Senate
Resolution
9
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
9
BY
PETERSEN
and
WHITVER
A
Resolution
congratulating
the
Drake
Law
School
on
the
1
150th
anniversary
of
its
founding
and
celebrating
2
Drake
Law
School
Day.
3
WHEREAS,
the
Drake
Law
School
is
one
of
the
oldest
4
law
schools
west
of
the
Mississippi
River
and
traces
5
its
beginnings
to
1865
when
Iowa
Supreme
Court
Justices
6
George
G.
Wright
and
Chester
C.
Cole
established
a
law
7
school
in
Des
Moines;
and
8
WHEREAS,
throughout
its
history,
Drake
University
9
has
been
a
leader
in
legal
education,
helping
form
10
the
Association
of
American
Law
Schools
as
a
charter
11
member
in
1900
and
being
accredited
by
the
American
12
Bar
Association
with
the
first
schools
eligible
in
13
1923;
and
14
WHEREAS,
a
Drake
legal
education
has
produced
a
15
statewide
group
of
thousands
of
lawyers
able
to
serve
16
their
communities
and
provide
legal
guidance
in
a
wide
17
range
of
forums
benefitting
Iowans
and
clients
in
Iowa
18
and
throughout
the
world;
and
19
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
executive,
judicial,
and
legislative
20
branches
are
well
served
by
Drake
Law
School
graduates,
21
including
alumni
sitting
as
the
Governor,
the
Chief
22
Justice
of
the
Iowa
Supreme
Court
and
Justices
on
23
the
Court,
Judges
on
the
Iowa
Court
of
Appeals,
and
24
district
judges,
and
as
members
in
both
the
Iowa
Senate
25
and
the
Iowa
House
of
Representatives;
and
26
WHEREAS,
Drake
Law
Centers
provide
outreach
and
27
education
well
beyond
the
campus,
including
the
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S.R.
9
Agricultural
Law
Center,
Constitutional
Law
Center,
1
Intellectual
Property
Law
Center,
Legislative
Practice
2
Center,
and
Center
for
Children’s
Rights;
and
3
WHEREAS,
the
Drake
Law
School
and
the
Legislative
4
Practice
Center
have
a
unique
partnership
with
the
5
Iowa
General
Assembly
and
those
legislators
who
have
6
mentored
students
through
internships
over
the
past
15
7
years
and
have
contributed
to
the
policy
experience
and
8
knowledge
of
hundreds
of
lawyers
who
now
work
in
Iowa
9
and
other
states
representing
nonprofit
organizations,
10
work
in
state
government,
including
in
the
legislative
11
branch,
and
in
other
public
policy
arenas;
NOW
12
THEREFORE,
13
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
14
congratulates
the
Drake
Law
School
on
the
150th
15
anniversary
of
the
Supreme
Court
Justices
founding
the
16
law
school
in
Des
Moines
in
1865
and
that
February
18,
17
2015,
be
dedicated
as
Drake
Law
School
Day.
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