Dean of Yale Law School

The Dean of Yale Law School serves as the administrative head of the law school of Yale University. Since the office's establishment in 1873,[1] there have been 17 deans of the school.

Dean of Yale Law School
Incumbent
Heather K. Gerken
since 2017
SeatYale University
Formation1873
First holderFrancis Wayland III
WebsiteOffice of the Dean

The current dean, Heather K. Gerken, entered the office in 2017, succeeding Robert C. Post.

List of deans of Yale Law School

Source:[2]

No. Picture Name Education Took office Left office
1 Francis Wayland III Harvard University 1873 1903
2 Henry Wade Rogers University of Michigan 1903 1916
3 Thomas Walter Swan Yale University

Harvard Law School

 1916 1927
4 Robert Maynard Hutchins Yale University 1927 1929
5 Charles Edward Clark Yale University 1929 1939
6 Ashbel Green Gulliver Yale University 1940 1946
7 Wesley Alba Sturges Yale University 1946 1954
8 Harry Shulman Brown University

Harvard Law School

 1954 1955
9 Eugene Victor Rostow Yale University 1955 1965
10 Louis Heilprin Pollak Harvard University

Yale Law School

 1965 1970
11 Abraham Samuel Goldstein City College of New York

Yale Law School

 1970 1975
12 Harry Hillel Wellington University of Pennsylvania

Harvard Law School

 1975 1985
13 Guido Calabresi Yale University 1985 1994
14 Anthony Kronman Williams College

Yale University

 1994 2004
15 Harold Hongju Koh Harvard University 2004 2009
16 Robert C. Post Harvard University

Yale Law School

 2009 2017
17 Heather K. Gerken Princeton University

University of Michigan

 2017 present

References
  1. "Yale Law School | History of YLS". 2010-06-09. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2022-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Yale Law School | Deans of the Law School". 2010-06-13. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2022-09-05.

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