Miles Law School is a law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is independent of Miles College.
Miles Law School was founded on August 26, 1974. Among the founders were Bishop C. A. Kirkendoll of the C.M.E. Church, Dr. W. Clyde Williams, former president of Miles College, former Alabama Judge and state Senator J. Richmond Pearson, and Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Program of Study The school offers a four-year part-time evening program. Graduates of the law school receive the Juris Doctor. Of the 31 Miles alumni who took the Alabama bar exam in February 2020, none passed. +Miles Law School - Alabama Bar Passage RatesJuly 2016Feb 2017July 2017Feb 2018July 2018Feb 2019July 2019Feb 2020First Time Takers64314758Passed10000010% Pass16.7% --- --- --- --- ---20.0% ---Repeaters1814181617182323Passed13220010% Pass5.6%21.4%11.1%12.5% --- ---4.3% ---Total Takers2418211721252831Passed2322 --- ---20% Pass8.3%16.7%9.5%11.8%------7.1%---
Accreditation Miles Law School is not accredited by the American Bar Association.US Non-ABA Approved Law Schools, Law School Admission Council, Inc. It is one of two unaccredited law schools in Alabama, the other being the Birmingham School of Law. Miles Law graduates are however eligible to take the Alabama Bar Exam pursuant to the authority granted by the Alabama Legislature and the Alabama Supreme Court.Section 34-3-2.1: Certified graduates of certain law schools authorized to take bar exam . Alabama State Legislature.
Notable alumni William A. Bell, Former Mayor of Birmingham Brendette Brown-Green- Jefferson County Circuit Judge Carnella Green Norman- Jefferson County District court Judge (retired) David J. Hobdy, Jr.- Jefferson County Circuit Judge Donald E. Blankenship Sr.- Jefferson County Circuit Judge Danny Carr, District attorney of Jefferson County, Alabama Emory Anthony- Former Municipal Judge, Criminal Defense Attorney, and former Birmingham city candidate Eric M. Fancher, Sr. - former Jefferson County District judge George T. French- Former Miles College President John O. Hudson- Executive Vice President and Chief External and Public Affairs Officer, Southern Company Gas Juandalynn Givan- Alabama State Representative Katrina Ross- Jefferson County District Court Lynneice Washington- District Attorney, Bessemer (AL) Division Nyaa Parson-Hudson- Birmingham Municipal Judge Patricia Stephens- Jefferson County Circuit Judge Bobby Singleton, Alabama State Senator Carole Smitherman, former mayor of Birmingham, current Circuit Court Judge Raymond Chambliss- Jefferson County Circuit Judge (retired) Rodger Smitherman, Alabama State Senator Ontario Tillman, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
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