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William S. Richardson School of Law was named after the first native Hawaiian chief justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court. Richardson served from 1966 to 1982. In defense of his stance against commercial over-development, he is most famous for saying, "The western concept of exclusivity is not universally applicable in Hawaii."
The 'William S. Richardson School of Law' is a public, co-educational institution of the
University of Hawaii at MÄnoa in
Honolulu, Hawaii and is one of the leading law schools in the
United States. Named after the beloved
Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice William S. Richardson, it is the only law school in the
State of Hawaii. It is fully accredited by the
American Bar Association and is a member of the
Association of American Law Schools.
The William S. Richardson School of Law has adopted a mission of promoting justice, ethical responsibility and public service with special emphasis on field of law of particular importance to
Hawaii and the
Pacific Rim region including
environmental law, rights of
native Hawaiians,
maritime law and
Pacific and
Asian legal systems. There are approximately 270 students with an average of 90 students in each class, taught by 22 permanent faculty.
Establishment
The William S. Richardson School of Law was established by an act of the
Hawaii State Legislature in
1968 and welcomed its first
doctor of jurisprudence candidates in
1973. There were fifty-three students in the first class, including
John D. Waihee III, future
Governor of Hawaii. In
1974, the American Bar Association granted provisional accreditation and then received full accreditation in
1982. In
1983, the William S. Richardson School of Law moved into new facilities on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.
Recent developments
★ Justice Kennedy visited in Spring of 2006 as part of the school's Jurist-in-Residence program.
★ The William S. Richardson School of Law was ranked in the top tier as one of ''America's Top Law Schools'' in
2004 by ''Law School 100''.
★ The ''
U.S. News and World Report'' ranked it as one of ''America's Best Graduate Schools'' for
2005.
★ In 2003,
Aviam Soifer became the law school's newest Dean.
★ The William S. Richardson School of Law was ranked 97th among the top 100 law schools in the U.S. by ''
U.S. News & World Report''.
★ The William S. Richardson School of Law, NALSA team, comprised of Anosh Yaqoob and Scott Hovey, captured the 2007 National Native American Law Student Association Moot Court National Championship in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Yaqoob also garnered the 2nd Place Best Oralist Award.
Contact
William S. Richardson School of Law
2515 Dole Street
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822-2328
Resources
★
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
★
William S. Richardson School of Law
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William S. Richardson Law Library
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