Evanston, United States
Private
Type
1859
Founded
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, is one of the professional graduate schools of Northwestern University, located in Chicago, Illinois. Northwestern Law has been ranked among the top 14, or "T14" law schools, since U.S. News & World Report began publishing its rankings.
Founded in 1859, it was the first law school established in Chicago. Notable alumni include Arthur Goldberg, United States Supreme Court justice; Adlai Stevenson governor of Illinois, cabinet secretary, and Democratic presidential candidate; John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court justice; Newton Minow, former chairman of the FCC; and Harold Washington, the first black Mayor of Chicago (1983–87) and, previously, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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