Nell Jessup Newton
Nell Jessup Newton | |
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| 10th Dean of the Notre Dame Law School | |
| In office July 1, 2009 – July 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia A. O'Hara |
| Succeeded by | G. Marcus Cole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of California, Hastings College of the Law (JD) |
Nell Jessup Newton is an American legal scholar who has held deanships at six law schools, a record in U.S. legal education.
Throughout her career, Newton has served as dean at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly Hastings College of Law), and Notre Dame Law School. She was interim dean at the University of Miami School of Law for the 2021-22 academic year, and at Wake Forest University School of Law for the 2022-23 academic year.
She returned to Notre Dame as a professor of law for the 2023-24 academic year and transitioned to emerita status at the end of the spring 2024 semester.
Her academic focus is on federal law relating to Native Americans.