top 20 Schools 2007

The top 20 law schools according to the 9th edition of Judging the Law Schools.

The publication compares all accredited law schools based on criteria identified as significant by the ABA's Council of the Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, according to a release about the rankings.

Below is the current top 20, with last year's ranking in parentheses:

   1. Harvard University (1)
   2. Georgetown University (2)
   3. University of Texas (3)
   4. University of Virginia (4)
   5. Northwestern University (7)
   6. New York University (5)
   7. Columbia University (8)
   8. Yale Law School (6)
   9. University of Michigan (12)
  10. University of Minnesota (10)
  11. George Washington University (9)
  12. University of Pennsylvania (14)
  13. University of California-Los Angeles (18)
  14. American University (11)
  15. Fordham University (13)
  16. Thomas M. Cooley Law School (16)
  17. University of California-Berkeley (15)
  18. University of California-Hastings (19)
  19. Stanford University (22)
  20. Brooklyn Law School (23)