Name, Title, Education

Years Served

Hon. Abner S. Lipscomb

Delivered lectures on the "Science of Law" prior to the formal opening of the School of Law.

1849-1856

Hon. R.E.B. Baylor

Member of the first law faculty; listed as Professor of Political Economy and Constitutional Law in Baylor Catalogue.

1849-1872

Hon. Royall T. Wheeler

First head of the law department.

1857-1860

Capt. William P. Rogers

1857-1858

Hon. John Sayles

Professor of Common and Statute Law, and Equity Jurisprudence.

1857-1860, 1867-1883

Hon W.P. Hill

1866-?

R.T. Smith

1866-?

Hon. James E. Shepard

Listed as head of the law department after reorganization following Civil War.   Listed as Professor of History and Science of Law, International and Constitutional in Baylor Catalogue.

1866-1883

Hon. James Patterson Alexander

LL.B., U. of Texas

Part-time, 1920-1941

Allen Gilbert Flowers

Dean of the Law School (1920-35)

LL.B., George Washington U.; LL.M. ibid

1920-1935

Hon. Nathaniel Harris

A.B. Baylor U.; A.M. ibid; M.A. Yale U.; LL.B. George Washington U.; LL.M. ibid.

Part-time, 1920-1948

Allen Douglas Sanford

LL.B. U. of Texas

1921-1924

Robert Sanford

LL.B. U. of Virginia

1923-1924

Thomas E. McDonald

Dean of the Law School (1935-39)

Graduate Sam Houston Normal College; A.B. Stanford U.; J.D. ibid

1925-1939

William Poage

A.B., Baylor U.; LL.B. ibid

1926-1928

Harvey M. Richey

A.B. Baylor; LL.B. U. of Texas

Part-time, 1926-1956

Abner Eddins Lipscomb

Dean of the Law School (1940-41)

A.B., Baylor U.; LL.B. ibid; LL.B. U. of Texas; S.J.D. Harvard U.

1929-1941, 1969-1971

Clyde B. Emery

A.B. Wisconsin; LL.B. Harvard U.

1935-1939

James A. Carlson

A.B. Knox College; J.D. Northwestern U.

Served as acting dean in 1939-40 after the death of Thomas  E. McDonald.

1937-1940

Lennart V. Larson

B.S. U. of Washington; J.D. ibid.

1938-1946

Hon. Abner V. McCall

Dean of the Law School (1948-59)

LL.B. Baylor U.; A.B. ibid; LL.M. U. of Michigan; LL.D. Texas Christian U.

1938-1959

DeVan Daggett

A.B. Louisiana State U.; LL.B. Yale U.; LL.M. Louisiana State U.

1940-1946

Mattie B. Montgomery

Librarian

LL.B. Baylor U.

1940-1941

Margaret Harris (Gordon) Amsler

A.B. Baylor U.; A.M. Wellesley; LL.B. Baylor U.

1940-1972

Dr. W.L. Crosthwaite

B.S. National Normal U.; M.D. U. of Louisville; F.A.C.S. American College of Surgeons.

1940-1948

Charles Hill

Librarian

LL.B. Baylor U.

1941-1945

Leslie Jackson

Dean of the Law School (1941-1948)

A.B. George Washington U.; LL.B. ibid; LL.M. ibid; S.J.D. Harvard U.

1941-1948

Hon. Joseph W. Hale

A.B. Baylor U.

Part-time, 1942-1951

William J. Boswell

Dean of the Law School (1959-1965)

A.B. Baylor U.; LL.B. ibid.

Instr. 1946-1956

Full-time 1956-1978

Leon Lebowitz

Librarian from 1946 to 1950; full-time professor from 1950-1956.

LL.B. Baylor U.

1946-1955

Caso March

A.B. Baylor U.; A.M. ibid; LL.B. ibid; M. Pat. L. National U.;  S.J.D. ibid.

1946-1948

Ralph Norvell

A.B. Baylor U.; LL.B. ibid.

1946-1959

Hon. Frank Wilson

LL.B. Baylor U.; A.B. ibid.

1947-1971

Peeler Williams, Jr.

A.B. Baylor U.; LL.B. ibid; LL.M. Harvard U.

Instr. 1947-1972

Full-time 1972-1991

James W. Wray

LL.B. Baylor U.

1947-1948

John R. Brunner

LL.B. Harvard U.

1948-1950

Edwin P. Horner

B.S. Oklahoma U.; LL.B. Southern Methodist U.

1948-1960, 1968-1986

Charles B. McGregor

A.B. Baylor U.; LL.B. ibid.

1948-1956

I. Andrew Campbell

LL.B. Baylor U.

1948-1949

Col. Thomas K. McElroy

LL.B. U. of Texas

1948-1950

Angus S. McSwain, Jr.

Dean of the Law School (1965-84)

B.S. Texas A&M U.; LL.B. Baylor U.; LL.M. U. of Michigan

1949-1994

John Ross Wilson

B.B.A. Southern Methodist U.; LL.B. ibid

1948-1986

James Melvin Collier

A.B. Kentucky; A.M. Rutgers; LL.B. Kentucky

1950-1952

Ben C. Jones

Librarian

LL.B. Baylor U.

1950-1951

Charles Dale

Librarian

A.B. Texas Technical College; LL.B. Baylor U.

1951-1956

Della Geyer

Librarian

B.A. Texas State College for Women

1956-1991

Erwin A. Elias

B.S. Marquette U.; LL.B. ibid.

1956-1968, 1971-1995

Charles Robert Dickenson

B.A. Texas Technical College; LL.B. Southern Methodist U.

1961-1966

Richard W. Hemingway

B.S. U. of Colorado; LL.B. Southern Methodist U.

