James E. Rogers College of Law is the law school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona and was the first law school founded in the State of Arizona, opening its doors in 1915. Formerly known as University of Arizona College of Law, it was renamed in 1999 in honor of noted broadcasting executive and philanthropist James E. Rogers, a 1962 graduate of the school, and chairman of Sunbelt Communications Company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The core values of the College are justice, professional integrity, public leadership, and community service. Each entering class at Arizona Law has approximately 150 students, with a total student body of 500 students.
Arizona Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association. It is currently ranked 43rd nationally by U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate Schools 2013", making it a Tier 2 law school. Arizona Law is one of 81 law schools nationwide to have a chapter of the Order of the Coif.
Marc L. Miller is the current Interim Dean. There are 41 full-time faculty members, many of which have national and international reputations for excellence. As of July 2012, Arizona Law was one of five law schools ranked 33rd in law school faculties based on per capita scholarly impact. A number of the school's professors are preeminent experts in their field, including James Anaya (international human rights), Jean Braucher (bankruptcy law), Robert Glennon (environmental and water law), Boris Kozolchyk (international commercial law), and Tom Mauet (trial advocacy). Ten Arizona Law faculty are noted in the list Most Cited Faculty by Specialty 2007-2011 compiled by Brian Leiter: James Anaya, Jean Braucher, Kirsten H. Engel, David A. Gantz, Robert Glennon, Toni M. Massaro, Marc L. Miller, Carol M. Rose, William K. Sjostrom, Robert A. Williams.
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