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30 de mar. de 2021 · The Litchfield Law School, founded in 1784 by Tapping Reeve, became the first professional law school in Connecticut, the first proprietary (i.e., ownership) law school not affiliated with an educational institution in the United States, and the second oldest law school in the nation (after the William & Mary Law School in Virginia).
Litchfield advocates argued that Tapping Reeve’s school began in 1774, when Tapping Reeve took his brother-in-law, Aaron Burr, into his home for law classes. The law school debate even reached Congressman Thomas N. Downing, who asked the Park Service to clarify the statement for historical accuracy.
The Reeve House & Law School is open mid-April through November; Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Fees: Adults $5.00; Children under 14, and Law Students are free; Seniors and Students $3.00 and Guided Group Tours are $7.00. The HOUSE & LAW SCHOOL are located at 82 South Street in Litchfield, CT.
5 de sept. de 2016 · More than 1,100 students attended the Litchfield Law School before it closed in 1833. Two of Reeve’s students (Aaron Burr and John C. Calhoun) went on to become Vice President. Fifteen of the students became governors. Three of the students became Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Twenty-eight students became United States ...
The Tapping Reeve House and Litchfield Law School takes visitors on a journey through the 19th century life of a real student who came to Litchfield for an education at the Litchfield Law School—the nation’s first law school—or the Litchfield Female Academy. Touring the school showcases the evolution of law education and instruction ...
7 de jul. de 2021 · The resulting campus became known as Litchfield Law School. It would run until 1833, with Reeve taking a step back in 1798 when he was chosen as an Associate Justice (later Chief Justice) of Connecticut’s Supreme Court. Tapping eventually handed it off to his employee James Gould a few years before his death.
Part I of this Note details the historical moment in which the Law School emerged, sketching both the political and social structure of colonial Connecticut and the multifaceted crisis facing that state’s leaders in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Part II describes the response of Litchfield’s elite to this unfolding crisis, focusing in […]