1961-1966

George D. Brown

B.A. Baylor U.; LL.B. ibid; LL.M. U. of Illinois

1961-1964

Hulen D. Wendorf

B.S. U.S. Military Academy; LL.B. Yale U.

1962-1986

John W. Kinslow

B.A. Oklahoma Baptist U.; LL.B. U. of Oklahoma

1966-1967

Loy M. Simpkins

B.S. Southwestern State College; LL.B. U. of Oklahoma

1965-1983

David M. Guinn

B.A. Baylor U.; J.D. ibid; LL.M. U. of Michigan

1967-present

C. Thomas Reese

B.S. Sam Houston State; LL.B. U. of Houston

1967-1968

Michael J. Vaughn

A.B. Baylor U.; LL.B. ibid; LL.M. Yale U.

1968-1972

R. Matt Dawson

LL.B. Baylor U.

1971-1983

W. Frank Newton

B.A. Baylor U.; J.D. ibid; LL.M. New York U.

1972-1985

Betty R. Dohoney

B.A. U. of Texas; J.D. Baylor U.

Instr. 1972-1975, 1983-1988; Full-time 1975-1982

Charles Oren Bennett, Jr.

B.S. U.S. Military Academy; J.D. Baylor U.

1973-1977

Susan Kendrick

Asst. Librarian

B.A. Baylor; M.L.S. U. of North Texas

1973-present

Michael D. Morrison

B.A., U. of Oklahoma; J.D., ibid.

1977-present

John W. Stanford

B.A. U. of Florida, J.D. ibid

1976-1984

David R. Hendrick, Jr.

B.A. Baylor U.; J.D. ibid; LL.M. George Washington U.

1978-1982

Stephen P. Karr

B.A. U. of Wisconsin; J.D. Wake Forest U.

1978-1980

Sylvestor Petro

B.A. U. of Chicago; J.D. ibid; LL.M. U. of Michigan

1978-1980

Louis S. Muldrow, Jr.

B.A. Texas Tech U.; J.D. Baylor U.

Instr. 1977-1981

Full-time 1981-2000

John J. Watkins

B.A., U. of Texas; M.A. ibid; J.D. ibid

1980-1982

Thomas M. Featherston, Jr.

B.B.A., Baylor U.; J.D., ibid.

1982-present

David G. Swenson

B.S. Iowa State U.; J.D. U. of Michigan

1982-present

William R. Trail

B.A., Michigan State U.; J.D., U. of Virginia

Instr. 1981-1982

Full-time 1982-present

Ronald L. Beal

B.A., St. Olaf College; J.D., William Mitchell College; LL.M., Temple U.

1983-present

Bradley J.B. Toben

Dean of the Law School (1991-present)

B.A. U. of Missouri; J.D., Baylor U.; LL.M. Harvard U.

1983-present

R. Michael Rogers

B.B.A. Texas Tech U.; J.D. U. of Oklahoma

1984-present

David G. Cowan

Director of the Law Library

B.A. U. of Arkansas; M.L.S. U. of Missouri; J.D. U. of Arkansas.

1985-1995

Judith G. Patterson

B.A. Southern Illinois U.; J.D. U. of Illinois; LL.M. ibid.

1985-1986

Marilyn Brookens

B.A. Grinnell College; J.D. U. of Illinois; LL.M. New York U.

1986-1989

Gerald R. Powell

B.A. Baylor U.; J.D. ibid

1986-present

Brian J. Serr

B.S. Dana College; J.D. Washington U.; LL.M. U. of Illinois

1986-present

William Murray Tabb

B.A. U. of Arkansas; M.A. ibid; J.D. ibid; LL.M. U. of Illinois

1986-1990

Hon. Charles W. Barrow

Dean of the Law School (1984-91)

LL.B. Baylor U.

1984-1991

Leah Witcher Jackson

B.B.A. Baylor U.; J.D. ibid

1989-present

Melissa A. Essary

B.J. U. of Texas; J.D. Baylor U.

1990-2006

William D. Underwood

Interim President of Baylor University (2005)

B.A. Oklahoma Baptist U.; J.D. U. of Illinois

1990-2006

Elizabeth S. Miller

B.A. Baylor U.; J.D. ibid

1991-present

Patricia A. Wilson

B.A. Purdue U.; J.D. Northwestern U.

1993-present

Marianne Auld

B.A. Baylor U.; J.D. ibid

1993-2003

Beth Youngdale

Reference Librarian

B.A. U. of Texas; M.L.S. ibid; J.D. ibid.

1994-1998

Mitchell E. Counts

Director of the Law Library

B.S. Central Michigan U.; M.L.S. Indiana U.; J.D. South Texas College of Law.

1995-1999

Larry T. Bates

B.A. U. of Minnesota; J.D. Marquette; LL.M. Harvard

1996-present

Brandon D.  Quarles

Director of the Law Library

B.A. Southwestern U.; J.D. U. of Mississippi; M.L.S. U. of North Texas

1998-present

Mark Osler

B.A. College of William and Mary; J.D. Yale U.

2000-present

Matthew C. Cordon

Associate Director of the Law Library

B.S. Central Methodist College; J.D. Texas Wesleyan U.; M.L.S., U. of North Texas.

2000-present

Kent Streseman

B.A. U. of California-Davis; J.D. Cornell U.

2001-2003

B.A. Stephen F. Austin State U.; M.B.A., Baylor U.; J.D. Ibid.

Rory Ryan
 
B.A., Morningside College; J.D., Baylor Law School.

B.A., Baylor U.; J.D., Ibid.; M.A., U. of Kent at Canterbury, England.

B.A., Texas Christian U.; J.D., Southern Methodist U.

B.A., Oklahoma Baptist U.; J.D., Ohio State College of Law.

B.A., Lamar U.; J.D., Baylor.