Wisconsin Law Review
DisciplineLaw
LanguageEnglish
Edited byJuliet Jacques
Publication details
History1920-present
Publisher
FrequencyBimonthly
Standard abbreviations
BluebookWis. L. Rev.
ISO 4Wis. Law Rev.
Indexing
ISSN0043-650X
LCCN25025664
OCLC no.01607158
Links

The Wisconsin Law Review is a bimonthly law review published by students at the University of Wisconsin Law School. One issue each year is generally dedicated to a symposium or special topic.

History

The review was established in 1920[1] by students and faculty of the law school. The first issue was published in October 1920.[2] In 1935, the journal became entirely student-edited.[3] The first faculty editor-in-chief was "legendary" law professor William Herbert ("Herbie") Page,[1] who taught at the school from 1917[4] until his death in 1952.[5] The first student editor-in-chief was Leon Foley.[1] In 1940, Harriet Zetterberg became the journal's first female editor-in-chief.

Admissions

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Students are awarded staff membership based solely on their performance in a write-on competition at the end of their first year of law school, which consists of a Note, Bluebook exercise, and Diversity Statement. The journal no longer takes first-year grades into consideration.

References

  1. ^ a b c Skilton, John S. (1995). "Turning the Pages". Wis. L. Rev. 1995: 1461.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Law Review - publishing history". HeinOnline. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Law Review". University of Wisconsin Law School Digital Repository.
  4. ^ "17.1. Special Events at the Law School". UW LAW STUDENT HANDBOOK.
  5. ^ "Obituaries". Madison Wisconsin State Journal. Jul 23, 1952. Retrieved 2020-06-28.