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{{Short description|Law school of the University of Houston}}
{{Short description|Public law school in Houston, Texas, US}}
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{{Infobox law school
{{Infobox law school
| image = [[File:UH LEX Seal.png|200px]]
| logo = [[File:UH-Law Center-RGB Horizontal Logo.png|150px]]
| name = University of Houston Law Center
| name = University of Houston Law Center
| parent = [[University of Houston]]
| parent = [[University of Houston]]
| motto = "LEX" (Latin: "law") <ref>{{cite web|title=LEX Seal|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/about/uhlc-icons.asp|publisher=University of Houston Law Center|access-date=2 October 2013}}</ref>
| motto = "LEX" (Latin: "law")<ref>{{cite web|title=LEX Seal|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/about/uhlc-icons.asp|publisher=University of Houston Law Center|access-date=2 October 2013}}</ref>
| image = [[File:UH LEX Seal.png|150px]]
| established = 1947
| established = 1947
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
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| state = [[Texas]]
| state = [[Texas]]
| country = U.S.
| country = U.S.
| students = 775
| students = 792
| faculty = 306
| faculty = 56 (FT) 178 (PT)
| ranking = 58th (2023)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=University of Houston |url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
| ranking = 68th (tie) (2024)<ref name="usnews.rankingsandreviews">{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154 |title= USNews University of Houston |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref>
| bar pass rate = 86.01% (2023)<ref name="2023ABA">{{cite web |url=https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/legal_education_and_admissions_to_the_bar/statistics/2024/2024-2023-first-time-bar-passage-stats.xlsx |title=First Time Bar Passage Calendar Year 2023 |date=April 11, 2024 |website=[[American Bar Association]] |format=XLSX |access-date=August 22, 2024 }}</ref>
| bar pass rate = 86.29%<ref name="BoardExaminers">{{cite web|title=July 2014 Examination Statistics|url=http://www.ble.state.tx.us/pdfs/Statistics/2014july.pdf|publisher=Board of Law Examiners|access-date=2015-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421060200/http://www.ble.state.tx.us/pdfs/Statistics/2014July.pdf|archive-date=2015-04-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| homepage = {{URL|www.law.uh.edu}}
| annual tuition = Resident full-time: $29,748<br />Resident part-time: $26,541<br />Non-resident full-time: $39,792<br />Non-resident part-time: $35,235<ref name="University of Houston Law Center">{{cite web|title=University of Houston Admissions Brochure|url=https://www.law.uh.edu/about/jd-brochure.pdf|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
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| homepage = {{url|www.law.uh.edu}}
| logo = [[File:University of Houston Law Center logotype.png|250px]]
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The '''University of Houston Law Center''' is the [[Law school in the United States|law school]] of the [[University of Houston]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. Founded in 1947, the Law Center is one of 12 colleges of the University of Houston, a [[state university]]. It is accredited by the [[American Bar Association]] and is a member of the [[Association of American Law Schools]]. The law school's facilities are located on the university's 667-acre campus in southeast Houston.
The '''University of Houston Law Center''' is the [[Law school in the United States|law school]] of the [[University of Houston]] in [[Houston]], Texas. Founded in 1947, the Law Center is one of 12 colleges of the University of Houston, a [[state university]]. It is accredited by the [[American Bar Association]] and is a member of the [[Association of American Law Schools]]. The law school's facilities are located on the university's 667-acre campus in southeast Houston.


The Law Center awards the [[Juris Doctor]] (J.D.) and [[Master of Laws]] (LL.M.) degrees. The law school ranked 56th in the 2018 ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' [[Law school rankings in the United States|law school rankings]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=University of Houston – Best Law School – US News|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154|magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
The Law Center awards the [[Juris Doctor]] (J.D.) and [[Master of Laws]] (LL.M.) degrees. The law school ranked tied at 68th in the 2024 ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' [[Law school rankings in the United States|law school rankings]],<ref name="usnews.rankingsandreviews"/> No. 6 in intellectual property law, No. 6 in part-time law and No. 9 in health law.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}


According to UHLC's official 2021 [[American Bar Association|ABA]]-required disclosures, 92.06% of the Class of 2021 was employed and 84.58% obtained full-time, long-term, Bar Admission Required or JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law.uh.edu/career/employment-statistics/UHLC%20ABA%20Employment%20Summary%20for%202021%20Graduates.pdf? |title=UHLC Employment Data}}</ref>
According to UHLC's official 2023 [[American Bar Association|ABA]]-required disclosures, 92.2% of the Class of 2023 was employed in some capacity, 85% obtained full-time, long-term, [[Admission to the bar in the United States|bar admission]] required employment (as attorneys), and 6.25% obtained JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.<ref name="EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2023 GRADUATES">{{cite web| url=https://www.law.uh.edu/admissions/ABA/2022-ABAEmploymentSummaryReport.pdf
| title=EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2023 GRADUATES}}</ref>


The [[Dean (education)|dean]] of the Law Center is Leonard M. Baynes.
The [[Dean (education)|dean]] of the Law Center is Leonard M. Baynes.


