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Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is a law school in New Orleans, Louisiana affiliated with Loyola University New Orleans. Loyola's law school opened in 1914. The School of Law was renamed the College of Law with the passage of the PATHWAYS Plan on May 19, 2006. The College of Law is one of only three law schools in the nation to offer curricula in both the Civil Law of Louisiana and the Common Law of the 49 other states (the others are Tulane Law School and Paul M. Hebert Law Center).

The College also houses the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center, a legal research and education center.

Notable Alumni.

• J. Skelly Wright (1934). Former Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana during the Civil Rights Movement; former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

• Charles Foti. Former Criminal Sheriff of Orleans Parish, Louisiana; Attorney General of Louisiana.

• Harry Lee (1967). Former Parish Attorney for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; Sheriff of Jefferson Parish.

• Marion Edwards. Brother and longtime political advisor to former Governor of Louisiana Edwin Edwards.

• Mitch Landrieu. Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana; Candidate for the 2006 New Orleans Mayoral Election.

• Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice

• Jeannette Theriot Knoll. Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice

• Chet D. Traylor. Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice

External links

• Official site