Pritzker School of Law

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The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, formerly known as Northwestern University School of Law from 1891 to 2015, is the law school of Northwestern University and located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is considered part of the T14, an unofficial designation in the legal community for the best law schools in the United States. Founded in 1859, it was the first law school established in the city of Chicago. Notable alumni include numerous governors of several states; Arthur Goldberg, United States Supreme Court justice; Adlai Stevenson, governor of Illinois, cabinet secretary, and Democratic presidential candidate; John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court justice; Newton Minow, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Harold Washington, the first black mayor of Chicago (1983–87) and, previously, a member of the United States House of Representatives; and JB Pritzker, current governor of Illinois.

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