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The Litchfield Law School was a law school in Litchfield, Connecticut, that operated from 1774 to 1833. Litchfield was the first independent law school established in America for reading law . Founded and led by lawyer Tapping Reeve , the proprietary school was unaffiliated with any college or university. [ 3 ]
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In 1784, the first law school in the United States, the so-named Litchfield Law School, was established by judge and legal scholar Tapping Reeve. Prior to its establishment, Reeve had accepted several legal apprentices since he had settled there in 1773, but saw such demand for his expertise that he formally opened the one-room school within a ...
Gould's descendant, Col. John W. Barnes, bequeathed the Gould family estate in trust to USC (University of Southern California) Law in 1940. Two decades later, the law program of USC was renamed to the "Gould School of Law", continuing James Gould's legacy. Another descendant (his great-grandson) was noted New York Times TV critic, Jack Gould.
Tapping Reeve (October 1, 1744 – December 13, 1823) was an American lawyer, judge, and law educator. In 1784 he opened the Litchfield Law School, the first law school in the United States, in Litchfield, Connecticut.
Law School City/Town Founded Litchfield Law School: Litchfield: 1773 (closed 1833) Quinnipiac University School of Law: North Haven: 1995 University of Connecticut School of Law: Hartford: 1921 Yale Law School: New Haven: 1843
The school rose to prominence at the same time at the Litchfield Law School, operating simultaneously in Litchfield, CT and founded by Tapping Reeve in 1784. Students often attended each school from the same families - sons attending the Litchfield Law School and daughters attending the Litchfield Female Academy.
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