Autobiography of a Law School

by John Mixon

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Mar 06, 2014 Laura K rated it 5 of 5 stars

"Autobiography of a Law School" is a personal memoir, institutional history book, and legal philosophy book.

These three aspects are not segregated into three separate parts, but are woven together into a flowing narrative.

The autobiographical material at the beginning of the book was interesting. The author did a good job of giving the reader insight into his early life, which proved to be important in two ways. First, the reader understood how Professor Mixon ended up UH and Yale; and secondly "Autobiography of a Law School" is a personal memoir, institutional history book, and legal philosophy book.

These three aspects are not segregated into three separate parts, but are woven together into a flowing narrative.

The autobiographical material at the beginning of the book was interesting. The author did a good job of giving the reader insight into his early life, which proved to be important in two ways. First, the reader understood how Professor Mixon ended up UH and Yale; and secondly the reader was enlightened as to why the author's teaching style, philosophy and politics developed as they did.

I enjoyed learning more about the history of UH Law Center (and UH itself). I believe that I would have found the history interesting even if I had not attended UHLC, as I enjoy reading about local (and institutional) history. The fact that the names and places were familiar to me made it even more fascinating. The history was quite comprehensive. I would, however, have enjoyed seeing a little more information about the legal aid clinic. Although clinics are not mandatory for students, I believe that the clinics have served the community and the students well. The book mentioned the clinics briefly but left me curious about whether the clinics were discussed by the faculty/administration when deciding how to teach students the practical aspects of law and how to make UH competitive with the other law schools.

The book went into a lot of detail about competing legal theories. Since the author was one of my law professors when I attended UH Law Center, this really "took me back". Had someone asked me, "Hey, you've got some spare time... how would you like to sit and read a book about legal theory and review some of the cases that you studied in law school?", I probably would have passed. But I would have missed out. I wanted to read this book because of the great respect that I have always had for Professor Mixon. I expected it to be interesting, but did not expect it to be inspirational. It was. It reminded me of why I chose the law, and inspired me to find new ways to use my knowledge and training to make life better for my clients, my family, and my community. 5 out of 5 stars! ...more

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