List of deans of Columbia Law School

Deans of Columbia Law School:

ImageDeanTenureNotes
Theodore William Dwight1858–1891as "Warden", left to found New York Law School
William A. Keener1891–1901
George Washington Kirchwey1901–1910
Harlan Fiske Stone1910–1923earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1898
Huger Jervey1923–1927earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1913
Young Berryman Smith1927–1952earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1912
William Clements Warren1952–1970
Michael I. Sovern1970–1979earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. Left to become provost of Columbia University
Albert J. Rosenthal1979–1984
Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.1984–1986left to become president of Yale University
Barbara Aronstein Black1986–1991earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. First female dean of an Ivy League law school
Lance Liebman1991–1996
David W. Leebron1996–2004left to become president of Rice University
David M. Schizer2004–2014
Gillian Lester2015–2024
Daniel Abebe2024–
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