Albany Law Review

Albany Law Review

Discipline	Law
Language	English
Edited by	Sarah Midani
Publication details
History	1936-present
Publisher	Albany Law School (United States)
Frequency	Quarterly
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
Bluebook	Alb. L. Rev.
ISO 4	Albany Law Rev.
Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN	0002-4678
LCCN	97660517
OCLC no.	01479006
Links
Journal homepage Online archive

The Albany Law Review is a law review edited by students at Albany Law School.^[1] The Albany Law Review is one of three student-edited law journals published by the school.^[2]

History

The Albany Law Review was founded in 1936. Its founding followed the publication of the Albany Law School Journal, the first student-edited legal periodical in the United States.^[3] The Albany Law Review considers itself to be the Albany Law School Journal's successor publication.^[1] The only verified surviving copy of the Albany Law School Journal hangs in the office of the editor-in-chief of the Albany Law Review.^[4]

The Albany Law Review has historically published four issues annually. In 1996, the Albany Law Review absorbed the Rutgers publication State Constitutional Commentary and Notes, dedicating one of its four annual issues, titled State Constitutional Commentary, to scholarship related to state constitutional law.^[5] In 2010, the journal dedicated a second issue, titled New York Appeals, to the study of appellate courts in New York state.^[6] The following year, a third issue, titled Miscarriages of Justice (and now known as Justice Commentaries), was dedicated to exploring failures in the criminal justice system.^[7] That issue was initially created in partnership with the State University of New York at Albany's School of Criminal Justice.

In addition, the Albany Law Review has also sponsored a series of symposia, bringing noted speakers on contemporary legal topics to the law school.^[8] These speakers range from politicians, to legal academics, to sitting members of the judiciary. In recent years, the Albany Law Review has held two symposia each year.

Membership

The members of the Albany Law Review are all students at Albany Law School. As with many law reviews, attaining membership on the Albany Law Review is a competitive process. Students become eligible for journal membership upon completion of their first year of law school. Offers of membership are extended based on student class standing or on the results of a writing competition jointly administered by the school's three student-edited journals.^[2] Members are given editorial and research related assignments in their second year of law school, and are required to produce a note or comment of publishable quality. In their third year, members may be elected to the editorial board, which handles the overall production and publication of the journal.

The faculty advisor of the Albany Law Review is Vincent Martin Bonventre.^{[citation needed]}

Notable symposia

• The New York Court of Appeals: The Untold Secrets of Eagle Street^[9] (March 21, 2013)
  • Panelists: New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman; Associate Judges Robert S. Smith, Victoria A. Graffeo, Susan Phillips Read, Eugene F. Pigott, Jr., and Jenny Rivera.
• What Are We Saying: Violence, Vulgarity, Lies . . . and the Importance of 21st Century Free Speech^[10] (September 27, 2012)
  • Moderators: Adam Liptak and Ronald K.L. Collins
  • Panelists: Floyd Abrams, Alan Morrison (lawyer), Susan N. Herman, Robert M. O'Neil, and Robert D. Richards
• The State of State Courts^[11] (March 8, 2012)
  • Moderator: New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman
  • Panelists: Wisconsin Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, Utah Chief Justice Christine M. Durham, and Connecticut Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers
• Great Women, Great Chiefs^[12] (February 16, 2011)
  • Speakers: Massachusetts Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall, Iowa Chief Justice Marsha K. Ternus, and South Carolina Chief Justice Jean H. Toal

Notable alumni

• Warren M. Anderson, New York State Senate Majority Leader
• Howard C. Bushman, Jr., Law Clerk to Robert H. Jackson^[13]
• Frances E. Cafarell, Clerk of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department^[14]
• Anthony V. Cardona, former Presiding Justice of the New York Appellate Division, Third Department^[15]
• Jeremy Cooney, New York State Senator
• Craig J. Doran, Administrative Judge for the Seventh Judicial District^[16]
• Domenick L. Gabrielli, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals
• Michael J. Garcia, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
• Megyn Kelly, news anchor, Fox News Channel^[17]
• Alicia Ouellette, 18th President and Dean, Albany Law School^[18]
• Richard Parsons, Chairman & former CEO of Time Warner
• Stephen P. Younger, 113th President of the New York State Bar Association^[19]

