Southern University Law Center

Southern University Law Center
^[1]
Established	1947
School type	Public university
Dean	Freddie Pitcher, Jr.
Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Enrollment	525 Full- and 185 Part-Time^[2]
Faculty	79 Full- and Part-time^[3]
Bar pass rate	69%^[4]
Annual tuition	In-state: $9,238 (full-time); $2,400 to $3,900 (part-time)^[5] Out-of-state: $14,838 (full-time)^[6]
Website	www.sulc.edu

Southern University Law Center, a campus of the Southern University System, opened for instruction in September 1947. Its concept was born out of a response of a lawsuit by an African American resident, Charles J. Hatfield, III, seeking to attend law school at a state institution. On December 16, 1946, Louisiana State Board of Education took steps to establish a Law School for blacks at Southern University to be in operation for the 1947-1948 session.

There are full-time, part-time, and evening programs. For students who want to pursue the JD and MPA, the school offers a joint-degree program in cooperation with the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. There's also a study-abroad program in London, in which students take courses with international subject matter. SULC also publishes two legal journals: its traditional Law Review as well as The Public Defender. SULC's students also learn two different systems of law: Louisiana is a civil law jurisdiction (in the tradition of France and Continental Europe), while law in every other state is based on the common law tradition.

1 History
2 Accreditation
3 Clinical program
4 Physical plant
5 Other accomplishments
6 Notable alumni
7 References
8 External links

History

Plans for the law school were approved by the State Board of Education at its January 10, 1947, meeting. On June 14, 1947, the Board of Liquidation of State Debt appropriated $40,000 for the operation of the school. The Southern University Law School was officially opened in September 1947 to provide legal education for African-American students.

After 38 years of operation as a School of Law, the Southern University Board of Supervisors re-designated the school as the Southern University Law Center.

Accreditation

The Law Center program is accredited by the American Bar Association, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Association of American Law Schools. It is approved also by the Veterans Administration for the training of eligible veterans.

Clinical program

The clinical education program at Southern University Law Center is ranked 42nd out of 216 clinical education programs nationally by the American Bar Association. At Southern University Law Center, clinical education is available to third years students but not required.

Administrative/Civil Law Clinic
Criminal Law Clinic
Domestic Violence Clinic
Elder Law Clinic
Juvenile Law Clinic
Low-income Taxpayer Clinic
Mediation Clinic

Physical plant

Housed in the 93,400-square-foot (8,680 m²) A. A. Lenoir Hall, the Law Center's program of study is designed to ensure that students graduate with a comprehensive knowledge of civil law and common law. Though emphasis is given to the substantive and procedural law of Louisiana, with its French and Spanish origins, Anglo-American law is integrated into the curriculum.

Other accomplishments

Ranking first among law schools awarding "Law Degrees With Most Financial Value at Graduation" in 2011 by U.S. News and World Reports.^[7]
Ranking fourth most popular law school by U.S. News and World Reports.^[8]
Ranking in the top ten among law schools for competitiveness and diverse faculty and student body in the 2000 edition of The Princeton Review: The Best Law Schools.
Ranking third among institutions awarding law degrees to African Americans by Black Issues in Higher Education (2000)
Ranking first among accredited law schools in the country for women-friendliness in a Woman’s Guide to Law Schools (1999)
Ranking in the top 20 percent of the nation’s accredited law schools in favorable student/faculty ratio (13:1)

Notable alumni

Jesse N. Stone, Jr. (1950) -- Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice, Chancellor of SULC 1971-72, President of SU System 1975-85, civil rights attorney, and political leader.
Louis Moore, Jr. (1972) -- Federal Magistrate Judge on United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (appointed 1985).
Willie Hunter, Jr. (1977) -- Former Louisiana State Representative.
Annette M. Eddie-Callagain (1981) -- First African-American to have a private legal practice in Japan as a registered foreign attorney (a Gaikokuhō Jimu Bengoshi or gaiben).
Cleo Fields (1987) -- Former United State Congressman for Louisiana's 4th Congressional District 1993-1997, former gubernatorial candidate,
John M. Guidry (1987) -- Judge of First Circuit of the Louisiana Courts of Appeal, former Louisiana Representative 1991, former Louisiana State Senator 1993.^[9]
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot (1989) -- Sr. Vice President and Chief Tax Officer for Walmart Stores, Inc.
Hillar C. Moore, III (1989) -- District Attorney for the 19th Judicial District, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Taylor Townsend (Louisiana politician) (1989) -- Louisiana State Representative from the 23rd District.
Jody Amedee (ca. 1995) -- Louisiana state senator from District 18
Robert M. Marionneaux (1995) -- Louisiana State Representative from District 18 from 1996–2000, Louisiana State Senator from District 17.
Jonathan W. Perry (1998) -- State representative from Vermilion and Cameron parishes.
Mike Foster (2004) -- Former Governor of Louisiana

