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53 Harv. L. Rec. 1 (1971)

handle is hein.journals/hlrec53 and id is 1 raw text is: HARAR LA5 RECOR VOL. 53, NO. 1 :America's Oldest Law School Newspaper SEPTEMBER 24, 1971 3,' TWENTY CENTS Albert M. Sacks Named New Dean By Jerry Snow students, alumni and faculty of School Committee on Governance the Law School.' Dean Sacks, who which had conducted open meet On July 1, 1971, Albert M. was named acting dean upon ings at the Law. School on th Sacks, acting Law School dean Bok's resignation, was among selection of a new dean. The corn since last January, officially be- those prominently considered for mittee submitted the names o came the eighth dean of Harvard the deanship from the outset. 44 individuals as candidates fo Law School since Christopher Columbus Langdell (see Table), succeeding Derek C. Bok, who re- signed the post to become presi- dent of Harvard University. Dean Sacks' appointment was announced on May 10 following its confirmation at a meeting of the Board of Overseers. The choice of Sacks, though formally that of outgoing President Nath- an M. Pusey, was widely assumed to have been made by then Presi- dent-designate Bok, to whom Dean Sacks served As right-hand man at the Law School for the past two and a half years. Sacks comes to the Law School helm having previously served as associate dean and as the Dane • 8 Professor of Law. His selection Dean Albert M. Sacks at home in his new office. marked the end of a four-month During the course of the dean, including several from out search for a successor to Bok search, both President-designate side the School. However, as il which involved extensive consul- Bok and President Pusey met the past - with the exception o1 tation and correspondence with with student members of the Law Dean Ezra Ripley Thayer - th Writing Competitors, Top Graders Perform on Par on Law Review By Greg Ward Students admitted to the Law Review last fall as a result of their performance in writing com- :petition have proven to be just as good at Review work as those who came in on grades, according 'to Rei'ew President Jonathan B. Marks. . Half of the Review's 16 officers this year were originally named to the organization because of their performance in the competi tion, said Marks. Marks himself made the Review on the basis of his writing competition scores. While a greater number of Re- view editors were selected on the (Continued on Page 14) e I- f r new dean of Harvard Law School was drawn from the ranks of the faculty. Explaining his choice of Sacks, Bok said in a statement issued at the time of appointment that on the basis of my knowledge of law- yers and teachers outside Har- vard, I do not know of any indi- vidual who has the ability, the breadth of experience and the proven dedication of Professor Sacks to meet the particular chal- lenges facing Harvard Law School at this, time, ' (Continued on Page 2) I IIII IIIIIIIII II n n t e

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