| Miles Law School | |
|---|---|
| Established | August 26, 1974 |
| Dean | J. Richet Pearson[1] |
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. 33°28′53.13″N 86°54′31.9″W / 33.4814250°N 86.908861°W |
| Bar pass rate | 20% (1 of 5, July 2019 first timers), 4.3% (1 of 23, July 2018 repeats) [2] |
| Website | www |
Miles Law School is a law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is independent of Miles College.
Miles Law School was founded on August 26, 1974. Among the founders were Bishop C. A. Kirkendoll of the C.M.E. Church, Dr. W. Clyde Williams, former president of Miles College, former Alabama Judge and state Senator J. Richmond Pearson, and Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Program of Study
The school offers a four-year part-time evening program. Graduates of the law school receive the Juris Doctor. Of the 31 Miles alumni who took the Alabama bar exam in February 2020, none passed.[3]
| July 2016 | Feb 2017 | July 2017 | Feb 2018 | July 2018 | Feb 2019 | July 2019 | Feb 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Time Takers | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Passed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| % Pass | 16.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 20.0% | --- |
| Repeaters | 18 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
| Passed | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| % Pass | 5.6% | 21.4% | 11.1% | 12.5% | --- | --- | 4.3% | --- |
| Total Takers | 24 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 31 |
| Passed | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | --- | --- | 2 | 0 |
| % Pass | 8.3% | 16.7% | 9.5% | 11.8% | --- | --- | 7.1% | --- |
Accreditation
Miles Law School is not accredited by the American Bar Association.[4] It is one of two unaccredited law schools in Alabama, the other being the Birmingham School of Law.[5] Miles Law graduates are however eligible to take the Alabama Bar Exam pursuant to the authority granted by the Alabama Legislature and the Alabama Supreme Court.[6]
Notable alumni
- William A. Bell, Mayor of Birmingham
- Danny Carr, District attorney of Jefferson County, Alabama
- Bobby Singleton, Alabama State Senator
- Carole Smitherman, former Mayor of Birmingham, current Circuit Court Judge
- Rodger Smitherman, Alabama State Senator
- Ontario Tillman, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
References
- ↑ "Miles Law School - Our Dean". Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ↑ Alabama State Bar Detailed Examinee Statistics for July 2019
- 1 2 "Alabama State Bar Admission Office - Exam Statistics". admissions.alabar.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ↑ US Non-ABA Approved Law Schools, Law School Admission Council, Inc.
- ↑ Group, Sinclair Broadcast (2013-07-30). "Dean of Miles Law School addresses poor Alabama Bar passage rates". WBMA. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ↑ Section 34-3-2.1: Certified graduates of certain law schools authorized to take bar exam Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. Alabama State Legislature.
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