References

^ "Law School Profiles". U.S. News & World Reports. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/southern-university-law-center-03067. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "ABA School Data". ABA. https://officialguide.lsac.org/Release/SchoolsABAData/SchoolPage/SchoolPage_PDFs/ABA_LawSchoolData/ABA6663.pdf. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "ABA School Data". ABA. https://officialguide.lsac.org/Release/SchoolsABAData/SchoolPage/SchoolPage_PDFs/ABA_LawSchoolData/ABA6663.pdf. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "Bar Passage Statistics". Louisiana Supreme Court. http://www.lasc.org/press_room/bar_results/results/July2010/710_SCHOOL.pdf. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "Law School Profiles". U.S. News & World Report. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/southern-university-law-center-03067.
^ "Law School Profiles". U.S. News & World Report. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/southern-university-law-center-03067.
^ "10 Law Schools with Most Financial Value". U.S. News & World Reports. http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/articles/2011/03/29/10-law-degrees-with-most-financial-value-at-graduation/comments. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "Top 10 Most Popular Law Schools". U.S. News & World Reports. http://www.sulc.edu/news/newsrel/2011/SULC_Ranked_in_Top%2010_Popular_Law_Schools.pdf?p1=5368. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "Hon. John Michael Guidry". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. http://www.ebr.lib.la.us/reference/ourafamlegacy/oaal_peopleandplaces/people/John_Michael_Guidry.htm.

External links

Public colleges and universities in Louisiana

Research universities	Louisiana State University Louisiana Tech University University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of New Orleans

Comprehensive universities	Grambling State University Louisiana State University at Alexandria Louisiana State University in Shreveport McNeese State University Nicholls State University Northwestern State University Southeastern Louisiana University Southern University Southern University at New Orleans University of Louisiana at Monroe

Specialized centers	LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Paul M. Hebert Law Center Southern University Law Center

Community and technical colleges	Baton Rouge Community College Bossier Parish Community College Delgado Community College L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College Louisiana Delta Community College Louisiana State University Eunice Louisiana Technical College Nunez Community College River Parishes Community College South Louisiana Community College Southern University at Shreveport Sowela Technical Community College

Historically black colleges and universities

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Private institutions	Allen Arkansas Baptist Barber-Scotia Benedict Bennett Bethune-Cookman Claflin Clark Atlanta Concordia, Selma Dillard Edward Waters Fisk Florida Memorial Hampton Howard Huston-Tillotson Interdenominational Theological Center Jarvis Christian Johnson C. Smith Knoxville Lane LeMoyne-Owen Lewis College of Business Livingstone Meharry Miles Morehouse Morehouse School of Medicine Morris Brown Morris Oakwood Paine Paul Quinn Philander Smith Rust Saint Paul's Selma Shaw Simmons College (Ky.) Southwestern Christian Spelman Stillman St. Augustine's Talladega Texas College Tougaloo Tuskegee Virginia Union Virginia University Voorhees Wilberforce Wiley Xavier (Louisiana)

Defunct institutions	Bishop Daniel Payne Guadalupe Kittrell Mount Hermon Female Seminary Storer Straight Western

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Law schools of the Southeastern United States

Alabama	Birmingham School of Law • Cumberland School of Law (Samford Univ.) • Miles Law School • Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (Faulkner Univ.) • University of Alabama School of Law

Arkansas	University of Arkansas School of Law • William H. Bowen School of Law (UALR)

Florida	Ave Maria School of Law • Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law (Barry Univ.) • Florida A&M University College of Law • Florida Coastal School of Law • Florida International University College of Law • Florida State University College of Law • Fredric G. Levin College of Law (UF) • University of Miami School of Law • Shepard Broad Law Center (Nova Southeastern Univ.) • St. Thomas University School of Law • Stetson University College of Law

Georgia	Emory University School of Law • Georgia State University College of Law • John Marshall Law School (Atlanta) • University of Georgia School of Law • Walter F. George School of Law (Mercer Univ.)

Louisiana	Loyola University New Orleans College of Law • Paul M. Hebert Law Center (LSU) • Southern University Law Center • Tulane University Law School

Mississippi	University of Mississippi School of Law • Mississippi College School of Law

North Carolina	Charlotte School of Law • Duke University School of Law • Elon University School of Law • Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (Campbell Univ.) • North Carolina Central University School of Law • University of North Carolina School of Law • Wake Forest University School of Law

South Carolina	Charleston School of Law • University of South Carolina School of Law

Tennessee	Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (Univ. of Memphis) • Nashville School of Law • University of Tennessee College of Law • Vanderbilt University Law School