South Texas College of Law
| South Texas College of Law academic seal | |
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Former names
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South Texas School of Law and Commerce |
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| Motto | Justitia et Veritas Praevaleant (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Let Justice and Truth Prevail |
| Type | Private law school |
| Established | 1923 |
| President and Dean | RADM Donald J. Guter, USN (Ret.) |
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Academic staff
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99 |
| Students | 1048 |
| Location | , , |
| Colors | Crimson and gold |
| Affiliations | NAICU |
| Website | http://www.stcl.edu |
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South Texas College of Law is a private American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Located in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States it was founded in 1923—the oldest law school in Houston and the third-oldest in Texas.12
South Texas College of Law has a faculty of 59 full-time professors and 40 adjunct professors.
US News consistently ranks the South Texas trial advocacy program in the top ten; in 2010, South Texas advocacy was ranked third in the country by U.S. News in Trial Advocacy. South Texas College of Law holds over 121 National and International Advocacy Championships, more than any other law school in the nation, with the second most titles held by a law school with less than 40 National Championships.[1]
According to South Texas' 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 61.2% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[2]
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Student programs
South Texas offers a "3 and 3" program with Texas A&M University. This program makes it possible to obtain a Bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in six years. South Texas College of Law is also part of a consortium of four independent ABA and AALS accredited American law schools—California Western School of Law, New England School of Law, and William Mitchell College of Law. The Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (CILE), combines resources designed to enhance and strengthen the educational mission of each school separately and all of them collectively. This partnership provides access to educational programs on a national and international basis. Students at South Texas can study abroad in London, Ireland, Malta, the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Turkey, Chile and Mexico.
Rankings
In 2005, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Trial Advocacy Program at South Texas number one in the nation, and it consistently ranks among the top 10 every year.3 4 In 2006, South Texas won the Association of Trial Lawyers of America national mock trial competition, beating over 260 schools. In 2007, South Texas won the National White Collar Crime Invitational Mock Trial Competition hosted by Georgetown Law School.[3] As of August 2011, South Texas has won 108 national titles. The school's most recent win was at the Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Tournament in 2011.[4]
As of 2016, South Texas College of Law is not ranked in the US News Rankings of Best Law Schools.[5]
South Texas College of Law publishes several student-edited journals of legal scholarship, including Corporate Counsel Review, Currents: International Trade Law Journal, and South Texas Law Review. It is currently not ranked on the U.S. News Report for Best Law Schools in the nation.
Employment
According to South Texas' official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 61.2% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[2] South Texas' Law School Transparency under-employment score is 13.6%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.[6]
Costs
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at South Texas for the 2013-2014 academic year is $50,010.[7] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $186,530.[8]
Average student loan debt
The average Class of 2009 graduate had $104,862 of student loan debt.[9]
Community resources
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. South Texas sponsors the "Direct Representation Clinics," which provide legal representation to low-income residents of Harris County, Texas in the areas of family law, probate, estate planning, and guardianship cases. South Texas is also the first Texas law school to provide $400 each month toward student-loan indebtedness for its alumni working for non-profit legal-aid organizations that provide services to the poor.
Appeals courts
The Texas First Court of Appeals and the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals were located in the 1307 San Jacinto Building on the campus of the South Texas College of Law; the first court occupied the 10th floor while the 14th court occupied the 11th floor.[10][11] Since September 3, 2011, the courts are now located in the 1911 Harris County courthouse.[12][13]
Notable alumni
- Chris Bell, former US Congressman[14]
- Robert R. Casey, former US Congressman[15]
- John Culberson, US Congressman[16]
- John P. Devine, Texas Supreme Court Justice[17]
- Robert Eckels, former state representative and Harris County county judge
- Brian Eppes, former television actor
- Joseph Gutheinz, attorney who has investigated stolen and missing moon rocks[18][19]
- Eva Guzman, Texas Supreme Court Justice[20]
- Charles Holcomb, judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 2001 to 2010
- Joan Huffman, member of the Texas State Senate from Harris County since 2008; former state district court judge[21]
- Patrica R. "Pat" Lykos, former Harris County District Attorney[22]
- David M. Medina, former Texas Supreme Court Justice[23]
- Sam Nuchia, former Chief of the Houston Police Department [24]
- Reed O'Connor, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas [25]
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Founder of American Atheists[26]
- Dan Rather, former CBS News anchor[27]
- Leighton Schubert, member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2015 for District 13; attorney in Caldwell, Texas[28]
- Jim Sharp, state court judge in Houston, 2009-2014
- Robert Talton, member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1993 to 2009; candidate for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court in Republican primary on March 4, 2014[29]
Notes
- ^1 Source: Cambridge Study Abroad Program
- ^2 Source: The Handbook of Texas Online
- ^3 Source: South Texas College of Law, "News and Events"
- ^4 Source: U.S. News and World Report: Americas Best Graduate Schools: Law Specialties: Trial Advocacy
References
- ↑ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/trial-advocacy
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- ↑ Georgetown Law - White Collar Crime Mock Trial Competition
- ↑ http://www.stcl.edu/hottopics/natl-win-108.html
- ↑ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/southern-illinois-university-carbondale-03051
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- ↑ http://www.lawschooltransparency.com/clearinghouse/?school=southtexas&show=charts&class=2009
- ↑ "Contact Information." Texas First Court of Appeals. Retrieved on March 9, 2010. "Physical Location First Court of Appeals 1307 San Jacinto Street, 10th Floor (intersection of Clay and San Jacinto Streets) Houston, Texas "
- ↑ "Contact Information." Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals. Retrieved on March 9, 2010. "Physical Location Fourteenth Court of Appeals 1307 San Jacinto, 11th Floor Houston, TX 77002 "
- ↑ "Contact Information." Texas First Court of Appeals. Retrieved on September 12, 2011. "NEW ADDRESS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3, 2011 First Court of Appeals 301 Fannin Houston, Texas 77002-2066"
- ↑ "Contact Information." Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals. Retrieved on September 12, 2011. "NEW ADDRESS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 3, 2011 Fourteenth Court of Appeals 301 Fannin, Suite 245 Houston, Texas 77002"
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- ↑ “ Mission: The moon (rocks), Joseph Gutheinz is the finder of lost lunar relics " By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, The Daily Tidings, February 13, 2012.
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