List of deans of Columbia Law School

Deans of Columbia Law School:

Image	Dean	Tenure	Notes
	Theodore William Dwight[1]	1858–1891	as "Warden", left to found New York Law School
	William A. Keener	1891–1901
	George Washington Kirchwey[2]	1901–1910
	Harlan Fiske Stone	1910–1923	earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1898
	Huger Jervey	1923–1927	earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1913 [3]
	Young Berryman Smith[4]	1927–1952	earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1912 [5]
	William Clements Warren	1952–1970
	Michael I. Sovern[6]	1970–1979	earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. Left to become provost of Columbia University
	Albert J. Rosenthal[7]	1979–1984
	Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.	1984–1986	left to become president of Yale University
	Barbara Aronstein Black[8]	1986–1991	earned LL.B. from Columbia in 1955. First female dean of an Ivy League law school
	Lance Liebman	1991–1996
	David W. Leebron	1996–2004	left to become president of Rice University
	David M. Schizer	2004–2014
	Gillian Lester	2015–2024
	Daniel Abebe[9]	2024–