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Comment: I would tend to agree with BD2412 regarding notability. Just doing a quick scan of some other law review articles, it seems like the intrinsic notability has been sufficient in the past (see, e.g., South Carolina Law Review, Hofstra Law Review, and Rutgers University Law Review none of which have lots of secondary sources cited.). Or would we be looking for something like other law reviews that discuss this law review? FactWeaverDelta (talk) 17:28, 28 July 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: We need to see secondary sources discussing the subject with depth of coverage. Sulfurboy (talk) 10:53, 28 July 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: @CNMall41:, I may be the wrong person to ask, as I would generally consider the primary law review of an accredited American law school to be inherently notable. This one, however, does have well over a hundred years of history behind it, which is remarkable even within that group. One would think there would have been some sort of commemoration of that achievement, but the closest thing I found was this 1961 Lexington Herald article noting it's 50th anniversary. BD2412 T 21:56, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: @BD2412:, I believe you do a lot of legal topics. Any opinion on notability here? CNMall41 (talk) 20:52, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
| Discipline | Law |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Lilly Stephens |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1881–1882; 1911–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| Bluebook | Ky. L.J. |
| ISO 4 | Ky. Law J. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0023-026X |
| OCLC no. | 1116907552 |
| Links | |
The Kentucky Law Journal (Ky. L.J.) is a student-edited law review published at the J. David Rosenberg College of Law of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. First published in July 1881, resuming publication in 1911, and adopting its current format in 1913, it is described as the tenth-oldest continually published law review in the United States.[1][2][3][4] The journal is one of the two student-run law journals housed at the college, alongside the Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Law.[5]
History
[edit]The journal began publication in its current format five years after the founding of the University of Kentucky College of Law, with early volumes issued monthly.[2] The university announced in February 1911 that the first issue would publish in March 1911.[6] According to the journal's own historical account, early issues combined book reviews, alumni notes, and commentary on recent case law alongside articles from outside contributors, including pieces attributed to the nineteenth-century abolitionist Cassius M. Clay and future U.S. president William Howard Taft.[2] The Kentucky Law Journal moved to its present quarterly publication schedule in 1919.[2] A WorldCat cataloging record for the serial similarly notes that it was published monthly from 1913 to 1962 before shifting to a less frequent schedule, and that it has been produced by students of the college since at least 1916.[7] In 1938, the journal saw its first female student named as an editor.[8]
A 1961 article on the publication's 50th anniversary noted that it was one of the few law reviews to have continued publication throughout the First and Second World War, and the Korean War.[1] It was also noted that by this time, the journal had begun publishing symposium issues, with several articles covering different aspects of a single topic.[1] The journal has at times addressed leading social issues, as with a 1969 discussion of civil rights that asserted that race riots were ultimately caused by "racial prejudice and hatred".[9]
The University of Kentucky's law school itself traces its lineage to a law program begun at Transylvania University in 1799 and was founded in its present form in 1908; the college established the nation's first law-school trial-practice program in 1913, the same year the Journal began publication.[3][10]
Publication and content
[edit]The Kentucky Law Journal publishes four print issues per year containing articles submitted by law professors and practitioners along with student-written notes on a range of legal subjects, and it is edited by a student editorial board that works under the guidance of a faculty advisor.[11][12]
Online publication
[edit]Beyond its print issues, the journal maintains Kentucky Law Journal Online, a companion platform that publishes shorter original articles and student notes intended for a general audience of practitioners, judges, scholars, and students.[13] Pieces published online have addressed subjects such as federal disaster-preparedness policy, state executive impeachment procedure, and the regulation of artificial intelligence under international law.[13]
Membership
[edit]Membership is open to rising second-year students at the J. David Rosenberg College of Law, who are selected through a summer "Write-On" competition administered jointly with the Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Law.[14] Student members conduct legal research and writing, edit submitted manuscripts, and cite-check citations prior to publication.[15]
Notable alumni
[edit]Notable former members of the Kentucky Law Journal editorial board include:
- Wendell Cherry, co-founder and longtime president of Humana, who served as editor-in-chief while a student and graduated first in his 1959 law class.[16]
- Bert Combs, Governor of Kentucky and later judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.[1]
- Robert G. Lawson, a longtime professor and two-time dean of the college (1971–1973 and 1982–1988), who served as the journal's editor-in-chief as a student and later won its Best Scholarship award multiple times as a faculty contributor.[17]
- Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, who served as the journal's articles editor as a student, later sat as a U.S. district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2005/2006 to 2026, and became dean of the J. David Rosenberg College of Law effective July 1, 2026.[18][19]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Kentucky Law Journal In 50th Year Of Publication". The Lexington Herald. December 6, 1961. p. 26 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "History". Kentucky Law Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- 1 2 "College of Law History". UKnowledge, University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Kentucky Law Journal". HathiTrust Digital Library. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Law Journals". J. David Rosenberg College of Law. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Kentucky Law Journal A New Publication". Lexington Herald-Leader. February 1, 1911. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Kentucky law journal". Berkeley Law Library Catalog. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Girl Named Student Editor Of Kentucky Law Journal; First Of Sex So Honored". The Cincinnati Enquirer. April 25, 1938. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Civil Rights Discussed In Kentucky Law Journal". Henry County Local. April 17, 1969. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "J. David Rosenberg College of Law". UKnowledge, University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Kentucky Law Journal". J. David Rosenberg College of Law. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Kentucky Law Journal". Scholastica. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- 1 2 "Kentucky Law Journal Online". UKnowledge, University of Kentucky Libraries. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Prospective Members". Kentucky Law Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Kentucky Law Journal". BBNvolved, University of Kentucky. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Wendell Cherry". J. David Rosenberg College of Law. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Robert G. Lawson". J. David Rosenberg College of Law. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "New dean of Rosenberg College of Law announced". J. David Rosenberg College of Law. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ McKenna Horsley. "Bush-appointed federal judge named as next dean of University of Kentucky law college". Kentucky Lantern. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
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