Excellent.  Thank you, David!

Rosemary

David Opderbeck wrote:

> A related section of the ABA website states the following:
>
> "J.D. Degree - Ph.D. Degree Equivalency.
> WHEREAS, the acquisition of a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree requires from
> 84 to 90 semester hours of post baccalaureate study and the Doctor of
> Philosophy degree usually requires 60 semester hours of post baccalaureate
> study along with the writing of a dissertation, the two degrees shall be
> considered as equivalent degrees for educational employment purposes;
>
> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that all appropriate persons be requested to
> eliminate any policy, or practice, existing within their jurisdiction which
> disparages legal education or promotes discriminatory employment practices
> against J.D. degree-holders who hold academic appointment in education
> institutions."
>
> See http://www.abanet.org/legaled/council/prior.html#1
>
>                       Rosemary Hartigan
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> Hi All,
>
> I know this was just the subject of debate recently, but here is a
> pronouncement from a colleague that I'd like to set straight.  There are
> several errors here, and I don't think the citation to the ABA support
> the statement that the JD is not a terminal degree in law.
>
> "actually, a JD is not a terminal degree in "business management"
> or in law. According to the American Bar Association
> (http://www.abanet.org/legaled/postjdprograms/postjd.html), it's "the
> first degree in law". There are master's and doctoral degrees in law for
>
> both practicing lawyers and nonlawyers (e.g., academics).
>
> [Business] schools do welcome people with JDs to teach in the
> business programs. AACSB rules also allow business schools to have JDs
> teach (law) in their programs.
>
> (I happen to know these things since, in one of my previous schools, I
> was in the "Legal Studies and International Business Department").
>
> This gets old pretty quickly, doesn't it?
>
> Rosemary
> (See attached file: rhartigan.vcf)