==History==
==History==
The University of Houston Law Center was founded in 1947 as the '''University of Houston College of Law''', with an inaugural class consisting of 28 students and a single professor. The law school was housed in several locations on campus in its first few years—including temporary classrooms and the basement of the [[University of Houston Libraries|M.D. Anderson Library]]. The College of Law moved into its current facilities—located at the northeast corner of campus—shortly following its groundbreaking in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Houston Through Time|url=http://info.lib.uh.edu/uh-through-time?ID=14&type=|publisher=University of Houston Library}}</ref>
The University of Houston Law Center was founded in 1947 as the '''University of Houston College of Law''', with an inaugural class consisting of 28 students and a single professor. The law school was housed in several locations on campus in its first few years—including temporary classrooms and the basement of the [[University of Houston Libraries|M.D. Anderson Library]]. The College of Law moved to the northeast corner of campus—shortly following its groundbreaking in 1969<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Houston Through Time|url=http://info.lib.uh.edu/uh-through-time?ID=14&type=|publisher=University of Houston Library}}</ref> and relocated to the newly established five-story, 180,000 square-foot John M. O'Quinn Law Building in the summer of 2022. <ref>{{cite web|title=UH Law Center welcomes back students in Texas' newly established law school building|url=https://law.uh.edu/news/fall2022/0831Building.asp&type=|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>


In 1969, the college was renamed the '''Bates College of Law''' for Col. William B. Bates, former member of the [[University of Houston System]] Board of Regents and College of Law founding committee.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Perin|first1=Monica|title=UH Law Center looks back at 50 years of accomplishment|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1997/05/12/focus3.html|access-date=September 21, 2016|agency=[[American City Business Journals]]|newspaper=Houston Business Journal|date=May 11, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040321013540/http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1997/05/12/focus3.html|archive-date=March 21, 2004}}</ref> Since 1982, the College of Law has been commonly referred to as the University of Houston Law Center.<ref name="Banks">{{cite news|last1=Banks|first1=Gabrielle|title=Courtroom showdown: Houston law schools battle over name|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Courtroom-showdown-Houston-law-schools-battle-9187429.php|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=August 26, 2016}}</ref>
In 1969, the college was renamed the '''Bates College of Law''' for Col. William B. Bates, former member of the [[University of Houston System]] Board of Regents and College of Law founding committee.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Perin|first1=Monica|title=UH Law Center looks back at 50 years of accomplishment|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1997/05/12/focus3.html|access-date=September 21, 2016|agency=[[American City Business Journals]]|newspaper=Houston Business Journal|date=May 11, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040321013540/http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1997/05/12/focus3.html|archive-date=March 21, 2004}}</ref> Since 1982, the College of Law has been commonly referred to as the University of Houston Law Center.<ref name="Banks">{{cite news|last1=Banks|first1=Gabrielle|title=Courtroom showdown: Houston law schools battle over name|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Courtroom-showdown-Houston-law-schools-battle-9187429.php|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=August 26, 2016}}</ref>
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==Rankings==
==Rankings==
[[Image:Front of UH Law Center.JPG|thumb|The O'Quinn Law Library entrance (center) and Bates Law Building (right)]]
The law school was tied for 50th in the 2016 ''U.S. News & World Report'' law school rankings.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=University of Houston |url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154|magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> ''U.S. News'' also ranks the school in three specialties: second for health care law, seventh for [[intellectual property]] law, and sixth among part-time programs.<ref name="USNWR">{{cite web|title=University of Houston|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154|work=Best Law Schools|publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154}}</ref>


[[File:2023HomeBuilding.jpg|thumb|John M. O'Quinn Law Building]]
In 2010, the school ranked 34th for number of alumni included on the ''Super Lawyers'' list.<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Super Lawyers U.S. Law School Rankings|url=http://www.superlawyers.com/toplists/lawschools/united-states/2010/|publisher=Super Lawyers}}</ref> The ''[[National Law Journal]]'' reported that the Law Center ranked 29th for the percentage of its graduates hired as first-year associates at the [[The American Lawyer|nation's 250 largest law firms]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Go-To Law Schools|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/about/rankings.asp|magazine=[[The National Law Journal]]}}</ref> In 2013, the influential law blog "[[Above the Law (blog)|Above the Law]]" ranked the school 35th on its "Above the Law Top 50 Law Schools List."<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Above the Law Top 50|url=http://abovethelaw.com/schools/university-of-houston-law/|publisher=Above the Law}}</ref>
In 2024, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked UHLC tied for the 68th best law school.<ref name="usnews.rankingsandreviews"/>


In 2024, Law.com named UHLC as No. 23 Go-To Law School in the nation based on graduates gaining employment in the largest 100 law firms in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=UH Law Center among top 25 Go-To Law Schools for Big Law jobs|url=https://law.uh.edu/news/spring2024/0312GoTo.asp|publisher=UH Law Center}}</ref>
The 2021 US News & World Report rankings named the University of Houston Law Center the 56th best law school in the United States.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154 {{Bare URL inline|date=January 2022}}</ref>


