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| University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law | |
|---|---|
| Name | S.J. Quinney College of Law |
| Established | 1913 |
| Type | Public law school |
| Parent | University of Utah |
| City | Salt Lake City |
| State | Utah |
| Country | United States |
| Dean | Andrew Swain |
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is the law school of the University of Utah located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The College serves students pursuing the Juris Doctor and advanced legal degrees and engages with issues involving Indian law, environmental law, constitutional law, and public interest law. Its programs interact with regional institutions such as the Utah Supreme Court, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and national organizations including the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools.
Founded in 1913, the College emerged amid Progressive Era reforms that reshaped professional training alongside institutions like Harvard Law School and Columbia Law School. Early ties connected the College to figures from the Utah Territory era and the State of Utah constitutional process. During the New Deal period the College expanded curricula influenced by jurisprudential debates involving the U.S. Supreme Court and scholars from Yale Law School and University of Chicago Law School. In the late 20th century, the College was renamed to honor S. J. Quinney, reflecting philanthropic trends similar to gifts to Stanford Law School and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. The College’s historical milestones include engagement with landmark matters before the Tenth Circuit, participation in legal responses to the Civil Rights Movement, and collaboration with tribal governments such as the Navajo Nation and the Ute Indian Tribe.
The College offers the Juris Doctor program, joint degrees with the David Eccles School of Business and the College of Social and Behavioral Science, and advanced degrees comparable to those at Georgetown University Law Center and New York University School of Law. Concentrations include Indian law with connections to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, environmental law engaging with the Environmental Protection Agency, and tax law interacting with the Internal Revenue Service. Courses cover doctrine aligned with curricula at Harvard Law School, skills modeled after clinics at University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and externships tied to placements at the Utah Attorney General’s office, the Federal Public Defender, and the United States Attorney’s offices. The College participates in moot court competitions such as those affiliated with the National Moot Court Competition and the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Clinical offerings include the Community Legal Center, Veterans Legal Clinic, and the Appellate Clinic, paralleling clinical models at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and University of Michigan Law School. Scholarly centers include the Natural Resources Clinic linked to the Department of the Interior, the S.J. Quinney Center for Constitutional Studies that convenes scholars from Georgetown University and Stanford University, and the Tribal Justice Clinic collaborating with the Indian Health Service and tribal courts of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. Research institutes focus on public policy with partnerships resembling those between Brookings Institution and university law centers, and host symposia attended by judges from the Utah Court of Appeals and scholars from Harvard Kennedy School.
Admissions mirror selective public law schools such as University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and University of Washington School of Law, evaluating LSAT scores and undergraduate records from institutions like Brigham Young University, University of Colorado Boulder, and Arizona State University. The student body includes candidates from across the United States and international students from jurisdictions including Canada, Mexico, and China. Student organizations affiliate with national groups such as the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society, and participate in journals comparable to the Yale Law Journal and the Harvard Law Review.
Faculty includes scholars with backgrounds at institutions such as Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, University of Chicago Law School, and clerking experience for the U.S. Supreme Court and federal circuits like the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Administrators have served in roles with the Utah State Legislature and federal agencies such as the Department of Justice. Visiting scholars and adjuncts have included practitioners from firms modeled on Latham & Watkins and public interest attorneys connected to ACLU and Natural Resources Defense Council.
The College’s facilities are situated on the University of Utah campus near Rice-Eccles Stadium and the Mormon Temple grounds of Salt Lake City. Its law library holds collections comparable to those at Duke University School of Law and houses archival materials relating to regional legal history and the Utah State Archives. Classrooms and moot courtrooms host events attended by justices of the Utah Supreme Court, bar leaders from the Utah State Bar, and visiting lecturers from institutions like Oxford University and Cambridge University.
Alumni have served as judges on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, members of the Utah Senate, attorneys general for the State of Utah, and U.S. senators who worked alongside figures from Capitol Hill and committees of the United States Congress. Faculty and alumni include scholars who published in the Harvard Law Review, litigators who argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, and advocates who partnered with organizations such as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Environmental Defense Fund. The College’s network extends to leaders at the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and major law firms in Washington, D.C. and Salt Lake City.
Category:Law schools in Utah