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A Thirtieth Anniversary Tribute To The William Mitchell Law Review, Michael K. Steenson
A Thirtieth Anniversary Tribute To The William Mitchell Law Review, Michael K. Steenson
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Article, a tribute to the William Mitchell Law Review on its thirtieth anniversary, traces the history of the first issue of the Law Review.
Rosalie Wahl's Vision For Legal Education: Clinics At The Heart, Ann Juergens
Rosalie Wahl's Vision For Legal Education: Clinics At The Heart, Ann Juergens
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Rosalie Wahl holds a special place in the hearts of Minnesota lawyers. Many women and girls, especially, were gratified when Governor Rudy Perpich appointed her the first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1977. There were no more than nine other women on supreme courts around the country at the time, and none on the U.S. Supreme Court. She served on the court until 1994, when the law mandating judges’ retirement at age seventy caused her to step down from the bench. This essay highlights the significance of Wahl’s work as a clinical legal educator and activist for legal …
Porcupine Diplomacy Produces Summit (Ave.) Accord, Douglas R. Heidenreich
Porcupine Diplomacy Produces Summit (Ave.) Accord, Douglas R. Heidenreich
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While William Mitchell College of Law was officially formed in 1956 through the merger of two local evening law schools, there had been discussion of a merger for years before 1956. Even after the merger, the two parts of the new institution continued to operate mostly separately. The acquisition of a building at 2100 Summit Avenue, in St. Paul, in 1958 finally allowed the two schools to become one and to enter the modern era of legal education.
And Then There Was One, Douglas R. Heidenreich
And Then There Was One, Douglas R. Heidenreich
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In the twentieth century's second decade, Minneapolis lawyers created four night law schools, all of which William Mitchell College of Law numbers among its predecessor institutions. By 1940, a single law school remained, an amalgam of the original four. It would unite in 1956 with its St. Paul counterpart to form William Mitchell College of Law.
Rosalie Wahl: Her Extraordinary Contributions To Legal Education, James F. Hogg
Rosalie Wahl: Her Extraordinary Contributions To Legal Education, James F. Hogg
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Justice Rosalie Wahl is well-known as the first woman to be appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court, but she has made a lesser known, yet critical, contribution to the quality and effectiveness of legal education in this country. As chair of the American Bar Association's Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Wahl created the MacCrate Commission. The MacCrate Report charts the way for improvement in law school teaching and learning, and the discussion following the report lead to the creation of an ABA Commission to take testimony and review the ABA Accreditation Standards. Wahl also chaired this …