University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, also known as the University of Arizona College of Law, is the law school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona, United States and was the first law school founded in the State of Arizona, opening its doors in 1915. It was renamed in 1999 in honor of broadcasting executive James E. Rogers, a 1962 graduate of the school, and chairman of Sunbelt Communications Company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Each entering JD class at Arizona Law has around 150 students, with a total student body of 700 students (across all programs).
According to Arizona's 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 84.4% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage employment nine months after graduation.
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Employment
According to Arizona's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 70.7% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage employment nine months after graduation. Arizona's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 21.8%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. As a regional school, the vast majority of Arizona graduates are employed in Arizona.
Costs
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) for the three-year JD program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law for the 2016–2017 academic year for Arizona Residents is $46,375 and $51,875 for Non-Residents.
Programs and centers
The James. E. Rogers College of law is one of the only US law schools that offers a Bachelor's of Arts (BA) in Law degree, a Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree, and a Master of Legal Studies (MLS) degree.
In addition to the J.D. program, the school offers L.L.M. and S.J.D. degrees in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy, and International Trade and Business Law. The International Trade and Business Law program is offered in coordination with the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade. Students finishing their L.L.M. degree in either program may continue on to an S.J.D. degree after completing substantial original research in their field of study. Arizona Law also offers a two-year J.D. with Advanced Standing (J.D.A.S.), designed for students who have received their first law degree from a university outside the United States. This two-year J.D. provides up to one year's worth of credits (or 29 units) for non-U.S. legal studies, effectively allowing admitted students to skip the second year of law school and go directly from completing the traditional first-year curriculum to the third year of law school.
The Programs & Centers include:
Business Law Program
Criminal Law and Policy Program
Environmental Law, Science & Policy Program
Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program
International Trade and Business Law Program
JD Program
Legal Writing Program
National Law Center
The William H. Rehnquist Center on the Constitutional Structures of Government
The school offers J.D. students the opportunity to earn certificates in: Criminal Law & Policy, Environmental Law, Science & Policy Program, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy and International Trade and Business Law. Arizona Law also offers concentrations in: Intellectual Property Law, International Law, and Tax Law.
Rankings and reputation
Arizona Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association. It is currently ranked 70th nationally by U.S. News & World Report's "2026 Best Law Schools". Arizona Law is one of 81 law schools nationwide to have a chapter of the Order of the Coif.
Journals
The school is home to three student-run journals:
Arizona Law Review
Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law
Arizona Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
The school also houses the Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, that it acquired from the University of Arkansas.
Faculty
Jason Kreag is the current dean. There are 41 full-time faculty members.
Rebecca Tsosie, Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law, associate justice on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Supreme Court (2008–present), judge on the San Carlos Apache Court of Appeals (2007–2024)
Notable alumni
Brent T. Adams (1948–2022), Judge, Nevada Second Judicial District Court
Bobby Baldock (born 1936), United States federal judge
Andrew Leo Bettwy (born 1920), former Arizona State Land Commissioner
Andy Biggs (born 1958), United States congressman representing the 5th district.
William Docker Browning (1931–2008), United States federal judge
Dennis K. Burke (born 1962), former United States Attorney for the District of Arizona
David C. Bury (born 1942), United States federal judge
Raner Collins (born 1952), United States federal judge
Valdemar Aguirre Cordova (1922–1988), United States federal judge
Hayzel Burton Daniels (1907–1992), Arizona state legislator and city magistrate
Roopali Desai (born 1978), Circuit Court Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Stanley G. Feldman (born 1933), Former Chief Justice of Arizona
Cleon H. Foust (1907–2003), 32nd Indiana Attorney General
William C. Frey (1919–1979), United States federal judge
Dennis DeConcini (born 1937), former U.S. Senator