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List of Law School Deans

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Dean Name Years as Dean Other Notes
John Tucker Fall 1893 - Spring 1897
Charles Graves Fall 1897 - Spring 1899
Henry Tucker Fall 1899 - Spring 1902
William Vance Fall 1902 - Spring 1903
Martin Burks Fall 1903 - Spring 1917
Joseph Long Fall 1917 - Spring 1923
William Moreland Fall 1923 - Spring 1944
Clayton Williams Spring 1944 - Spring 1960
Charles Light Fall 1960 - Spring 1967
Robert Huntley Fall 1967 - Spring 1968
Roy L. Steinheimer Fall 1968 - Spring 1983
Frederic (Rick) L. Kirgis Fall 1983 - Spring 1988
Randall Bezanson Fall 1988 - Spring 1994
Barry Sullivan Fall 1994 - Spring 1999
Mark H. Grunewald Fall 1999 - Spring 2000;
Fall 2010 - Present
Interim Dean, 1999-2000, 2010-2012
David F. Partlett Fall 2000 - Spring 2006
Brian C. Murchison Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 Interim Dean, 2006-07
Rodney Smolla Fall 2007 - Spring 2010
Mark H. Grunewald Fall 1999 - Spring 2000;
Fall 2010 - Present
Interim Dean, 1999-2000, 2010-2012
Nora V. Demleitner Fall 2012 - Present

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