Historically, Texas Tech law students have done well on the bar exam. 

With a first-time pass rate of 94.52 percent, the Texas Tech University School of Law led all Texas law schools on the July Bar Examination.

The overall pass rate for graduates of the nine Texas law schools taking the bar for the first time was 89.41 percent.

“It is obviously a great thing to be ranked No. 1 in Texas on the law licensing examination,” said Walt Huffman, dean of the law school. “These excellent results validate in a very important way the quality of the legal education at Texas Tech.”

Huffman said Texas Tech students and faculty work extremely hard to maintain the school’s traditionally high bar passage rate.

Historically, Texas Tech law students have done well on the bar exam. In February 2000, Texas Tech law students achieved a 100 percent passing rate for first-time exam takers. In February 2005, Texas Tech topped all Texas law schools, with a 90.63 pass rate, and in July 2005, was again the top public law school, with a 91.01 passing rate. In February 2008, Texas Tech again had the best pass rate among public law schools with 92.86 percent.

The overall pass rate for graduates of the nine Texas law schools taking the bar for the first time was 89.41 percent.

“It is obviously a great thing to be ranked No. 1 in Texas on the law licensing examination,” said Walt Huffman, dean of the law school. “These excellent results validate in a very important way the quality of the legal education at Texas Tech.”

Huffman said Texas Tech students and faculty work extremely hard to maintain the school’s traditionally high bar passage rate. 

Historically, Texas Tech law students have done well on the bar exam. In February 2000, Texas Tech law students achieved a 100 percent passing rate for first-time exam takers. In February 2005 Texas Tech topped all Texas law schools, with a 90.63 pass rate, and in July 2005 was again the top public law school, with a 91.01 passing rate. In February 2008 Texas Tech again had the best pass rate among public law schools with 92.86 percent.

CONTACT: Casey Carson, director of alumni relations, Texas Tech University School of Law, (806) 742-3990 ext. 315, or casey.carson@ttu.edu.

Richard Rosen, vice dean and professor at Texas Tech University’s School of Law, is a military law expert available to discuss what those issues might be and how in a military setting, legal issues are approached differently than in a civilian setting.

“As a soldier, the perpetrator will likely be tried by court-martial,” Rosen said. “Most of Fort Hood is on land on which the federal government exercises exclusive jurisdiction. Therefore, state courts will not be involved.

 “Soldiers wounded or killed have no legal recourse against the Army or federal government—their claims are barred by Supreme Court precedent.  Whether civilians may sue depends upon their status.” 

Rosen is willing to address the issue of the potential lawsuits if necessary.

Rosen was Staff Judge Advocate of III Armored Corps at Fort Hood from 1999-2001.  He also had a previous assignment as Staff Judge Advocate of the 1^st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood from 1992-1994.

Rosen can be reached at (806) 742-3990 ext. 303 or at richard.rosen@ttu.edu.

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CONTACT:  Leslie Cranford, senior writer, Office of Communications & Marketing, (806) 742-2136, or leslie.cranford@ttu.edu. 

Debra Parrish is an attorney who has worked with academic medical centers, research institutions and high technology and start-up companies, particularly those in the life sciences area.

Events during Parrish’s visit include:

Tuesday (Oct. 27)

9-10:30 a.m.: An information technology session will he held at the Student Union Building’s Escondido Theater.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: A luncheon with Texas Tech admistratation and deans will be held in the Red Raider Ballroom in the Student Union Building.

3-4:30 p.m.: A graduate student and faculty session will take place at the Merket Alumni Center.

Wednesday (Oct. 28)

9-10:30 a.m.: A session will be held with students and faculty from Texas Tech’s School of Law in Room 107 at the law school.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: A luncheon with students and faculty members from Texas Tech’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences Center will be held in Room 100 at the HSC Academic Classroom Building.

These events are made possible through the combined efforts of the office of the Texas Tech Chief Information Officer, Texas Tech School of Law, Health Sciences Center and Graduate School, with the generous support of the Helen Jones Foundation and the University Enhancement Plan.

CONTACT: Donna Rogers, development officer, Graduate School, Texas Tech University, (806) 742-2781, or donna.rogers@ttu.edu.

Texas Tech University’s School of Law and Rawls College of Business have garnered positions in the 2010 Princeton Review’s The Best 172 Law Schools and The Best 301 Business Schools respectively. The comprehensive reference books are available at book stores.

The Princeton Review does not rank the schools on a single hierarchical list or name one school best overall. Instead, the book has 11 ranking lists of the top 10 schools in various categories.

Every school that appears in the Best 301 Business Schools and in the Best 172 Law Schools received an Admissions Selectivity rating, and the schools from which they received student surveys were also given Academic Experience, Professors Interesting, Professors Accessible and Career ratings. Only the top 10 schools in each of the 11 ranking categories appear on the ranking lists. Texas Tech’s School of Law ranked seventh in the list of schools with the most conservative students.

The Princeton Review compiled the lists based on its surveys of 18,000 students attending the 172 law schools and 19,000 students attending the 301 business schools listed in the books, and on school-reported data. Only schools that permitted the Princeton Review to survey their students were eligible for consideration for these lists.

