G. Marcus Cole is the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. He was appointed by University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., and began his term on July 1, 2019. He is the 11th dean in the history of...
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William James Hoynes is justly entitled to be considered the father and founder of the College of Law of the University of Notre Dame.
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Judge Vurpillat was called to the Law College in 1915 as acting dean by the Rev. John Cavanaugh.
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Prior to becoming dean, Thomas F. Konop was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second, Sixty-third, and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1917).
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Clarence E. Manion graduated in 1922 from the College of Law and returned in 1925 as a faculty member to rise to the deanship in 1941.
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Thomas L. Shaffer joined the Notre Dame Law School faculty in 1963 and taught primarily in the area of estate planning. From 1969 to 1971 he served as associate dean, and from 1971 to 1975 as dean.
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David T. Link enjoyed the longest tenure among American law school deans upon his retirement.
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During Patricia O'Hara's tenure as dean, the $57.6M construction of Eck Hall of Law and renovation of Biolchini Hall were conceived, designed, and funded.
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Nell Jessup Newton served as Notre Dame Law School’s tenth dean from July 2009 to July 2019. She continues her work in legal education as Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School.
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Portrait of William Hoynes, Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, wearing an academic robe and mortar board, c1893–1918, GNEG 2B/54, University of Notre Dame Archives.
Portrait of Francis J. Vurpillat, Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, c1919–1923, GPOR 18/03, University of Notre Dame Archives.
Portrait of Thomas F. Konop, Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, c1923–1941, GDIS-5-Konop, University of Notre Dame Archives.
Portrait of Clarence Manion, Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, c1941–1952, GDIS-11-54, University of Notre Dame Archives.
Portrait of Joseph O'Meara, Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, c1952–1968, GPUB-05-49, University of Notre Dame Archives.
Portrait of William B. Lawless Jr., Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, c1968–1971, GPUB-05-46-03, University of Notre Dame Archives.
Portrait of Thomas L. Shaffer, Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, c1971–1975, GPUB-05-46, University of Notre Dame Archives.
Portrait of David T. Link, Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, c1975–1999, GPHR-35m-07524, University of Notre Dame Archives.
Portrait of Patricia A. O'Hara, Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, c1999–2009, GMDG-0-4/12, University of Notre Dame Archives.
During Patricia O'Hara's tenure as dean, the $57.6M construction of Eck Hall of Law and renovation of Biolchini Hall were conceived, designed, and funded.