In 2024, PreLaw magazine recognized UHLC in Trial Advocacy, being one of 20 "A" schools on an "A+" to "A-" scale.<ref>{{cite web|title= National Jurist's preLaw Magazine Winter 2024 edition|url=https://bluetoad.com/publication/frame.php?i=811126&p=&pn=&ver=html5|publisher=National Jurist}}</ref>
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==Facts==
 
As of fall 2014, the law school reported a total enrollment of 732 students, and employs a total of 273 full- and part-time faculty on staff.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=U.S. News Reported data|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/university-of-houston-03154|magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>


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==Facts==
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For the class of 2016, the school received 2,208 applications, with 231 full-time and part-time students matriculating. The median undergraduate GPA among all students at the school is 3.47, and the median [[LSAT]] score was 159. The class of 2016 is 63.6 percent white and 43.9% female.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Houston Law Center Profile of the Entering 2013 Class |url=http://law.uh.edu/admissions/class-profile.asp|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
As of fall 2023, the law school reported a total enrollment of 792 students and employed a total of 56 full-time and 178 part-time faculty on staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Washington & Lee University - 2019 Standard 509 Information Report |url=https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/Disclosure509.aspx |website=abarequireddisclosures.org |publisher=[[American Bar Association]]|access-date= December 1, 2024}}</ref>


===Admissions===
Of the 2013 graduating class, 62% work in [[law firm]]s, 23% in business and industry, 8% in government, 3% in public interest, and 2% as [[judicial clerk]]s. The average school [[bar examination]] passage rate for the July 2013 was 88.02%.<ref name="Board of Law Examiners">{{cite web|title=July 2013 Examination Statistics|url=http://www.ble.state.tx.us/pdfs/Statistics/2013july.pdf|publisher=Board of Law Examiners|access-date=2015-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923191744/http://www.ble.state.tx.us/pdfs/Statistics/2013july.pdf|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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For the class of 2023, the school received 3,232 applications and accepted 32.27% of applicants, with 24.83% of those accepted enrolling (233 full-time and 29 part-time students). The median undergraduate [[Academic grading in the United States#Grade conversion|GPA]] among all students at the school was 3.72, and the median [[Law School Admission Test|LSAT]] score was 161. The class of 2023 is composed of 44.3% minority and 53% female.<ref>{{cite web|title= class Profile|url=https://www.law.uh.edu/admissions/class-profile.pdf|publisher=UH Law Center}}</ref>


===Tuition===
Annual tuition for the 2015–2016 full-time program is $29,784 for Texas residents and $43,044 for non-Texas residents. Annual tuition for the part-time program is $26,541 for Texas residents and $38,961 for non-Texas residents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Estimated Tuition and Fees for JD Students: 2015–2016|url=http://law.uh.edu/admissions/tuition.asp|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
Annual tuition for the 2023–2024 full-time program is $34,942 for Texas residents and $50,132 for non-Texas residents. Annual tuition for the part-time program is $31,079 for Texas residents and $44,309 for non-Texas residents.<ref>{{cite web|title= Tuition|url=https://law.uh.edu/admissions/tuition.aspf|publisher=UH Law Center}}</ref>


==Academics==
==Academics==
The J.D. program is 90 semester hours. Entering classes are generally divided into three full-time day sessions of some 60 students each and one part-time evening section of some 35 students for first-year courses.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Houston Law Center: Law School J. D. Program Overview|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/academic/jd.html|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
The J.D. program is 90 semester hours. Entering classes are generally divided into three full-time day sessions of some 60 students each and one part-time evening section of some 35 students for first-year courses.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Houston Law Center: Law School J. D. Program Overview|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/academic/jd.html|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>


The Law Center has eight special programs and institutes:<ref name="about_homepage">{{cite web|title=About the University of Houston Law Center |url=http://www.law.uh.edu/about/homepage.html |publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
The Law Center has special programs and institutes<ref name="about_homepage">{{cite web|title=About the University of Houston Law Center |url=http://www.law.uh.edu/about/homepage.html |publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
* Blakely Advocacy Institute
* Blakely Advocacy Institute
* Center for Children, Law & Policy
* Center for Children, Law & Policy
* Center for Consumer Law
* Criminal Justice Institute
* Criminal Justice Institute
* The Environment, Energy, & Natural Resource Center
* The Environment, Energy, & Natural Resource Center
* Health Law & Policy Institute
* Health Law & Policy Institute
* Institute for Higher Education Law & Governance
* Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law
* Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law


The Law Center offers several [[law clinic]]s for upper-division students: the Civil Clinic, Civil Practice Clinic, Criminal Practice Clinic, Consumer Law Clinic, Domestic Violence Clinic, Immigration Clinic, Juvenile Defense Clinic, Mediation Clinic, and Transactional Clinic.<ref name="about_homepage" />
The Law Center offers several [[law clinic]]s for upper-division students: the Appellate Civil Rights Clinic, Civil Justice Clinic, Military Justice Clinic, Entertainment Law Clinic, Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, Immigration Clinic, Mediation Clinic and the Texas Innocence Network.<ref name="Discover the Clinics">{{cite web|title=Discover the Clinics at University of Houston Law|url=https://law.uh.edu/clinic/Discover-the-clinics.asp |publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>


