S.J. Quinney College of Law

The S.J. Quinney College of Law is the law school of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was established in 1913. Utah law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is accredited by the American Bar Association. The 2020 US News & World Report Law School Rankings place the S.J. Quinney College of Law at 45th of 198 in the country.
New Law School Building.
A new $62.5 million law building was opened on September 1, 2015, which is LEED Platinum certified and includes a cafe, secured-access student study areas, a furnished and landscaped roof-top terrace with wifi access, and a 450-person moot courtroom.
Campus.
The law school building is located in the south-west corner of campus directly north of the stadium light rail station and Rice-Eccles Stadium, home of the two-time BCS bowl champion Utah Utes football team.
Law library.
The James E. Faust Law Library (formerly the S.J. Quinney Law Library) is completely integrated into the new law school building. The first, parts of the second, and the sixth floors of the building are open to the public; materials located on upper floors can be retrieved for public patrons. JD Librarians teach a basic legal research course in the first year.
Reputation.
According to the widely cited USNWR 2019 Law School Rankings, the S.J. Quinney College of Law was named a "Top Tier" Law School and is currently ranked #47 out of more than 205 law schools in the United States. It is also ranked #8 in Environmental Law. Several University of Utah law students have been chosen for prestigious internships and clerkships, including four graduates who have served as clerks to Supreme Court Justices. Tyler R. Green, a 2005 graduate of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas during the October 2009 term. Utah has the 3rd lowest student to faculty ratio at 7.3:1, behind only Yale and Stanford at 7.3:1 and 8:1, respectively.
Admissions, and bar passage.
There were 1,277 applicants for the incoming class of 2012 at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, and 128 students were enrolled; the incoming class had a median LSAT score of 160 and median GPA of 3.60. The 25th–75th percentile LSAT range was 156–163, and the 25th–75th percentile range for GPA was 3.41–3.76.
The overall bar passage rate in 2009 was about 85.5%, with 75% passing in February and 90% passing in July.
Costs.
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at S.J. Quinney School of Law for the 2017–2018 academic year is $26,758 for residents and $50,816 for nonresidents.
Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner.
In 2019 Elizabeth Kronk Warner became the 12th Dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, succeeding Robert Adler who had been in place since 2014. She is the first woman and Native American named to deanship in the school's 106-year history. 
Organizations.
Campus organizations in alphabetical order include:
Scholarly publications.
The S.J. Quinney College of Law currently publishes three legal journals:
Notable alumni.
State Supreme Court
State Government
Federal Court
Federal Government