House Resolution 10 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 10 BY NUNN , MEYER , and OLDSON A Resolution congratulating the Drake Law School. 1 WHEREAS, the Drake Law School is one of the oldest 2 law schools west of the Mississippi River and traces 3 its beginnings to 1865 when Iowa Supreme Court Justices 4 George G. Wright and Chester C. Cole established a law 5 school in Des Moines; and 6 WHEREAS, throughout its history, Drake University 7 has been a leader in legal education, helping form 8 the Association of American Law Schools as a charter 9 member in 1900 and being accredited by the American 10 Bar Association with the first schools eligible in 11 1923; and 12 WHEREAS, a Drake legal education has enabled 13 thousands of lawyers to serve their communities and 14 provide legal guidance in a wide range of forums 15 benefitting Iowans and clients in Iowa and throughout 16 the world; and 17 WHEREAS, Iowa’s executive, judicial, and legislative 18 branches are well served by Drake Law School graduates, 19 including alumni sitting as the Governor, the Chief 20 Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court and Justices on 21 the Court, Judges on the Iowa Court of Appeals, and 22 district judges, and as members in both the Iowa House 23 of Representatives and the Iowa Senate; and 24 WHEREAS, Drake Law Centers provide outreach and 25 education well beyond the campus, including the 26 Agricultural Law Center, Constitutional Law Center, 27 Intellectual Property Law Center, Legislative Practice 28 -1- LSB 2321HH (3) 86 tr/rj 1/ 2
H.R. 10 Center, and Center for Children’s Rights; and 1 WHEREAS, the Drake Law School and the Legislative 2 Practice Center have a unique partnership with the 3 Iowa General Assembly and those legislators who have 4 mentored students through internships over the past 15 5 years and have contributed to the policy experience 6 and knowledge of hundreds of lawyers who now work 7 in Iowa and other states representing nonprofit 8 organizations, and work in state government, including 9 in the legislative branch, and in other public policy 10 arenas; NOW THEREFORE, 11 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 12 the House of Representatives congratulates the Drake 13 Law School on the 150th anniversary of the Supreme 14 Court Justices founding the law school in Des Moines 15 in 1865. 16 -2- LSB 2321HH (3) 86 tr/rj 2/ 2