated 1963; Ohio Supreme Court Justice.
*Cheryl L. Waite, graduated in 1985; Ohio Court of Appeals judge.
*Lesley B. Wells, U.S. District Court senior judge.
*Uncas A. Whitaker, graduated (Cleveland Law School), engineer, lawyer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
*Bert Wolstein, graduated in 1953; real estate developer, owner of indoor soccer franchise and philanthropist.

References

External links

* [http://www.law.csuohio.edu/ Cleveland-Marshall College of Law]
* [http://officialguide.lsac.org/SearchResults/SchoolPage.aspx?sid=31 Law School Admission Council data]