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Texas Tech University
School of Law
Texas Tech University; School of Law
Parent school	Texas Tech University
Established	1967; 57 years ago
School type	Public law school
Parent endowment	$1.78 billion (2023); (system-wide)
Dean	Jack Wade Nowlin
Location	Lubbock, Texas, United States; 33°34′44″N 101°53′12″W / 33.578787°N 101.886703°W
Enrollment	438 (2023)
Faculty	68 (2023)
USNWR ranking	82nd (tie) (2024)
Bar pass rate	92.14% (2023)
Website	depts.ttu.edu/law/
ABA profile	Standard 509 Report

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The Texas Tech University School of Law is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The school offers three academic centers, ten dual-degree programs, a nationally recognized legal writing program, and a competitive advocacy program that has earned 45 national and international championships.^[5] Additionally, third-year law students may participate in one of the school's eight clinical programs, which allow students to gain real-world experience while providing free legal representation to low-income individuals.^[6] The school focuses on forming practical lawyers who are ready to practice law upon graduation. The student population is approximately 60.4% male and 39.6% female.^[7]

Academics & Programs

Texas Tech School of Law offers a standard Juris Doctor degree program, as well as ten dual-degree programs spanning areas of business, science and engineering, sports management, and government and public administration.^[8] Students may pursue academic concentrations in Business Law, Criminal Law and Innocence, and Law and Science.^[9] The school is also home to an awarded Advocacy Program and growing Energy Law Program.^[10]^[11]

The School of Law houses eight clinical programs in which students may participate:^[6]

Capital Punishment Clinic
Caprock Regional Public Defender Office
Civil Practice Clinic
Criminal Defense Clinic
Family Law and Housing Clinic
Tax Clinic
Innocence Clinic
Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic

The School of Law also hosts three academic centers:^[12]

Center for Biodefense, Law, and Public Policy
Center for Military Law and Policy
Center for Water Law and Policy

Bar exam performance

In 2000, Texas Tech University School of Law had a 100% bar passage rate for first-time exam takers for the February 2000 Bar Examination.^[13] The school's bar passage rate for first-timers taking the July 2017 exam was 87.12%, placing Texas Tech School of Law in the top three law schools in Texas for 2017 bar passage rates.^[14]

Employment

According to Texas Tech's 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 85.79% of the class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.^[15]

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Texas Tech for the 2017-2018 academic year is $39,175 for Texas residents and $50,515 for nonresident students.^[16] The Law School Transparency estimated 100% debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $139,550 for Texas residents.^[17]

Notable people

Alumni

Phil Johnson '75: Sitting member of the Texas Supreme Court and former chief justice of the 7th Court of Appeals.^[18]
Karen Tandy '77: first female head of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Walter Huffman '77: Judge Advocate General for the United States Army; dean for the law school^[19]
Robert L. Duncan '81, fourth Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System
Timothy Perrin '87: former president of Lubbock Christian University

Faculty

References

^ As of August 31, 2023. "Report on TTUS Endowments As of August 31, 2023" (PDF). Texas Tech University System. November 16, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Standard 509 Information Report" (PDF). Texas Tech University School of Law. January 3, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
^ "Texas Tech University - Best Law Schools". US News. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^ "Bar Passage Report - Texas Tech University". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
^ "About Texas Tech School of Law | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ ^a ^b "Clinical Programs | Programs | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Law School Numbers". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ "Dual Degree Programs | Academics | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Certificates and Concentrations | Academics | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Advocacy Competition | Programs | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Energy Law Program | Programs | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Programs and Centers | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Law Grads Best In Texas On Bar Exam". Texas Tech University System. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
^ "July 2017 Examination Statistics". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ "Employment Statistics".
^ "Tuition and Expenses".
^ "Texas Tech University Profile". Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Phil Johnson". The Supreme Court of Texas. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
^ "Walter B. Huffman". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

External links

Official website

[TTUSEndowment-1] As of August 31, 2023. "Report on TTUS Endowments As of August 31, 2023" (PDF). Texas Tech University System. November 16, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[2023Standard509-2] "Standard 509 Information Report" (PDF). Texas Tech University School of Law. January 3, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.

