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History of the Law School

Law School classes were first held in Judge Reed’s House and then were moved to Emory Chapel between 1890 and 1917, and eventually in Trickett Hall. Trickett Hall received its name from William Trickett who, in 1875, was educated at Dickinson and later became a lawyer and appointed the Dean of the Law School. The Law classes that were offered at the turn of the century were extensive. The instruction for first year law students or junior year Dickinson students were: real estate, contracts, criminal law, torts, practice evidence, history of common law, domestic relations, corporations. Courses offered for second year law students and senior year Dickinson students were: equity, partnership, practice, decedent’s estates, wills, commercial law, constitutional law, international law, patents, medical jurisprudence, and parliamentary law. Sources

	History of the Dickinson School of Law, February, 15, 1968. 
	Annual Catalog of the Law School of Dickinson College, 1890-1891.