Dickinson School of Law

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Group.png Dickinson School of Law  
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MottoPractice Greatness
Formation1834
Parent organizationPennsylvania State University
HeadquartersCarlisle, Pennsylvania.
Type Public law school
One of two separately accredited law schools of The Pennsylvania State University.

Not to be confused with Penn State Law

Penn State Dickinson Law, formerly Dickinson School of Law, is a public law school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It is one of two separately accredited law schools of The Pennsylvania State University, the other being Penn State Law.

History

The Law School offers J.D. and LL.M. degrees in law and hosts visiting scholars. The Law School was opened by Judge John Reed in 1834 as the law department of Dickinson College, named for Founding Father John Dickinson.[1] It received an independent charter in 1890 and ended all affiliation with the college in 1917.[2]

In 2000, Penn State and The Dickinson School of Law completed a merger that began in 1997. From 2006 until 2014, Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law operated as a single law school with two campuses – one in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and one in University Park, Pennsylvania. In the summer of 2014, Penn State received approval from the ABA to operate the two campuses as two distinct law schools (now known as Penn State Law and Dickinson Law), both of which share the history and achievement of The Dickinson School of Law.

 

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