2025 Rankings

Best Law Schools for Civil Procedure

The top 25 law schools for studying civil procedure, ranked by faculty expertise, national standing, and program depth. Find the school that will give you the strongest foundation in civil procedure.

Top 25 Schools for Civil Procedure

1
New York, New York

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #5 nationallyHome to Jamal Greene, leading civil procedure scholarHome to Gillian Metzger, leading civil procedure scholarT14 law school
2
Charlottesville, Virginia

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #8 nationallyHome to Amanda Frost, leading civil procedure scholarHome to Aditya Bamzai, leading civil procedure scholarT14 law school
3
Austin, Texas
Ranked #16 nationallyHome to Ward Farnsworth, leading civil procedure scholarHome to Mechele Dickerson, leading civil procedure scholar3 notable civil procedure faculty membersTop 25 law school
4
Stanford, California

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #2 nationallyHome to Amalia D. Kessler, leading civil procedure scholarT14 law school
5
Chicago, Illinois

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #4 nationallyHome to William Baude, leading civil procedure scholarT14 law school
6
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #9 nationallyHome to Samuel R. Bagenstos, leading civil procedure scholarT14 law school
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Chicago, Illinois

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #10 nationallyHome to James E. Pfander, leading civil procedure scholarT14 law school
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Berkeley, California

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #11 nationallyHome to Erwin Chemerinsky, leading civil procedure scholarT14 law school
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Durham, North Carolina

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #12 nationallyHome to Marin K. Levy, leading civil procedure scholarT14 law school
10
Ithaca, New York

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #13 nationallyHome to Michael C. Dorf, leading civil procedure scholarT14 law school
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New Haven, Connecticut
Ranked #1 nationallyT14 law school
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ranked #3 nationallyT14 law school
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New York, New York
Ranked #6 nationallyT14 law school
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ranked #7 nationallyT14 law school
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Washington, District of Columbia
Ranked #14 nationallyT14 law school
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Los Angeles, California

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #15 nationallyHome to Joanna C. Schwartz, leading civil procedure scholarTop 25 law school
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Nashville, Tennessee

Notable Civil Procedure Faculty

Ranked #17 nationallyHome to Brian T. Fitzpatrick, leading civil procedure scholarTop 25 law school
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St. Louis, Missouri
Ranked #18 nationallyTop 25 law school
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Los Angeles, California
Ranked #19 nationallyTop 25 law school
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ranked #20 nationallyTop 25 law school
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Boston, Massachusetts
Ranked #21 nationallyTop 25 law school
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Atlanta, Georgia
Ranked #22 nationallyTop 25 law school
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Notre Dame, Indiana
Ranked #23 nationallyTop 25 law school
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Washington, District of Columbia
Ranked #24 nationallyTop 25 law school
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Iowa City, Iowa
Ranked #25 nationallyTop 25 law school