The George Washington University Law School, commonly referred to as
GW Law, is the
law school of
The George Washington University. It was founded in 1825 and is the oldest
law school in
Washington, D.C. The school is accredited by the
American Bar Association and is a charter member of the
Association of American Law Schools. It is located on the main campus of
The George Washington University at the corner of 20th and H Streets in the
Foggy Bottom neighborhood. From 1959 to the mid-1990s, the law school was officially named the National Law Center (as a result of the 1954 merger with the National University School of Law). The name was changed to emphasize its position as The George Washington University's law school.
History
Though it would be decades before
George Washington’s namesake university would be established by an Act of Congress, the George Washington University Law School—founded in 1825, closed in 1826 due to financial difficulty, and then reorganized in 1865—was the first law school in the District of Columbia.
In 1865, the president of Columbian College (now The George Washington University) facilitated the purchase of a building owned by Trinity Church for the purpose of holding law classes. In 1867, the school graduated its first class, who represented twenty two of the then thirty seven states.The
Master of Laws degree program was adopted by the school in 1877.In 1900, the school was one of the founding members of the
Association of American Law......
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