The University of Alabama School of Law is a law school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. University of Alabama School of Law is one of five law schools in the state, one of three that is ABA accredited, and of the accredited schools, it is the only public law school in Alabama. In 2003-2005, there were 541 (536 J.D., 5 International LL.M.) students enrolled, and in 2006-2007, the first year student body had a median 163 LSAT, and 3.49 GPA. Of these students, approximately 40% were female and 12% were minority students.

The majority of students come from Alabama, although 130 undergraduate schools from 26 states are represented altogether. The average age for incoming students was 25, but many students did not come straight out of undergraduate school.

Approximately 40% of students graduate with journal experience. This is a slightly lower percentage than many of Alabama's peer schools, but nonetheless above the national average.

[edit] Publications

• Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review
• Alabama Law Review
• Journal of the Legal Profession
• Law and Psychology Review

[edit] Notable alumni

• Edward B. Almon, United States Representative from Alabama (1915-1933)
• James B. Allen, United States Senator from Alabama (1969-1978)
• John W. Abercrombie, United States Congressman from Alabama (1913-1917) and President of the University of Alabama (1902-1911)
• Hugo Black, U.S. Senator, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court,
• Mark Everett Fuller (J.D., in 1985), Federal Judge.^[2]
• Frank Minis Johnson, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Emmett Ripley Cox, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,
• Richard Shelby, U.S. Senator
• Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senator
• George Wallace, governor of Alabama
• Morris Dees, Southern Poverty Law Center founder
• Steadman S. Shealy, starting quarterback on Alabama's 1978 and 1979 national championship teams
• Harper Lee, novelist
• Millard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity founder
• Robert Smith Vance, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• ABA pro bono profile
• Alabama Law Review site

v • d • e The University of Alabama Schools and Colleges College of Arts and Science • Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration • College of Communication and Information Sciences • College of Education • College of Engineering • College of Human Environmental Sciences • Capstone College of Nursing • School of Social Work • School of Law • College of Community Health Sciences • College of Continuing Studies People Julia Tutwiler • Amelia Gayle Gorgas • George Wallace • George H. Denny • Robert E. Witt • Alabama Alumni Places Alabama Museum of Natural History • Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library • Denny Chimes • Ferguson Center • Foster Auditorium • Gorgas House • Little Round House • Maxwell Hall (Old Observatory) • Moundville Archaeological Park • Paul W. Bryant Museum • President's Mansion • The Quad • Strode House • University of Alabama Arboretum Athletics Programs: Football • Men's Basketball • Baseball • Gymnastics • Softball • Women's Basketball • Golf • Tennis • Soccer • Volleyball • Track & Field Rivalries: Auburn • Georgia • LSU • Mississippi State • Ole Miss • Tennessee Facilities: Bryant-Denny Stadium • Coleman Coliseum • Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Foster Auditorium • Alabama Softball Complex People: Nick Saban • Anthony Grant • Mal Moore • Paul "Bear" Bryant • Joe Namath • Kenny Stabler • Bart Starr Broadcasting Alabama Public Radio • WVUA-CA • WVUA-FM Organizations & Traditions Million Dollar Band • Big Al • The Crimson White • CrimsonRide • Traditions Affiliations University of Alabama System • UAB School of Medicine • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools • Oak Ridge Associated Universities • Southeastern Conference • National Collegiate Athletic Association Endowment: $777.1 million • Students: 27,052 • Faculty: 1,122

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