==O'Quinn Law Library==
==University of Houston Law Library==
The O'Quinn Law Library is the school's [[law library]]. The director of the library is Amanda Watson.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Houston Law Center Faculty |url=http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=5216|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref> The library has some 435,000 volumes.<ref name="about_homepage" /> The library has three special collections:<ref>{{cite web|title=O'Quinn Law Library|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/libraries/homepage.html|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
The director of the law library is Amanda Watson.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Houston Law Center Faculty |url=http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=5216|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref> The library has some 435,000 volumes.<ref name="about_homepage" /> The library has three special collections:<ref>{{cite web|title=O'Quinn Law Library|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/libraries/|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
* The Frankel Rare Books Collection is a closed-stack collection of [[Rare book|rare]] and out of print books and documents as well as publications of the Law Center faculty.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frankel Rare Books Collection|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/libraries/frankel.htm|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
* The Frankel Rare Books Collection is a closed-stack collection of [[Rare book|rare]] and out of print books and documents as well as publications of the Law Center faculty.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frankel Rare Books Collection|url=https://law-uh.libguides.com/library/collections|publisher=University of Houston Law Library}}</ref>
* The Judge Brown Admiralty Collection is an [[Admiralty law|admiralty and maritime law]] collection. Established mainly from an endowment by Houston admiralty lawyers, the collection is named in honor of Judge [[John Robert Brown (judge)|John Robert Brown]], a Houston admiralty attorney who served on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|Fifth Circuit]]. The entire collection was lost during [[Tropical Storm Allison]], but was rebuilt through the Albertus book replacement project, completed in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Judge Brown Admiralty Collection|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/libraries/admiralty.htm|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
* The Judge Brown Admiralty Collection is an [[Admiralty law|admiralty and maritime law]] collection. Established mainly from an endowment by Houston admiralty lawyers, the collection is named in honor of Judge [[John Robert Brown (judge)|John Robert Brown]], a Houston admiralty attorney who served on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|Fifth Circuit]]. The entire collection was lost during [[Tropical Storm Allison]], but was rebuilt through the Albertus book replacement project, completed in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Judge Brown Admiralty Collection|url=https://law-uh.libguides.com/library/collections|publisher=University of Houston Law Library}}</ref>
* The Foreign & International Law Collection, which includes books and other documents on Mexican law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Foreign & International Law Research Guides and Bibliographies|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/libraries/fi/guides.htm|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>
* The Foreign & International Law Collection, which includes books and other documents on Mexican law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Foreign & International Law Research Guides and Bibliographies|url=http://www.law.uh.edu/libraries/fi/guides.htm|publisher=University of Houston Law Center}}</ref>


Tropical Storm Allison flooded the library's lower level with eight feet of water in June 2001, destroying 174,000 books and the microfiche collection. The [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) gave $21.4 million to rebuild the library collection, which was 75 percent of the replacement cost. The collection has since been rebuilt.<ref>{{cite press release|title=University Of Houston O'Quinn Law Library Eligible For $21.4 Million In FEMA Funds To Replace Books|url=http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=6236|publisher=[[Federal Emergency Management Agency]]|date=2001-11-26|access-date=2013-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218075924/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=6236|archive-date=2012-02-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kopatic|first=Alex|title=O'Quinn Law Library Cracks The Books on $42 Million Albertus Project|url=http://magna.cougarnet.uh.edu/alumni/images/Brief02Albertus.pdf|publisher=University of Houston Law Center|year=2002}} {{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Tropical Storm Allison flooded the library's former location with eight feet of water in June 2001, destroying 174,000 books and the microfiche collection. The [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) gave $21.4 million to rebuild the library collection, which was 75 percent of the replacement cost. The collection has since been rebuilt.<ref>{{cite press release|title=University Of Houston O'Quinn Law Library Eligible For $21.4 Million In FEMA Funds To Replace Books|url=http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=6236|publisher=[[Federal Emergency Management Agency]]|date=2001-11-26|access-date=2013-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218075924/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=6236|archive-date=2012-02-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kopatic|first=Alex|title=O'Quinn Law Library Cracks The Books on $42 Million Albertus Project|url=http://magna.cougarnet.uh.edu/alumni/images/Brief02Albertus.pdf|publisher=University of Houston Law Center|year=2002}} {{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Journals and publications==
==Journals and publications==
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== Employment ==
== Employment ==
According to UHLC's official 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 92.06% of the Class of 2021 was employed and 84.58% obtained full-time, long-term, Bar Admission Required or JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.law.uh.edu/career/employment-statistics/UHLC%20ABA%20Employment%20Summary%20for%202021%20Graduates.pdf? |title=ABA Required Disclosures}}</ref>
According to UHLC's official 2023 [[American Bar Association|ABA]]-required disclosures, 92.2% of the Class of 2023 was employed in some capacity, 85% obtained full-time, long-term, [[Admission to the bar in the United States|bar admission]] required employment (as attorneys), and 6.25% obtained JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.<ref name="EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2023 GRADUATES"/>