Rankings

Among United States law journals, Albany Law Review is ranked #234 by Washington and Lee University Law School^[20] and #111 by a professor at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.^[21]

References

1. "History". Albany Law Review. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
2. Albany Law School, "Journals & Publications" Archived 2012-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
3. Jonathan Lippman, The New York Court of Appeals, Albany Law School, and The Albany Law Review: Institutions Dedicated to the Evolution of the Law in New York State, 75 Alb. L. Rev. 9, 10 (2011/2012); Spencer M. Ritchie, The Journal's Journey: a History of the Mississippi Law Journal, 81 Miss. L. J. 1527, 1528 n.7 (2012); Whit Pierce & Anne Reuben, The Law Review is Dead; Long Live the Law Review: A Closer Look at the Declining Judicial Citation of Legal Scholarship, 45 Wake Forest L. Rev. 1185, 1188 n.17 (2010); Michael Closen & Robert Dzielak, The History and Influence of the Law Review Institution, 30 Akron L. Rev. 15, 34 (1996); Michael Swygert & Jon Bruce, The Historical Origins, Founding, and Early Development of Student-Edited Law Reviews, 36 Hastings L. J. 739, 764 (1986).
4. Robert Emery, The Albany Law School Journal: The Only Surviving Copy, 89 L. Lib. J. 463, 464 (1997).
5. Robert M. Pilter, Independent State Search and Seizure Constitutionalisim: The New York State Court of Appeals' Quest for Principled Decisionmaking, 62 Brook. L. Rev. 1, 7 n.4 (1996); Lawrence H. Cooke, Message from the Chair, 59 Alb. L. Rev. 1539 (1996).
6. Matthew Laroche & Peter McCormack, New York Appeals: A New Tradition, 73 Alb. L. Rev. 645 (2010).
7. James Acker, Foreword, 74 Alb. L. Rev. 1067, 1067-1069(2010/2011).
8. Bryce, Jill (6 November 1998). "Roe vs. Wade decision recalled". The Sunday Gazette (Albany). p. B5.
9. "How to Succeed in (Appellate)Business? Focus Focus Focus". Retrieved 1 April 2013.;"High Court Judges to Share 'Secrets' at Albany Law". Retrieved 25 March 2013.; "The New York Court of Appeals: The Untold Secrets of Eagle Street". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
10. "What Are We Saying" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}; "ACLU President Susan Herman, Attorney Floyd Abrams to Speak at Albany Law School Symposium". Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
11. John Caher, Meeting Highlights Fiscal Woes of State Courts Across Nation, N.Y.L.J., Mar. 3, 2012;"New York Court Watcher: The State of State Courts". Retrieved 12 February 2013.; "Albany Law Review Symposium: "The State of State Courts"". Retrieved 12 February 2013.
12. "New York Court Watcher: Great Women, Great Chiefs". Retrieved 14 February 2013.
13. Barret, John. "Howard C. Buschman , Jr. (1917-2009) Jackson Law Clerk" (PDF). The Jackson List.
14. "Clerk of the Court, Frances E. Cafarell". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
15. "Anthony V. Cardona, Longtime Third Department Presiding Justice, Dies". 12 June 2011.; In Memoriam: Hon. Anthony V. Cardona, 75 Alb. L. Rev. 1 (2011/2012).
16. "Judge Craig J. Doran". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
17. "On Air Personalities - Megyn Kelly". Fox News. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
18. "Faculty Profiles | Albany Law School: A New York Law School". www.albanylaw.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
19. "Stephen P. Younger, Partner" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
20. "2023 W&L Law Journal Rankings". W&L Law. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
21. Newell, Bryce Clayton (July 25, 2023). "Law Journal Meta-Ranking, 2023 Edition". University of Oregon. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

External links

• Official website