List of deans of Harvard Law School

The dean of Harvard Law School is the head of Harvard Law School. The current dean is John C.P. Goldberg—the 14th person to hold the post—who succeeded John Manning in 2024 on an interim basis before assuming the position permanently in 2025.

List of deans of Harvard Law School

Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Since its founding, 14 people have officially served as dean.

No. Picture NameTook office Left office 1 Christopher Columbus Langdell 1870 1895 2 James Barr Ames 1895 1910 3 Ezra Ripley Thayer 1910 1915 4 Roscoe Pound 1916 1936 5 James M. Landis 1937 1946 6 Erwin Griswold 1946 1967 7 Derek Bok 1968 1971 8 Albert Sacks 1971 1981 9 James Vorenberg 1981 1989 10 Robert C. Clark 1989 2003 11 Elena Kagan 2003 2009 12 Martha Minow 2009 201713John F. Manning2017202414John C. P. Goldberg2024 (interim) 2025 (permanent)present

Acting deans Several individuals have also served as acting dean at one time or another. They are: Samuel Williston (1909–10), Austin Wakeman Scott (1915–16), Edward Henry Warren (1921–22), Joseph Warren (1925–26 and 1929), Joseph Henry Beale (1929–30), Edmund Morris Morgan (1936–37, 1942–45), Robert Amory Jr. (1948), Livingston Hall (1959), Andrew James Casner (1967–68), Howell E. Jackson (2009), and John C. P. Goldberg (March 14, 2024 to July 1, 2025).

See also Law school dean

References

External links https://web.archive.org/web/20150906053618/http://hls.harvard.edu/library/historical-special-collections/research-assistance/deans-of-harvard-law-school/