==Costs==
==Costs==
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at UHLC for the 2013–2014 academic year is $48,478 for a resident and $58,699 for a nonresident.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.uh.edu/financialaid/budgeting.asp |title=UHLC Cost of Attendance}}</ref> The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $197,267 for residents and $239,808 for nonresidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/houston/costs/2013/ |title=UHLC LST Profile}}</ref>
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at UHLC for the 2022–2023 academic year is $54,633.86 for a resident living on campus and $69,451.86 for a nonresident.[38] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $197,267 for residents and $239,808 for nonresidents.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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*[[Fortunato Benavides]], judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
*[[Fortunato Benavides]] (deceased), former judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
* [[Jeff Brown (judge)|Jeff Brown]], justice of the [[Texas Supreme Court]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/justice-jeff-brown.aspx |title=TJB &#124; SC &#124; About the Court &#124; Justices &#124; Justice Jeff Brown |access-date=2017-02-03 |archive-date=2017-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085956/http://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/justice-jeff-brown.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Jeff Brown (judge)|Jeff Brown]], justice of the [[Texas Supreme Court]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/justice-jeff-brown.aspx |title=TJB &#124; SC &#124; About the Court &#124; Justices &#124; Justice Jeff Brown |access-date=2017-02-03 |archive-date=2017-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085956/http://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/justice-jeff-brown.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Nandita Berry, former [[secretary of state of Texas]] and Houston lawyer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.tx.us/about/newsreleases/2014/010714.shtml|title=Nandita Berry sworn in as Texas Secretary of State, January 7, 2014|publisher=sos.state.tx.us|access-date=January 31, 2014}}</ref>
*Nandita Berry, former [[secretary of state of Texas]] and Houston lawyer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.tx.us/about/newsreleases/2014/010714.shtml|title=Nandita Berry sworn in as Texas Secretary of State, January 7, 2014|publisher=sos.state.tx.us|access-date=January 31, 2014}}</ref>
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*[[Anne Clutterbuck]], lawyer and politician
*[[Anne Clutterbuck]], lawyer and politician
*[[David Cobb (activist)|David Cobb]], social activist lawyer, U.S. Green Party candidate
*[[David Cobb (activist)|David Cobb]], social activist lawyer, U.S. Green Party candidate
*[[Jasmine Crockett]], congresswoman
*[[Marcia A. Crone]], judge for the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Marcia A. Crone|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3037&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Marcia A. Crone]], judge for the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Marcia A. Crone|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3037&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[William F. Downes]], federal judge
*[[William F. Downes]], federal judge
*[[Eni Faleomavaega]], non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from [[American Samoa's At-large congressional district]].<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000010|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Eni Faleomavaega]], non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from [[American Samoa's at-large congressional district]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000010|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Gene Green]], [[U.S. representative]]<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Gene Green|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=g000410|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Gene Green]], [[U.S. representative]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Gene Green|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=g000410|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Vanessa Gilmore]], Judge<ref>{{cite web|title=Vanessa Gilmore|url=http://www.jtbf.org/index.php?src=directory&view=biographies&srctype=detail&refno=67|publisher=Just the Beginning Foundation.|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Vanessa Gilmore]], Judge<ref>{{cite web|title=Vanessa Gilmore|url=http://www.jtbf.org/index.php?src=directory&view=biographies&srctype=detail&refno=67|publisher=Just the Beginning Foundation.|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Richard Haynes (lawyer)|Richard "Racehorse" Haynes]], famous criminal defense attorney<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uh.edu/pride-stories/richard-haynes/index.php|title=ALUM RICHARD HAYNES CREATES A LEGAL LEGACY|publisher=University of Houston|access-date=February 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203014908/http://uh.edu/pride-stories/richard-haynes/index.php|archive-date=2013-02-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Richard Haynes (lawyer)|Richard "Racehorse" Haynes]], famous criminal defense attorney<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uh.edu/pride-stories/richard-haynes/index.php|title=ALUM RICHARD HAYNES CREATES A LEGAL LEGACY|publisher=University of Houston|access-date=February 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203014908/http://uh.edu/pride-stories/richard-haynes/index.php|archive-date=2013-02-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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*[[I. D. McMaster]], former District Judge for the 179th Criminal Court<ref name=Chronicle-2004-06-24>{{cite news|last=Ruiz |first=Rosanna |url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-deaths/article/Deaths-I-D-McMaster-80-judge-for-2-decades-1989595.php |title=Deaths: I.D. McMaster, 80, judge for 2 decades |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=June 24, 2004 |access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref>
*[[I. D. McMaster]], former District Judge for the 179th Criminal Court<ref name=Chronicle-2004-06-24>{{cite news|last=Ruiz |first=Rosanna |url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-deaths/article/Deaths-I-D-McMaster-80-judge-for-2-decades-1989595.php |title=Deaths: I.D. McMaster, 80, judge for 2 decades |newspaper=Houston Chronicle |date=June 24, 2004 |access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref>
*[[John O'Quinn]], highest paid attorney in Texas and founding partner of The O'Quinn Law Firm<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/us/31oquinn.html?_r=0|title = John O'Quinn, 68, Star Personal-Injury Lawyer in Texas, Dies
*[[John O'Quinn]], highest paid attorney in Texas and founding partner of The O'Quinn Law Firm<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/us/31oquinn.html?_r=0|title = John O'Quinn, 68, Star Personal-Injury Lawyer in Texas, Dies
|newspaper= The New York Times|access-date = February 25, 2013}}</ref>
|newspaper= The New York Times|date = 31 October 2009
|access-date = February 25, 2013
|last1 = Murphy
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*[[Daylin Leach]] State Senator for Pennsylvania
|first1 = Kate
}}</ref>
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*[[Daylin Leach]] former State Senator for Pennsylvania
*[[Gray H. Miller]], judge<ref>{{cite web|title=Gray H. Miller|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3108&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Gray H. Miller]], judge<ref>{{cite web|title=Gray H. Miller|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3108&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[John Moores (baseball)|John Moores]], entrepreneur and philanthropist, and the owner of the San Diego Padres{{cn|date=October 2022}}
