List of deans of Columbia Law School

Deans of Columbia Law School:

Image Dean Tenure Notes Theodore William Dwight, Columbia Law School. 1858–1891 as "Warden", left to found New York Law School William A. Keener 1891–1901 George Washington Kirchwey, New York Times. 1901–1910 Harlan Fiske Stone 1910–1923 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1898 Huger Jervey 1923–1927 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1913 , A Brief History of Women at CLS, Columbia Law School. Young Berryman Smith 1927–1952 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1912 , Expanding Curriculum, Columbia Law School. William Clements Warren 1952–1970 Michael I. Sovern, Columbia Law School. 1970–1979 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. Left to become provost of Columbia University Albert J. Rosenthal 1979–1984 Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. 1984–1986 left to become president of Yale University Barbara Aronstein Black, Columbia Law School. 1986–1991 earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. First female dean of an Ivy League law school Lance Liebman 1991–1996 David W. Leebron 1996–2004 left to become president of Rice University David M. Schizer 2004–2014 Gillian Lester 2015–2024 Daniel Abebe 2024–

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See also Law school dean