List of deans of Columbia Law School
Deans of Columbia Law School:
| Image | Dean | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Theodore William Dwight[1] | 1858–1891 | as "Warden", left to found New York Law School |
| William A. Keener | 1891–1901 | ||
 | George Washington Kirchwey[2] | 1901–1910 | |
.jpg.webp) | Harlan Fiske Stone | 1910–1923 | earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1898 |
| Huger Jervey | 1923–1927 | earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1913 [3] | |
 | Young Berryman Smith[4] | 1927–1952 | earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1912 [5] |
| William Clements Warren | 1952–1970 | ||
| Michael I. Sovern[6] | 1970–1979 | earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. Left to become provost of Columbia University | |
| Albert J. Rosenthal[7] | 1979–1984 | ||
| Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. | 1984–1986 | left to become president of Yale University | |
| Barbara Aronstein Black[8] | 1986–1991 | earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. First female dean of an Ivy League law school | |
 | Lance Liebman | 1991–1996 | |
 | David W. Leebron | 1996–2004 | left to become president of Rice University |
_(cropped).jpg.webp) | David M. Schizer | 2004–2014 | |
 | Gillian Lester | 2015– |
References
- , Columbia Law School.
- , New York Times.
- Archived 2014-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, A Brief History of Women at CLS, Columbia Law School.
- Goebbel, Julius (Feb 1953). "Young Berryman Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Columbia University: 1927-1952". Columbia Law Review, Vol. 53, No. 2. Columbia Law Review Association, Inc.
- Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, Expanding Curriculum, Columbia Law School.
- , Columbia Law School.
- Foxl, Margalit (2010-04-22). "Albert J. Rosenthal, 91; Columbia Law School Dean". New York Times.
- , Columbia Law School.
See also
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