Who We Are
A close-knit academic and spiritual community boasting a 13-1 student to faculty ratio
Strong Alumni Network
Graduates of St. Mary's University School of Law have become members of the United States Congress, governors and lieutenant governors nationwide, justices of the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, state legislators, members of the federal judiciary and leaders of some of the nation's most prestigious law firms.
Two Law Journals
The St. Mary's Law Journal is the 10th most cited legal periodical by state and federal courts over a seven-year period, according to a survey compiled by Washington and Lee University.
Two Law Journals
St. Mary's second law journal, The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Minority Issues, has a primary goal to give all minorities a voice in the publication of a legal journal on issues affecting all minorities.
Top Advocacy Competitors
Year after year, St. Mary's law students excel in regional and national moot court and mock trial competitions. In 2009, a St. Mary's team was the National Runner-up in the National Black Law Student Association's Thurgood Marshall National Mock Trial Competition.
High Tech Courtroom
St. Mary's University School of Law has one of the most technologically advanced courtrooms in the country.
High Tech Courtroom
Through a cooperative agreement with the Supreme Court of Texas, St. Mary's provides Supreme Court Webcasts live on St. Mary's website and on-demand through iTunes U.
World Class Faculty & Facilities
Students are taught by faculty who are nationally known subject-area experts, scholars and practitioners, as well as former U. S. Supreme Court and White House Clerks and Fellows and Fulbright Scholars.
World Class Faculty & Facilities
The Sarita Kenedy East Law Library is the largest legal information center in San Antonio and the surrounding area.
Award Winning Clinical Program
The Center for Legal and Social Justice houses a nationally recognized clinical program that offers students invaluable, hands-on legal experience representing San Antonio's indigent and disadvantaged citizens.
Award Winning Clinical Program
The School of Law received the 2009 Law School Commitment to Service Award from the Texas Access to Justice Commission.
Innovative Programs, International Acclaim
The St. Mary's School of Law celebrated 25 years of international legal education in Europe at their Institute on World Legal Programs in Innsbruck, Austria. The program regularly offers world-renown speakers, including seven U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Innovative Programs, International Acclaim
St. Mary's and Beihang University offer the St. Mary's University School of Law Institute on Chinese Law and Business in Beijing, China. The new program will prepare students for the challenges of representing clients doing business with Chinese partners.
Innovative Programs, International Acclaim
St. Mary's Center for Terrorism Law is a nationally renowned legal research center dedicated to the study of legal issues associated with both antiterrorism and counterterrorism.
Under the leadership of Dean Charles E. Cantú
Cantú, the longest-tenured Hispanic law professor in the country, has served St. Mary's School of Law for more than 40 years.
Under the leadership of Dean Charles E. Cantú
Through his guidance, St. Mary's has received $6.5 million in gifts and scholarships, including two $1 million scholarship endowments from the Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust for law students from Texas' Webb County.
Under the leadership of Dean Charles E. Cantú
Cantu has strengthened both the curriculum and the school's Catholic identity through the addition of a course on canon law and the death penalty, beginning a clinical program on annulment and opening dialogue on Catholic Social Teachings in the law school experience.
Under the leadership of Dean Charles E. Cantú
Within the past two years, St. Mary's has hosted U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and federal and circuit courts and the Supreme Court of Texas have also heard oral arguments in the St. Mary's courtroom.
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Brian St. John, associate professor and chair of the Art Department at St. Mary’s University, has been named the 2012 Artist of the Year by the San Antonio Art League and Museum. The Artist of the Year is honored with a retrospective exhibition and catalog. This award has been presented every year since 1945 to artists within a 60–mile radius of San Antonio. St. John’s one–person exhibition will be at the museum from September 9 to October 23, 2012.
St. Mary’s University international relations professor Larry Hufford, Ph.D., has been honored with the 2012 Baha’i Unity of Humanity Award for his long–time efforts to promote understanding, peace and equality.
The award was presented by the Martin Luther King Commission during the city’s annual King Commission Public Award Ceremony on Jan. 17. The award recognizes members of the community whose lives embody the legacy of King. Hufford’s nomination noted his efforts both in the local community and globally to promote cultural understanding and human dignity.
