Joseph Modeste Sweeney

American lawyer
Joseph Modeste Sweeney
Sweeney pictured in The Jambalaya 1970, Tulane yearbook
Born(1920-09-06)September 6, 1920
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 11, 2000(2000-12-11) (aged 80)
Denver, Colorado
Known forTulane University Law School dean
Scientific career
FieldsLaw

Joseph Modeste Sweeney (September 6, 1920 – December 11, 2000) was the 16th dean of the Tulane University Law School, serving from 1968 to 1977. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1948 and began a career specializing in international law.[1]

Academic offices
Preceded by
Cecil Morgan
Tulane University Law School Dean
1968–1977
Succeeded by
Paul R. Verkuil

References

  1. ^ "Issues Archive - Harvard Law Today".
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