*[[John Moores (baseball)|John Moores]], entrepreneur and philanthropist, and the owner of the San Diego Padres{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
*[[David Newell]], judge
*[[David Newell]], judge
*[[Frances Northcutt]], technical staff on NASA's [[Apollo Program]], women’s and [[Abortion Rights Campaign|abortion rights]] advocate
*[[Frances Northcutt]], technical staff on NASA's [[Apollo Program]], women's and [[Abortion Rights Campaign|abortion rights]] advocate
*[[Dora Olivo]], former state representative<ref>{{cite web|title=Dora Olivo|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/10019/dora-olivo#.USPcLKV--BE|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Dora Olivo]], former state representative<ref>{{cite web|title=Dora Olivo|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/10019/dora-olivo#.USPcLKV--BE|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Larry Phillips (Texas politician)|Larry Phillips]], Republican member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] since 2003 from [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Larry Phillips|url=http://www.siebman.com/Bio/LawrencePhillips.asp|publisher=Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP|access-date=19 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621110439/http://www.siebman.com/Bio/LawrencePhillips.asp|archive-date=2013-06-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Larry Phillips (Texas politician)|Larry Phillips]], Republican member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] since 2003 from [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Larry Phillips|url=http://www.siebman.com/Bio/LawrencePhillips.asp|publisher=Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP|access-date=19 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621110439/http://www.siebman.com/Bio/LawrencePhillips.asp|archive-date=2013-06-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Ted Poe]], Congressman<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Ted Poe|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=p000592|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Ted Poe]], Congressman<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ted Poe|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=p000592|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Michael H. Schneider Sr.]], judge<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael H. Schneider, Sr|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3078&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center |access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Michael H. Schneider Sr.]], judge<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael H. Schneider, Sr|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3078&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center |access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Ruby Kless Sondock]], first female [[Texas Supreme Court]] Justice
*[[Ruby Kless Sondock]], first female [[Texas Supreme Court]] Justice
*[[Star Jones]], television personality, lawyer and author; former co-host, ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'', former Assistant District Attorney in New York<ref>{{cite web|title=Star Jones|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/506/000044374/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Star Jones]], television personality, lawyer and author; former co-host, ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'', former Assistant District Attorney in New York<ref>{{cite web|title=Star Jones|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/506/000044374/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Mini Timmaraju]], J.D. 1999, president of [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]]
*[[Olen Underwood]], Judge<ref>{{cite web|title=Olen Underwood|url=http://www.txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=22197|publisher=Texas State Directory Press, Inc|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Olen Underwood]], Judge<ref>{{cite web|title=Olen Underwood|url=http://www.txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=22197|publisher=Texas State Directory Press, Inc|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Richard Waites]], President/CEO of The Advocates, an international trial consulting firm<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/dr-richard-waites-226083 |title = Dr. Richard Waites
*[[Richard Waites]], President/CEO of The Advocates, an international trial consulting firm<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/dr-richard-waites-226083 |title = Dr. Richard Waites
|publisher= Justia.com|access-date = February 25, 2013}}</ref>
|publisher= Justia.com|access-date = February 25, 2013}}</ref>
*[[Brent Webster]], acting [[Texas Attorney General]]<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Ken Paxton's Leadership Team {{!}} Office of the Attorney General |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/about-office/ken-paxtons-leadership-team |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=www.texasattorneygeneral.gov}}</ref>
*[[Royce West]], state senator<ref>{{cite web|title=Royce West|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5463/royce-west#.USPla6V--BE|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Royce West]], state senator<ref>{{cite web|title=Royce West|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5463/royce-west#.USPla6V--BE|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Randa Williams]], billionaire
*[[Randa Williams]], billionaire
*[[John Whitmire]], state senator<ref>{{cite web|title=John Whitmire|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5464/john-whitmire#.USPl-6V--BE|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[John Whitmire]], mayor of Houston, former state senator<ref>{{cite web|title=John Whitmire|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5464/john-whitmire#.USPl-6V--BE|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=19 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Samuel F. Wright]], Washington DC-based attorney active in veterans issues; lobbied on behalf of the fraudulent [[U.S. Navy Veterans Association]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Samuel F. Wright|url=http://www.roa.org/site/DocServer/Wright_Samuel_F_-_Sept_2010.pdf?docID=29541|publisher=Service Members Law Center|access-date=20 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415175923/http://www.roa.org/site/DocServer/Wright_Samuel_F_-_Sept_2010.pdf?docID=29541|archive-date=2012-04-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Samuel F. Wright]], Washington DC–based attorney active in veterans issues; lobbied on behalf of the fraudulent [[U.S. Navy Veterans Association]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Samuel F. Wright|url=http://www.roa.org/site/DocServer/Wright_Samuel_F_-_Sept_2010.pdf?docID=29541|publisher=Service Members Law Center|access-date=20 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415175923/http://www.roa.org/site/DocServer/Wright_Samuel_F_-_Sept_2010.pdf?docID=29541|archive-date=2012-04-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Juan F. Vasquez]], judge at [[United States Tax Court]]
*[[Juan F. Vasquez]], judge at [[United States Tax Court]]
*[[Philip D. Zelikow]], executive director of the 9/11 Commission and [[Counselor of the United States Department of State]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philip D. Zelikow |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/353/000044221/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[Philip D. Zelikow]], executive director of the 9/11 Commission and [[Counselor of the United States Department of State]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philip D. Zelikow |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/353/000044221/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref>
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*[[Phyllis Frye]], the first transgender judge in the United States
*[[Phyllis Frye]], the first transgender judge in the United States
*[[Cody Vasut]], state representative
*[[Cody Vasut]], state representative
*[[Krystal LaPorte]], voice actress


