List of deans of Harvard Law School

The dean of Harvard Law School is the head of Harvard Law School. The current dean is John F. Manning—the 13th person to hold the post—who succeeded Martha Minow in 2017.^[1]

Dean of Harvard Law School
Incumbent John C. P. Goldberg since March 14, 2024
Seat	Harvard University
First holder	Christopher Columbus Langdell
Website	www.law.harvard.edu

List of deans of Harvard Law School

Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Since its founding, 13 people have officially served as dean.

No.	Picture	Name	Took office	Left office
1		Christopher Columbus Langdell	1870	1895
2		James Barr Ames	1895	1910
3		Ezra Ripley Thayer	1910	1915
4		Roscoe Pound	1916	1936
5		James M. Landis	1937	1946
6		Erwin Griswold	1946	1967
7		Derek Bok	1968	1971
8		Albert Sacks	1971	1981
9		James Vorenberg	1981	1989
10		Robert C. Clark	1989	2003
11		Elena Kagan	2003	2009
12		Martha Minow	2009	2017
13		John F. Manning	2017	2024
—		John C. P. Goldberg	2024	present (interim)

Acting deans

Several individuals have also served as acting dean at one time or another. They are: Samuel Williston (1909–10), Austin Wakeman Scott (1915–16), Edward Henry Warren (1921–22), Joseph Warren (1925–26 and 1929), Joseph Henry Beale (1929–30), Edmund Morris Morgan (1936–37, 1942–45), Robert Amory Jr. (1948), Livingston Hall (1959), Andrew James Casner (1967–68), Howell E. Jackson (2009), and John C. P. Goldberg (March 14, 2024 to present).

See also

• Law school dean