Dean’s Office

Stanford Law School is one of the nation’s leading institutions for legal scholarship and education. The Dean’s Office handles official communications from the Dean on behalf of the law school. The Dean oversees the effective operations of the law school relating to faculty, staff and students and acts as liaison between the law school and the central university administration. The Dean holds regular office hours for law school students.

Contacts

Contact Information

Address:
Dean’s Office
Stanford Law School
Neukom Building, Room 305
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA
94305-8610

Email:
deans.office@law.stanford.edu

Phone:
tel: 650 723.4455
fax: 650 723.4669

Office Hours:
8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Executive Assistant:
Miguel Ibarra

Chronology of SLS Leadership

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Nathan Abbott, Executive Head (1893-1907)

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Charles H. Huberich, Acting Executive Head (1906-1906)

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Frederic C. Woodward, Executive Head; later: Dean (1908-1916)

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Charles A. Huston, Dean (1916-1922)

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Arthur M. Cathcart, Acting Dean (1917-1919, 1930-1931)

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Marion R. Kirkwood, Dean (1922-1945)

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Carl B. Spaeth, Dean (1946-1962)

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Samuel D. Thurman, Acting Dean (1952-1953)

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John R. McDonough, Acting Dean (1959-1960, 1962-1964)

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Bayless A. Manning, Dean (1964-1971)

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Thomas Ehrlich, Dean (1971-1976)

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J. Keith Mann, Acting Dean (1976, 1981-1982)

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Charles J. Meyers, Dean (1976-1981)

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John Hart Ely, Dean (1982-1987)

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Paul A. Brest, Dean (1987-1999)

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Kathleen M. Sullivan, Dean (1999-2004)

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Larry Kramer, Dean (2004-2012)

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M. Elizabeth Magill, Dean (2012-2019)

Jenny S. Martinez

Jenny S. Martinez (2019-2023)