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Law schools in Texas]]
[[Category:Law schools in Texas]]
[[Category:University of Houston colleges|Law Center]]
[[Category:University of Houston colleges|Law Center]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1947]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1947]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Texas]]

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University of Houston Law Center
Motto"LEX" (Latin: "law")[1]
Parent schoolUniversity of Houston
Established1947
School typePublic
DeanLeonard M. Baynes
LocationHouston, Texas, U.S.
Enrollment792
Faculty56 (FT) 178 (PT)
USNWR ranking68th (tie) (2024)[2]
Bar pass rate86.01% (2023)[3]
Websitewww.law.uh.edu

The University of Houston Law Center is the law school of the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1947, the Law Center is one of 12 colleges of the University of Houston, a state university. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The law school's facilities are located on the university's 667-acre campus in southeast Houston.

The Law Center awards the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees. The law school ranked tied at 68th in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings,[2] No. 6 in intellectual property law, No. 6 in part-time law and No. 9 in health law.[citation needed]

According to UHLC's official 2023 ABA-required disclosures, 92.2% of the Class of 2023 was employed in some capacity, 85% obtained full-time, long-term, bar admission required employment (as attorneys), and 6.25% obtained JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.[4]

The dean of the Law Center is Leonard M. Baynes.

History

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The University of Houston Law Center was founded in 1947 as the University of Houston College of Law, with an inaugural class consisting of 28 students and a single professor. The law school was housed in several locations on campus in its first few years—including temporary classrooms and the basement of the M.D. Anderson Library. The College of Law moved to the northeast corner of campus—shortly following its groundbreaking in 1969[5] and relocated to the newly established five-story, 180,000 square-foot John M. O'Quinn Law Building in the summer of 2022. [6]

In 1969, the college was renamed the Bates College of Law for Col. William B. Bates, former member of the University of Houston System Board of Regents and College of Law founding committee.[7] Since 1982, the College of Law has been commonly referred to as the University of Houston Law Center.[8]

In 2005, the University of Houston Law Center opened its facilities to Loyola University New Orleans College of Law after it was severely damaged in Hurricane Katrina, hosting 320 of the Loyola's 800 students taught by 31 Loyola law professors, allowing the Loyola students' education to continue uninterrupted.[9]

Rankings

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John M. O'Quinn Law Building

In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked UHLC tied for the 68th best law school.[2]

In 2024, Law.com named UHLC as No. 23 Go-To Law School in the nation based on graduates gaining employment in the largest 100 law firms in the country.[10]

In 2024, PreLaw magazine recognized UHLC in Trial Advocacy, being one of 20 "A" schools on an "A+" to "A-" scale.[11]  

Facts

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As of fall 2023, the law school reported a total enrollment of 792 students and employed a total of 56 full-time and 178 part-time faculty on staff.[12]

Admissions

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For the class of 2023, the school received 3,232 applications and accepted 32.27% of applicants, with 24.83% of those accepted enrolling (233 full-time and 29 part-time students). The median undergraduate GPA among all students at the school was 3.72, and the median LSAT score was 161. The class of 2023 is composed of 44.3% minority and 53% female.[13]

