Monday, April 27, 2009
2010 U.S News Lawyer/Judge Reputation Rankings (v. Overall Rankings)
Last week, I blogged the academic peer reputation component of the 2010 U.S. News Law School Rankings, along with each school's overall ranking. Here is the lawyer/judge reputation component (which counts for 15% in the U.S. News methodology), along with each school's overall ranking:
Lawyer/Judge
Rank
Lawyer/Judge
Score
School
Overall
Rank
1
4.8
Yale
1
1
4.8
Harvard
2
1
4.8
Stanford
3
4
4.6
Columbia
4
4
4.6
Chicago
6
4
4.6
Virginia
10
7
4.5
NYU
5
7
4.5
UC-Berkeley
6
7
4.5
Michigan
9
10
4.4
Pennsylvania
8
10
4.4
Duke
10
10
4.4
Georgetown
14
13
4.3
Northwestern
10
13
4.3
Cornell
13
15
4.2
Texas
15
16
4.1
Vanderbilt
17
17
3.9
Washington U.
19
17
3.9
North Carolina
30
19
3.8
UCLA
15
19
3.8
Emory
20
19
3.8
Notre Dame
23
19
3.8
Iowa
26
19
3.8
Geo. Washington
28
19
3.8
Washington & Lee
30
25
3.7
Minnesota
20
25
3.7
Boston College
26
25
3.7
UC-Hastings
39
28
3.6
USC
18
28
3.6
Boston University
20
28
3.6
Illinois
23
28
3.6
William & Mary
28
28
3.6
Wisconsin
35
28
3.6
Wake Forest
40
34
3.5
Indiana-Bloom.
23
34
3.5
U. Washington
30
34
3.5
Ohio State
35
34
3.5
UC-Davis
35
38
3.4
Fordham
30
38
3.4
Tulane
45
40
3.3
Alabama
30
40
3.3
Georgia
35
40
3.3
BYU
41
40
3.3
George Mason
41
40
3.3
Arizona
43
40
3.3
Florida
51
40
3.3
Villanova
61
47
3.2
American
45
47
3.2
SMU
49
47
3.2
Case Western
55
47
3.2
Baylor
65
47
3.2
Missouri-Columbia
65
47
3.2
Oregon
77
47
3.2
St. Louis
94
54
3.1
Maryland
43
54
3.1
Colorado
45
54
3.1
Utah
45
54
3.1
Arizona State
55
54
3.1
Kentucky
55
54
3.1
Kansas
65
60
3.0
Connecticut
52
60
3.0
Pepperdine
55
60
3.0
Houston
59
60
3.0
Lewis & Clark
61
60
3.0
Temple
65
60
3.0
Miami
71
60
3.0
Oklahoma
71
60
3.0
Santa Clara
85
60
3.0
Loyola-Chicago
87
60
3.0
Marquette
87
60
3.0
Gonzaga
100
60
3.0
Loyola-New Orleans
Tier 3
60
3.0
Nebraska
Tier 3
60
3.0
Wyoming
Tier 3
74
2.9
Cardozo
49
74
2.9
Cincinnati
52
74
2.9
Tennessee
59
74
2.9
San Diego
61
74
2.9
Penn State
65
74
2.9
Loyola-LA
71
74
2.9
Pittsburgh
71
74
2.9
LSU
75
74
2.9
Richmond
77
74
2.9
Seattle
77
74
2.9
Seton Hall
77
74
2.9
Indiana-Indianapolis
87
74
2.9
Catholic
94
74
2.9
Michigan State
Tier 3
74
2.9
Mississippi
Tier 3
89
2.8
Florida State
52
89
2.8
Denver
77
89
2.8
New Mexico
77
89
2.8
Rutgers-Camden
77
89
2.8
DePaul
87
89
2.8
Rutgers-Newark
87
89
2.8
Creighton
Tier 3
89
2.8
Syracuse
Tier 3
97
2.7
Georgia State
65
97
2.7
South Carolina
87
97
2.7
Arkansas-Fayetteville
94
97
2.7
Northeastern
94
97
2.7
Louisville
98
97
2.7
San Francisco
98
97
2.7
Maine
100
97
2.7
Drake
Tier 3
97
2.7
Howard
Tier 3
97
2.7
South Dakota
Tier 3
97
2.7
Vermont
Tier 3
97
2.7
Valparaiso
Tier 4
97
2.7
Willamette
Tier 4
110
2.6
Brooklyn
61
110
2.6
UNLV
75
110
2.6
Chicago-Kent
77
110
2.6
St. John's
87
110
2.6
Hofstra
100
110
2.6
Franklin Pierce
Tier 3
110
2.6
Hawaii
Tier 3
110
2.6
NY Law School
Tier 3
110
2.6
North Dakota
Tier 3
110
2.6
Pacific
Tier 3
110
2.6
St. Thomas (MN)
Tier 3
110
2.6
