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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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James Gould (5 December 1770 in Branford, Connecticut – 11 May 1838 in Litchfield, Connecticut) was a jurist and an early professor at the Litchfield Law School. Biography [ edit ]
William Tracy Gould (October 25, 1799 – July 18, 1882) was an American lawyer and founder of the Augusta Law School, the first law school in the part of the United States known as the Deep South. Gould, son of Judge James Gould and Sally McCurdy Tracy Gould was born in Litchfield, Connecticut on October 25, 1799.
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.
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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.