| Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law | |
| Established | 1897 |
|---|---|
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Craig M. Boise |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Enrollment | 724 (approx.) |
| Faculty | 71 (total) |
| USNWR ranking | Ranking (full-time) - #132 == Ranking (part-time) - #42 in the U.S. |
| Bar pass rate | 84% (July 2010) (OH), 90% (February 2010) (OH) |
| Annual tuition | $16,478, $22,608 (non-resident)[1] |
| Website | www.law.csuohio.edu |
The Cleveland–Marshall College of Law is the law school of Cleveland State University, located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school traces its origins to the founding of Cleveland Law School in 1897 which, in 1946, merged with the John Marshall School of Law, founded in 1916, to become Cleveland–Marshall College of Law. Cleveland-Marshall affiliated with Cleveland State University in 1969.
The law school is known for educating a multitude of highly esteemed and preeminent judges, and notable political figures. Due to its long tradition of providing evening education, the college has also produced successful business leaders, particularly in the real estate industry, who are non-practicing attorneys.
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Cleveland Law School, founded in 1897, was Ohio's first evening law school and also the first to admit women.[1] John Marshall School of Law was established by Cleveland attorneys, and classes began in 1916 in the New Guardian Building on Euclid Avenue. Following an affiliation with Ohio Northern University (1917-1923), Marshall received authorization to confer degrees under its own name. In 1946, the two Cleveland schools merged to form Cleveland-Marshall Law School. From 1963 to 1967, C-M maintained a nominal relationship with Baldwin–Wallace College. After regaining independent status, Cleveland-Marshall began its full-time legal education program. C-M became a state institution affiliated with Cleveland State University in 1969, becoming the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, the largest law college in Ohio at the time.[2]
Cleveland-Marshall has a rich history of integrating women and minorities into the American legal field, including Carl Stokes, the first African-American mayor of a major city in the U.S.,[3] Mary Grossman, the first woman in Ohio elected to a Municipal Court Bench as well as the first female member of the American Bar Association, Genevieve Cline, the first woman appointed to the U.S. federal bench, and Lillian Walker Burke, the first African-American female judge in Ohio.[1]
In addition to the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and the Master of Laws (L.L.M.) degrees, Cleveland-Marshall also offers dual degrees, which include a J.D./M.B.A.(Master of Business Administration), a J.D./M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration), a J.D./M.U.P.D.D. (Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development), a J.D./M.A.E.S. (Master of Arts in Environmental Studies), and a J.D./M.S.E.S. (Master of Science in Environmental Science) degree program.[4]
Cleveland-Marshall has also been recognized as Ohio's number one part-time JD program by U.S. News & World Report.[5]
The College of Law library is one of the 15 largest academic law libraries in the country and the second largest in Ohio, with 85,000 net square feet, housing more than 500,000 volumes. Students at Cleveland-Marshall have access to online research services, a computer lab, group study rooms, a bibliographic instruction room, and a media center. The Library also serves as a United States federal government documents selective depository.
Many notable judges, politicians, and business leaders have graduated from Cleveland-Marshall. Tim Russert, the television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, graduated from Cleveland-Marshall in 1976. Carl Stokes, the first African-American mayor of a major U.S. city, graduated from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1956 and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1957. Frank G. Jackson, the current mayor of Cleveland, is also a graduate.