Minority Law School Deans

Here is a list of minority deans of U.S. law schools compiled by Dean Athornia (Thorny) Steele (Nova):

1.  Alex Acosta Florida International

2.  Linda Ammons Widener

3.  Craig Boise Cleveland State

4.  David Brennen Kentucky

5.  Charles E. Cantu St. Mary’s

6.  Jim Chen Louisville

7.  Leticia Diaz Barry

8.  Christopher Edley UC Berkeley

9.  JoAnne Epps Temple

10.  John Y. Gotanda Villanova

11.  Claudio Grossman American

12.  Phoebe Haddon Maryland

13.  Dannye R. Holley Thurgood Marshall

14.  Kevin Johnson UC Davis

15.  Donald Lewis Hamline

16.  Maria Pabón López Loyola-New Orleans

17.  Shirley Mays Phoenix

18.  Veryl Miles Catholic

19.  Rachel Moran UCLA

20.  Blake Morant Wake Forest

21.  Makau Mutua Buffalo

22.  Stacy Leeds Arkansas (July 1)

23.  Cynthia Nance Arkansas (until July 1)

24.  Camille A. Nelson Suffolk

25.  Mark C. Niles Seattle

26.  Leroy Pernell Florida A&M

27.  Raymond Pierce North Carolina Central

28.  Freddie Pitcher Southern

29.  Jennifer Rosato Northern Illionois

30.  Vincent D. Rougeau Boston College

31.  Kurt Schmoke Howard

32.  Athornia Steele Nova

33.  Robert Ward Southern New ENgland; U Mass Dartmouth

34.  Kevin Washburn New Mexico

35.  Fred White Texas Wesleyan

36.  John V. White University of Nevada at Las Vegas

37.  Frank H. Wu UC Hastings

There currently are 201 ABA-approved law schools.  It is interesting that four of the five University of California-affiliated law schools (UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Hastings) have deans on this list.

KJ