[3] "Texas Tech University - Best Law Schools". US News. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

[2023ABA-4] "Bar Passage Report - Texas Tech University". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.

[5] "About Texas Tech School of Law | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[depts.ttu.edu-6] "Clinical Programs | Programs | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[7] "Law School Numbers". Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[8] "Dual Degree Programs | Academics | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[9] "Certificates and Concentrations | Academics | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[10] "Advocacy Competition | Programs | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[11] "Energy Law Program | Programs | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[12] "Programs and Centers | School of Law | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

[13] "Law Grads Best In Texas On Bar Exam". Texas Tech University System. Retrieved 2009-12-21.

[14] "July 2017 Examination Statistics". Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[Class_of_2016_Employment_Statistics-15] "Employment Statistics".

[16] "Tuition and Expenses".

[17] "Texas Tech University Profile". Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[18] "Phil Johnson". The Supreme Court of Texas. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

[19] "Walter B. Huffman". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

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 |name = Texas Tech University<br />School of Law
 |image = [[File:Texas Tech Law logo.svg|250px]]
+|parent = [[Texas Tech University]]
-|established = 1967
+|established = {{Start date and age|1967}}
-|type = Public law school
+|type = [[Public university|Public]] [[law school]]
-|head = Jack Wade Nowlin
+|parent endowment = $1.78 billion (2023)<br />(system-wide)<ref name="TTUSEndowment">As of August 31, 2023. {{cite web|title=Report on TTUS Endowments As of August 31, 2023 |publisher=Texas Tech University System |url=https://www.texastech.edu/board-of-regents/november-2023/endowments-nov-2023.pdf |date=November 16, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2024 }}</ref>
-|city = [[Lubbock]]
+|dean = Jack Wade Nowlin
+|city = [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]
 |state = [[Texas]]
-|country = U.S.
+|country = United States
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-|students = 440<ref name=EnrollmentbyCollege13>{{cite web | url=http://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/admissions/docs/Standard509Report12-11-2017.pdf | title=Standard 509 Information Report - 2017 | publisher=American Bar Association Required Disclosures | website=www.abarequireddisclosures.org/ | access-date=2018-02-12}}</ref>
+|students = 438 (2023)<ref name="2023Standard509">{{cite web |url=https://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/admissions/1-3-2024-Updated-509-Form.pdf |title=Standard 509 Information Report |date=January 3, 2024 |website=Texas Tech University School of Law |access-date=August 22, 2024 }}</ref>
+|faculty = 68 (2023)<ref name="2023Standard509" />
-|faculty= 72
-|ranking = 102nd (2022)<ref name="grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com">https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/texas-tech-university-03153 {{Bare URL inline|date=January 2022}}</ref>
+|ranking = 82nd (tie) (2024)<ref>{{cite web | title=Texas Tech University - Best Law Schools | website=US News | url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/texas-tech-university-03153 | access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref>
-|bar pass rate = 87.12%<ref name=Texas>{{cite web|title=JULY 2017 EXAMINATION STATISTICS|url=https://ble.texas.gov/2017July|publisher=State of Texas|access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>
+|bar pass rate = 92.14% (2023)<ref name="2023ABA">{{cite web |url=https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/barPassageOutcomes |title=Bar Passage Report - Texas Tech University |year=2024 |website=abarequireddisclosures.org |publisher=[[American Bar Association]] |access-date=August 22, 2024 }}</ref>
-|annual tuition = $23,116<ref name="https://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/financialaid/tuition.php"/>
+|homepage = {{url|https://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/|depts.ttu.edu/law/}}
-|homepage= {{url|www.depts.ttu.edu/law/}}
+|aba profile = [https://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/admissions/1-3-2024-Updated-509-Form.pdf ''Standard 509 Report'']
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 ==Costs==
 [[File:Texas Tech Law School Hallway.JPG|thumb|right|A view inside the law school]]
-The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Texas Tech for the 2017-2018 academic year is $39,175 for Texas residents and $50,515 for nonresident students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/financialaid/tuition.php/ |title=Tuition and Expenses}}</ref> The Law School Transparency estimated 100% debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $139,550 for Texas residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lstreports.com/schools/texastech/costs/2017/ |title=Texas Tech University Profile}}</ref>
