University of Michigan Law School produces most influential federal judges, analysis finds
The University of Michigan Law School has produced the most influential federal judges, according to a new analysis.
The study by legal analytics firm Ravel Law looked at the number of opinions written by federal judges over the last 80 years and the number of times the opinions were cited, the National Law Journal (sub. req.) reports.
Law schools that produced 10 or more federal judges were ranked based on the judges’ average scores. Judges who wrote fewer than 10 opinions weren’t included in the study.
The University of Michigan had several graduates with high scores, according to a blog post by Ravel Law. They included Amalya Kearse and John Walker of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; David Ebel on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; and Anthony Scirica on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The top 10 law schools for federal judges are:
1) University of Michigan
2) University of Chicago
3) Yale University
4) Harvard University
5) George Washington University
6) University of Virginia
7) University of Notre Dame
8) University of Alabama
9) University of South Carolina
10) Northwestern University
