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The University of Georgia School of Law (also referred to as Georgia Law) is a graduate school of the University of Georgia. Founded in 1859 and located in Athens, Georgia, USA, about an hour away from the commercial and transportation hub that is Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia Law is the second oldest of the University's schools and colleges, second only to Franklin College. Georgia Law offers three degrees – the Juris Doctor (traditional three-year law degree), the Master of Laws (one-year degree, post Juris Doctor) and the Master in the Study of Law (part-time and full-time, post undergraduate degree for those not wanting to practice law).〔http://law.uga.edu/curriculum〕 ==History and Environment== The law school was created in December 1859 and was originally housed in the law offices of Lumpkin & Cobb, which were located on the corner of Prince Avenue and Pulaski Street in Athens. In 1861, the school closed due to the Civil War and was reopened in 1867. Two of its co-founders, Joseph Henry Lumpkin and T.R.R. Cobb, died during this period. (The law school's third co-founder was William Hope Hull, former U.S. Treasury Solicitor.) When the school reopened, it was located in the Ivy Building (now the south wing of the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building) on the University of Georgia campus. After continuing to grow, the law school moved in 1919 into the former Athenaeum Club building on the northeast corner of Broad Street and Lumpkin Street. The school remained in this building until Harold Hirsch Hall was erected in 1932, providing additional class rooms, offices and the Alexander Campbell King Law Library.〔(''History of the University of Georgia'', Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949, pp.216,829 )〕 Hirsch Hall was greatly expanded in 1967 with a large addition that provided an expansion for the law school's Alexander Campbell King Law Library and added several classrooms, common areas, offices and a multi-use auditorium. Subsequently, a new annex building was added that provided even more library space, Georgia Law faculty offices, and offices for student publications. Next, Dean Rusk Hall was constructed adjacent to the main library, named after Georgia Law professor, and former U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk. Thus far the latest addition to the law school's facilities includes an enclosed courtyard for relaxed gathering by students and faculty. The law school complex is located on "Old Campus" that is a registered historic area, is covered with old growth trees and historic buildings, and is within walking distance of historic Victorian-era downtown Athens and covered parking decks. Located in northeast Georgia, Athens has grown alongside the University of Georgia and its students for the past two centuries. The Classic City, as it is known, mixes small-town charm and comfort with a progressive atmosphere and a rich art, culinary, music and intellectual culture. Athens has been named the "Best College Music Town in the Country" by Rolling Stone, was also ranked a "Top Arts Destination" by AmericanStyle, has recognized restaurants including a top ten restaurant in the South selected by Southern Living, was chosen as one of "America's Greenest Cities" by Popular Science, and voted the nation's "Second Best College Town" by Sports Illustrated. Nestled below the Blue Ridge Mountains, Athens is only about an hour's drive from the commercial, government, entertainment, and transportation hub that is Atlanta, which city's economy ranks 15th among world cities and sixth in the nation, and which contains the country's third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Georgia School of Law」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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