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- The school was formally opened at the College's centennial celebration in 1847, with an extended discourse by Chief Justice (later Chancellor) Henry Woodhull Green 1820 on the need for a well-educated bar.
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Princeton did have—albeit briefly—a law school. In 1847, only thirty years after Harvard Law School was founded3 and a mere four years after Yale began confer-ring law degrees,4 the Princeton University Law School was formally opened at Princeton’s centennial celebration, although the institution was then named the
Princeton University was founded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, shortly before moving into the newly built Nassau Hall in Princeton.In 1783, for about four months Nassau Hall hosted the United States Congress, and many of the students went on to become leaders of the young republic.
Princeton did host a Princeton Law School for a short period, before eventually closing in 1852 due to poor income. Princeton's lack of other professional schools can be attributed to a university focus on undergraduates.
The school was formally opened at the College's centennial celebration in 1847, with an extended discourse by Chief Justice (later Chancellor) Henry Woodhull Green 1820 on the need for a well-educated bar. Despite its auspicious beginnings, the Law School failed to become viable.
Oct 13, 2014 · Entries on the following dates, at least, contain references to creating a law school: June 26, 1871; January 23, 1897; December 14, 1899; October 24, 1918; April 12, 1923; April 11, 1929; and September 1974 (restricted until 2024).
Less than a year after Yale’s decision to become coeducational in November 1968, Princeton became coeducational in the fall of 1969. In September 1969, Princeton’s first class of female students — 101 female first-years and 70 female transfer students — joined the student body, resulting in a roughly 20:1 male to female student ratio .
Dec 30, 2014 · The first of these was Tapping Reeve, a former Princeton instructor who founded what became the Litchfield Law School in his home office. Litchfield alumni went on to form rival schools, including the precursors to Yale Law School, Cincinnati Law School, and George Washington University Law School.