Tuition

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Annual tuition for the 2023–2024 full-time program is $34,942 for Texas residents and $50,132 for non-Texas residents. Annual tuition for the part-time program is $31,079 for Texas residents and $44,309 for non-Texas residents.[14]

Academics

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The J.D. program is 90 semester hours. Entering classes are generally divided into three full-time day sessions of some 60 students each and one part-time evening section of some 35 students for first-year courses.[15]

The Law Center has special programs and institutes[16]

  • Blakely Advocacy Institute
  • Center for Children, Law & Policy
  • Criminal Justice Institute
  • The Environment, Energy, & Natural Resource Center
  • Health Law & Policy Institute
  • Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law

The Law Center offers several law clinics for upper-division students: the Appellate Civil Rights Clinic, Civil Justice Clinic, Military Justice Clinic, Entertainment Law Clinic, Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, Immigration Clinic, Mediation Clinic and the Texas Innocence Network.[17]

University of Houston Law Library

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The director of the law library is Amanda Watson.[18] The library has some 435,000 volumes.[16] The library has three special collections:[19]

  • The Frankel Rare Books Collection is a closed-stack collection of rare and out of print books and documents as well as publications of the Law Center faculty.[20]
  • The Judge Brown Admiralty Collection is an admiralty and maritime law collection. Established mainly from an endowment by Houston admiralty lawyers, the collection is named in honor of Judge John Robert Brown, a Houston admiralty attorney who served on the Fifth Circuit. The entire collection was lost during Tropical Storm Allison, but was rebuilt through the Albertus book replacement project, completed in 2007.[21]
  • The Foreign & International Law Collection, which includes books and other documents on Mexican law.[22]

Tropical Storm Allison flooded the library's former location with eight feet of water in June 2001, destroying 174,000 books and the microfiche collection. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gave $21.4 million to rebuild the library collection, which was 75 percent of the replacement cost. The collection has since been rebuilt.[23][24]

Journals and publications

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The Law Center publishes five law journals.[25] The Houston Law Review, established in 1963, is the school's main law journal.[26]

The four specialty journals are the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal (business law, tax law; founded in 2001),[27] the Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy (health care law),[28] the Houston Journal of International Law (international law),[29] and the Journal of Consumer & Commercial Law (commercial law).[30]

Employment

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According to UHLC's official 2023 ABA-required disclosures, 92.2% of the Class of 2023 was employed in some capacity, 85% obtained full-time, long-term, bar admission required employment (as attorneys), and 6.25% obtained JD-required employment 10 months after graduation.[4]

Costs

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The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at UHLC for the 2022–2023 academic year is $54,633.86 for a resident living on campus and $69,451.86 for a nonresident.[38] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $197,267 for residents and $239,808 for nonresidents.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "USNews University of Houston". Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "First Time Bar Passage Calendar Year 2023" (XLSX). American Bar Association. April 11, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2023 GRADUATES" (PDF).
  5. ^ "University of Houston Through Time". University of Houston Library.
  6. ^ "UH Law Center welcomes back students in Texas' newly established law school building". University of Houston Law Center.
  7. ^ Perin, Monica (May 11, 1997). "UH Law Center looks back at 50 years of accomplishment". Houston Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on March 21, 2004. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  8. ^ Banks, Gabrielle (August 26, 2016). "Courtroom showdown: Houston law schools battle over name". Houston Chronicle.
  9. ^ Willhoft, Ray (2006-01-06). "The Compassion of Neighbors, The Devotion of Community: Exiled School of Law Thrives During Challenging Times". Loyola University New Orleans. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
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  11. ^ "National Jurist's preLaw Magazine Winter 2024 edition". National Jurist.
  12. ^ "Washington & Lee University - 2019 Standard 509 Information Report". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
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  14. ^ "Tuition". UH Law Center.
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  17. ^ "Discover the Clinics at University of Houston Law". University of Houston Law Center.
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  20. ^ "Frankel Rare Books Collection". University of Houston Law Library.
  21. ^ "Judge Brown Admiralty Collection". University of Houston Law Library.
  22. ^ "Foreign & International Law Research Guides and Bibliographies". University of Houston Law Center.
  23. ^ "University Of Houston O'Quinn Law Library Eligible For $21.4 Million In FEMA Funds To Replace Books" (Press release). Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
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  26. ^ "About the Law Review". Houston Law Review.
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  31. ^ "TJB | SC | About the Court | Justices | Justice Jeff Brown". Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  32. ^ "Nandita Berry sworn in as Texas Secretary of State, January 7, 2014". sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  33. ^ "Obituary". The Shreveport Times. December 27, 2019.
  34. ^ "Marcia A. Crone". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  35. ^ "Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  36. ^ "Gene Green". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  37. ^ "Vanessa Gilmore". Just the Beginning Foundation. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  38. ^ "ALUM RICHARD HAYNES CREATES A LEGAL LEGACY". University of Houston. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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