California Law Review
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The California Law Review (also referred to as CLR) is the
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
. It was established in 1912. The application process consists of an anonymous write-on competition, with grades playing no role in the consideration of membership. A personal statement is also considered.
CLR is ranked thirdWashington & Lee University and the University of Oregon, respectively.
History
California Law Review was the first student-run law review in the Western United States. It is the ninth-oldest surviving law review published in the United States.
A companion volume, the California Law Review Online, was launched in 2014, followed by a podcast in 2021. These publications feature shorter articles, essays, blogs, and audio content.[3]
Notable alumni
Past editors and contributors have included
- Chief Justice Roger J. Traynor (former editor-in-chief),
- Justice Kathryn Werdegar (former editor-in-chief)
- Justice Allen Broussard
- Chief Justice Rose Bird
- Ninth Circuit Judge Marsha Berzon
- Ambassador Jeff Bleich (former editor-in-chief)
- Former United States Solicitor General Theodore Olson
- Professor Christopher Schroeder (former editor-in-chief)
- Professor Barbara Armstrong, the first female law professor in the United States
- Defense attorneys Tony Serra and Michael Tigar
- Los Angeles trial lawyer and author Merrill K. Albert (revising editor, 1955)
- Law librarian Rosamond Parma (manager, 1928–1935)
References
- ^ "Law Journal Rankings, 2020". Washington & Lee University. Retrieved 6 Feb 2022.
- ^ "Law Journal Ranking, Spring 2021 – Bryce Clayton Newell". Bcnewell.com. Retrieved 6 Feb 2022.
- ^ "Online". California Law Review.
