St. John's University School of Law

Infobox_University
name = St. John's University

School of Law


established = 1925
free_label = Dean
free = Mary C. Daly
type = Private
city = Jamaica, Queens
state = New York
country = USA
postgrad = 1,000
website = [http://www.law.stjohns.edu www.law.stjohns.edu]

St. John's University School of Law is a law school in Queens, New York City, affiliated with St. John's University. According to the 2009 "U.S. News" rankings, St. John's is ranked "88th" among the top 100 law schools in the nation. The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers the Juris Doctor and Master of Laws degree. Over 13,000 St. John's Law graduates are currently practicing law in the United States and foreign jurisdicitons. [http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/welcome/about.stj]

LL.M. in Bankruptcy

St. John's University School of Law offers the only LL.M. in Bankruptcy law in the nation. The program is a 30 credit LL.M., with six credits devoted towards a thesis. St. John's School of Law offers over two dozen classes focusing on various issues in bankruptcy. Required courses for the program are: Reorganization Under Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Fraud, Ethics, and Malpractice; Bankruptcy Taxation; Bankruptcy Jurisdiction; Bankruptcy Procedure; and Consumer Bankruptcy. Classes are taught by a mixture of Law Professors, Federal Bankruptcy Court Judges, and practicing attorneys. The St. John's LL.M. in Bankruptcy Program is fully accredited. It has been approved by the New York State Department of Education, and has received the acquiescence of the American Bar Association. [http://new.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/academics/LLM/bankruptcy.stj]

Combined and Joint Degree Programs

*J.D./M.A. Degree in Government and Politics
*J.D./M.B.A. (SJU Tobin College of Business)
*J.D./LL.M.
*B.A./B.S. and J.D. Degree (in conjunction with the various colleges of St. John's University)
*B.A./B.S. and J.D. Degree (in conjunction with over 35 historically black colleges associated with the United Negro College Fund)

Bar Passage Rates

St. John's University School of Law ranked 4th among New York State law schools in the percentage of first-time test takers who passed the July 2005 and July 2006 New York bar examinations. [http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/news/pr_uni_061219b.sju] , and tied for 5th among New York State law schools in the percentage of first-time test takers who pass the July 2007 New York bar examination with a passage rate of 90%. [http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1196361713386] In July 2006, 91% of first-time takers from St. John’s passed the bar exam. The overall passing rate for first-time takers in New York State was 79%. [http://149.68.13.136/academics/graduate/law/pr_law_061121.sju]

Publications

*St. John's Law Review /St. Thomas More Institute for Legal Research
*Journal of Catholic Legal Studies (formerly The Catholic Lawyer)
*St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary
*American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
*New York International Law Review
*N.Y. Litigator
*N.Y. Real Property Law Journal

Clinical and Externship Programs

*Elder Law Clinic
*Child Advocacy Clinic
*Immigration Rights Clinics
*Prosecution Clinic
*Securities Arbitration Clinic
*Domestic Violence Litigation Clinic
*Civil Externship Program
*Criminal Justice Externship Program
*Judicial Externships Program
*International Human Rights Externship Program

Notable alumni

* Michael Balboni, Deputy Secretary, Public Safety - New York State
* Joseph W. Bellacosa, former Judge, New York Court of Appeals
* Ron Brown, former United States Secretary of Commerce
* Hugh Carey, former Governor of New York
* Gregory W. Carman, former Chief Judge and current Judge U.S. Court of International Trade; former U.S. Congressman
* William J. Casey, former Director of Central Intelligence
* Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, current Judge, New York Court of Appeals
* Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York
* Raymond J. Dearie, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
* George Deukmejian, former Governor of California and Attorney General
* Janet DiFiore, current District Attorney of Westchester County, New York
* Jonathan Friedman, General Counsel and Secretary, Sirona Group
* Charles Hynes, current District Attorney of Kings County, New York (Brooklyn)
* Raymond W. Kelly, current New York City Police Department Commissioner
* Theodore T. Jones, current Judge, New York Court of Appeals
* Harvey Pitt, former Chairman of United States Securities and Exchange Commission
* Charles B. Rangel, current U.S. Congressman
* Ian Schrager, Hotelier and Real Estate Developer
* Thomas Spota, District Attorney of Suffolk County, New York
* Vito J. Titone, former Judge, New York Court of Appeals

External links

* [http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law Official site]
* [http://www.llm-guide.com/university/437/st-johns-university-bankruptcy-program LL.M. Guide - St. John's University School of Law Bankruptcy Program]