Conducted during the 2008-09, 2007-08 and 2006-07 academic years, the student surveys were primarily completed online. One list, “Toughest to Get Into,” is based solely on institutional data. The lists are posted at www.PrincetonReview.com. View all narrative profiles and ranking lists in the law school book and the business school book.

The books also contain advice on applying to the schools and funding degrees. The books are two of 200 Princeton Review titles published by Random House. The company is not affiliated with Princeton University.

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The Princeton Review does not rank the schools on a single hierarchical list or name one school best overall.  Instead, the book has 11 ranking lists of the top 10 schools in various categories. 

Every school that appears in the Best 301 Business Schools and in the Best 172 Law Schools received an Admissions Selectivity rating, and the schools from which they received student surveys were also given Academic Experience, Professors Interesting, Professors Accessible, and Career ratings. Only the top 10 schools in each of the 11 ranking categories appear on the ranking lists. Texas Tech’s School of Law ranked seventh in the list of schools with the most conservative students.

The Princeton Review compiled the lists based on its surveys of 18,000 students attending the 172 law schools and 19,000 students attending the 301 business schools listed in the books, and on school-reported data. Only schools that permitted the Princeton Review to survey their students were eligible for consideration for these lists. 

Conducted during the 2008-09, 2007-08 and 2006-07 academic years, the student surveys were primarily completed online.  One list, “Toughest to Get Into,” is based solely on institutional data.  The lists are posted at www.PrincetonReview.com.  All narrative profiles and ranking lists in the law school book are available at www.PrincetonReview.com/law/, with similar business college information at www.PrincetonReview.com/mba/.

The books also contain advice on applying to the schools and funding degrees.   The books are two of 200 Princeton Review titles published by Random House.  The company is not affiliated with Princeton University.

Contact: Leslie Cranford, senior editor, Communications and Marketing, Texas Tech University, (806) 742-2136, or leslie.cranford@ttu.edu.

Walter Huffman has served as dean of the Texas Tech University School of law since 2002.

The National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies has appointed Texas Tech University School of Law Dean Walter Huffman as a Distinguished Senior Fellow.

Huffman will serve as the national security law expert during crisis simulations held by the institute in Washington, D.C.

“In addition to the personal honor of this appointment, I am very pleased that this also recognizes the strength of our school of law and Texas Tech University at the national level of our government,” Huffman said.

Huffman will help evaluate critical national security strategy and policy issues and provide professional insight and expertise to the Secretary of Defense Strategic Policy Forum in crisis simulation events for Executive Branch officials, members of Congress and senior-level military staff. The Department of Defense values this forum as a way to gain Congressional and interagency insight and experience on national security issues and policy.

The institute, established in 1984, holds four crisis simulation exercises each year. The next event is scheduled for late September.

Huffman said he is extremely honored to be appointed to the prestigious position and noted that it fits with the national security law class he has taught at Texas Tech for the last seven years.

Huffman will continue as dean and W. Frank Newton Professor of Law at Texas Tech while serving in this appointment.

A retired Army Major General, Huffman has served as dean of the Texas Tech School of Law since 2002. He was formerly a senior assistant for law and policy to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and, prior to that position, served as the Judge Advocate General of the Army – the Army’s senior military lawyer.

Huffman will serve as the national security law expert during crisis simulations held by the institute in Washington, D.C. 

“In addition to the personal honor of this appointment, I am very pleased that this appointment also recognizes the strength of our school of law and Texas Tech University at the national level of our government,” Huffman said.

Huffman will help evaluate critical national security strategy and policy issues and to provide professional insight and expertise to the Secretary of Defense Strategic Policy Forum in crisis simulation events for Executive Branch officials, members of Congress, and senior-level military staff. The Department of Defense values this forum as a way to gain Congressional and interagency insight and experience on national security issues and policy.

The institute, established in 1984, holds four crisis simulation exercises each year. The next event is scheduled for late September.

Huffman said that he is extremely honored to be appointed to the prestigious position and noted that it fits with the national security law class he has taught at Texas Tech for the last seven years.

Huffman will continue as dean and W. Frank Newton Professor of Law at Texas Tech while serving in this appointment.

A retired Army Major General, Huffman has served as dean of the Texas Tech School of Law since 2002. He was formerly a senior assistant for law and policy to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and, prior to that position, served as the Judge Advocate General of the Army – the Army’s senior military lawyer.

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CONTACT: Casey Carson, director of alumni relations, Texas Tech University School of Law, (806) 742-3990 ext. 315, or casey.carson@ttu.edu.

The problem is that in some parts of the world, such as Canada, fresh water is cheap and plentiful, so it gets wasted, while in areas where it’s scarce, governments often have little incentive to get it to the people who need it the most. “Scarcity is not a quantity issue: it’s a distribution issue,” says law professor Gabriel Eckstein of the Texas Tech School of Law. “We have enough fresh water globally to provide every person on earth a hundred times over.” Private water markets, he says, could get it to the people who need it. For instance, Singapore has been buying water from Malaysia, and Israel has considered a similar agreement with Turkey. Greenland, newly flush with glacial runoff thanks to global warming, is looking to export surplus supplies, according to its deputy minister of foreign affairs. It has 10 per cent of the world’s fresh water reserves and a population that barely tips 57,000.