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Honorable Thomas E. Brennan - Founder, President, Dean Emeritus

In 1972 Judge Brennan founded the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. In 1974 he resigned from the Court to become the school's first full-time Dean. During his decanal tenure, Judge Brennan founded the Cooley Legal Authors Society, the Student Bar Association, the Scholastic Review Board, the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, and he designed the school's year-round, three-divisional system.

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Starting a Law School...

Judge Brennan recently wrote a series of articles reminiscing about the challenges and rewards of founding The Thomas M. Cooley Law School. You can see these articles in print in several of the Detroit Legal News publications. It is also available as a download compiled into our 35th anniversary publication called Starting a Law School (PDF).

Starting a Law School, by Thomas E. Brennan, Sr.

Judge Brennan is the author of numerous legal articles. In 1995 he published Judging the Law Schools, a ranking of all accredited American law schools according to data published by the ABA.

Benchmark Trinity Term 2002 (PDF)
Library Dedication

Benchmark Hilary Term 2002 (PDF)
Commencement Remarks

Benchmark Michaelmas Term 2001 (PDF)
Lessons in Leadership: President Brennan's Legacy and Why it Matters

Benchmark Michaelmas Term 2001 (PDF)
Judge Brennan

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