+The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Texas Tech for the 2017-2018 academic year is $39,175 for Texas residents and $50,515 for nonresident students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/financialaid/tuition.php/ |title=Tuition and Expenses}}</ref> The Law School Transparency estimated 100% debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $139,550 for Texas residents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lstreports.com/schools/texastech/costs/2017/|title=Texas Tech University Profile|accessdate=7 August 2023}}</ref>
 ==Notable people==
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 ===Alumni===
 {{main|List of Texas Tech University people}}
-* [[Jeff Wentworth]] '71: Sitting member of the [[Texas State Senate]] for the 25th District. Previously, member of  the [[Texas House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeff Wentworth|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5462/earl-wentworth#.USVMeqV--BE|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
 * [[Phil Johnson (judge)|Phil Johnson]] '75: Sitting member of the [[Texas Supreme Court]] and former chief justice of the 7th Court of Appeals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Phil Johnson|url=http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/court/justice_pjohnson.asp|publisher=The Supreme Court of Texas|access-date=20 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124225221/http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/court/justice_pjohnson.asp|archive-date=24 January 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Robert A. Junell|Robert Junell]] '76: Serves as a judge for the [[U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert A. Junell|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2990&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
-* [[John T. Smithee|John Smithee]] '76: Member, Texas House of Representatives for District 86.<ref>{{cite web|title=John T. Smithee|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5581/john-smithee#.USVOnqV--BE|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
 * [[Karen Tandy]] '77: first female head of the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]
-* [[Walter B. Huffman|Walter Huffman]] '77:  [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General]] for the [[United States Army]] from 1997 until 2001; dean for the law school 2002 until 2009, . Presently, Huff Professor of law at Texas Tech.<ref>{{cite web|title=Walter B. Huffman|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/017/000166516/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Walter B. Huffman|Walter Huffman]] '77:  [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General]] for the [[United States Army]]; dean for the law school<ref>{{cite web|title=Walter B. Huffman|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/017/000166516/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
-* [[Matthew D. Orwig]] '84: [[U.S. Attorney]] for the [[Eastern District of Texas]]  and served until 2007.
+* [[Robert L. Duncan]] '81, fourth Chancellor of the [[Texas Tech University System]]
-* [[W. Mark Lanier|Mark Lanier]] '84: In 2008, Mark and his wife Becky financed a $6 million {{convert|34,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} addition to the law school,<ref name="LanierCenter">[http://www.law.ttu.edu/lanier/ Lanier Professional Development Center]</ref>
 * [[L. Timothy Perrin|Timothy Perrin]] '87: former president of [[Lubbock Christian University]]
-* [[Joseph P. Heflin|Joseph Heflin]] '93: Served in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] for District 85 from 2007 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Heflin|url=https://www.kcbd.com/story/5565141/joe-heflin/|publisher=kcbd.com|date=20 October 2006}}</ref>
-* [[Andrew Murr]] Law school year missing: Former county attorney and [[county judge]] of [[Kimble County, Texas|Kimble County]];   member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 53, elected in 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andrewmurr.org/about|title=Andrew Murr|publisher=andrewmurr.org|access-date=December 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207143803/http://www.andrewmurr.org/about|archive-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref>
-* [[Dustin Burrows]] '04: member of the Texas House of Representatives from Lubbock District 83, elected 2014
-<!-- * [[Dave Kemper Helsabeck III]] '17: originally from the [[Jersey Shore]].
- -->
 ===Faculty===
 {{main|List of Texas Tech University faculty}}
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 == External links ==
-* {{Official website|http://www.law.ttu.edu/}}
+* {{Official website|https://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/}}
 {{Texas Tech University}}

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