John R. Kramer
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John R. Kramer | |
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| Born | August 17, 1937 New York City |
| Died | March 7, 2006 (aged 68) |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Harvard Law School |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Law |
| Institutions | Tulane University Law School, Georgetown University |
John R. Kramer (August 17, 1937 – March 7, 2006) served as the 19th dean of the Tulane University Law School from 1986 to 1996,[1] and previous to that was an associate dean at Georgetown University. At Tulane he started a law clinic to serve low-income people in New Orleans and made Tulane the first law school in the United States to require a specific number of community service hours for graduation.[1] Under his leadership, African American students came to constitute a greater percentage of the law school student body than in any other non-historically black law school.[1]
A cheerful and outspoken liberal,[1] he relished controversy.[1] He publicly defended the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic when it ran afoul of powerful chemical and oil companies in Louisiana.[1] He also defended the Tulane Appellate Advocacy Program's involvement in a Supreme Court suit against a local utility.[1] During his tenure, Tulane published the nation's first gay law journal.[1] He was succeeded by Tulane Law School Dean Edward F. Sherman.[2]
