Dean of Harvard Law School
No 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 Curtis Bok 1968 1971
8 Albert Martin 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 present
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 .
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.