Texas Tech
Tier 3
110
2.6
Wayne State
Tier 3
123
2.5
Arkansas-Little Rock
Tier 3
123
2.5
Cleveland State
Tier 3
123
2.5
Idaho
Tier 3
123
2.5
Mercer
Tier 3
123
2.5
Missouri-KC
Tier 3
123
2.5
Montana
Tier 3
123
2.5
Akron
Tier 3
123
2.5
West Virginia
Tier 3
123
2.5
Baltimore
Tier 4
123
2.5
Dayton
Tier 4
123
2.5
Duquesne
Tier 4
134
2.4
Memphis
Tier 3
134
2.4
Stetson
Tier 3
134
2.4
Hamline
Tier 4
134
2.4
Suffolk
Tier 4
134
2.4
Tulsa
Tier 4
134
2.4
Washburn
Tier 4
140
2.3
Albany
Tier 3
140
2.3
Samford
Tier 3
140
2.3
Toledo
Tier 3
140
2.3
William Mitchell
Tier 3
140
2.3
John Marshall
Tier 4
140
2.3
Southern Illinois
Tier 4
140
2.3
St. Mary's
Tier 4
140
2.3
Widener
Tier 4
148
2.2
SUNY-Buffalo
85
148
2.2
Campbell
Tier 4
148
2.2
CUNY
Tier 4
148
2.2
Mississippi College
Tier 4
148
2.2
New England
Tier 4
148
2.2
Northern Illinois
Tier 4
148
2.2
South Texas
Tier 4
155
2.1
Chapman
Tier 3
155
2.1
Ohio Northern
Tier 3
155
2.1
Quinnipiac
Tier 3
155
2.1
California Western
Tier 4
155
2.1
Golden Gate
Tier 4
155
2.1
N. Carolina Central
Tier 4
155
2.1
Pace
Tier 4
155
2.1
Roger Williams
Tier 4
155
2.1
Thomas Jefferson
Tier 4
155
2.1
Whittier
Tier 4
165
2.0
Capital
Tier 4
165
2.0
Detroit Mercy
Tier 4
165
2.0
Florida International
Tier 4
165
2.0
Northern Kentucky
Tier 4
165
2.0
Nova
Tier 4
165
2.0
Oklahoma City
Tier 4
171
1.9
Southwestern
Tier 3
171
1.9
Ave Maria
Tier 4
171
1.9
St. Thomas (FL)
Tier 4
171
1.9
Texas Southern
Tier 4
171
1.9
Thomas Cooley
Tier 4
176
1.8
Southern
Tier 4
176
1.8
W. New England
Tier 4
178
1.6
Appalachian
Tier 4
178
1.6
Barry
Tier 4
178
1.6
Florida Coastal
Tier 4
178
1.6
Regent
Tier 4
178
1.6
Texas Wesleyan
Tier 4
178
1.6
Touro
Tier 4
184
1.5
District of Columbia
Tier 4
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2009/04/2010-us-news-lawyerjudge.html
Comments
This makes the point I suggested last time. Basically these are time lag reputations, based on what each of the schools was thought of 20-30 years ago when the respondents were in law school and ignoring intermediate developments. It's somewhat akin to polling people as to who won the World Series last year (many would likely say the Yankees) instead of who actually won.
I think there's a broader point here. TaxProf should and could be a vehicle for promoting serious discussion of tax issues among academics, practitioners, and Government officials. Why in the world does it waste its time shaking and baking the US News rankings, which are not even tax-related, and when will someone start a more serious blog that does what this one ought to?
Posted by: mike livingston | Apr 27, 2009 8:36:10 AM
He wastes his time on them because he is a huge time Chicago fluffer. Every time he "reconfigures" the rankings, it bumps up Chicago at least into the Top 5, if not higher. Also, many of the new rankings he creates put Chicago there as well. We get it - the rankings should put Chicago higher. But, sorry, they do not.
Posted by: Rando | Apr 28, 2009 7:35:24 AM