Southwestern Law School Los Angeles

Total Years as a dean: 23.28

Email: [email protected]

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Biography/Resume Link: https://www.swlaw.edu/faculty/administrator/darby-dickerson

University Title: President/Dean/Professor of Law

Previous Position: Law Dean:  Inaugural Dean of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Subjects of Interest: Legal Writing, Legal Education, Civil Procedure, Law School Accreditation, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Trial Techniques, Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Civil Rights

Current Deanship

Southwestern Law School Los Angeles
2021-07-01 to 2026-09-21
Duration: 5.23 years

Past Deanship


2003-05-15 to 2011-06-30
Duration: 8.13 years


2011-07-01 to 2016-12-15
Duration: 5.46 years


2016-12-16 to 2021-06-01
Duration: 4.46 years

Law Degrees

J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School (1988)

Non-Law Degrees

M.A., Government, College of William and Mary (1985)

B.A., Government and History, College of William and Mary (1984)