Following is a list of deans of the William & Mary Law School, formally the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, which is the oldest extant law school in the United States, having been founded in 1779 at the urging of alumnus Thomas Jefferson.
The law school was closed from 1861 to 1921, when it was revived.
1779–1861 Image Name Took office Left office Notes 1779 1789 1790 1804 1804 1813 1813 1818 1819 1834 1834 1851 Longest-serving dean. 1852 1855 1855 1858 1859 1861
1923–Present Image Name Took office Left office Notes 1923 1932 1932 1942 1942 1946 Acting Dean 1946 1947 1947 1948 1948 1962 Acting Dean, 1948–1950 1962 1969 Acting Dean, 1962–1963 1969 1975 Acting Dean, 1969–1970 1975 1976 Acting Dean 1976 1985 1985 1992 1992 1993 Acting Dean 1993 1994 Acting Dean 1994 1997 1997 1998 Acting Dean 1998 2008 2008 2009 Interim Dean 2009 2020 2020 present
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