Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

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Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is a law school in New Orleans, Louisiana affiliated with Loyola University New Orleans. Loyola's law school opened in 1914. The School of Law was renamed the College of Law with the passage of the PATHWAYS Plan on May 19, 2006. The College Of Law strives to impart on students not only technical competence, but also wisdom. The College of Law is one of only two law schools in the nation to offer curricula in both the Civil Law of Louisiana and the Common Law of the 49 other states (the other is the Tulane Law School).

The College also houses the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center, a legal research and education center.

[edit] Notable Alumni.

• J. Skelly Wright (1934). Former Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana during the Civil Rights Movement; former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

• Charles Foti. Former Criminal Sherrif of Orleans Parish; Louisiana Attorney General.

• Harry Lee (1967). Former Parish Attorney for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; Sheriff of Jefferson Parish.

• Marion Edwards. Brother and longtime political advisor to former Governor of Louisiana Edwin Edwards.

• Mitch Landrieu. Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana; Candidate for the 2006 New Orleans Mayoral Election.

• Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice

• Jeannette Theriot Knoll. Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice

• Chet D. Traylor. Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice

[edit] External links

• Official site