The search for a new law school dean came to a close for one Texas law school as the South Texas College of Law announced last week that Donald J. Guter will be taking the reigns as President and Dean of the South Texas College of Law beginning next semester. The announcement comes shortly after a law.com article reported there were, as of last month, at least 27 law schools across the nation actively searching for deans.
Donald J. Guter served as dean of the Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh between 2005 and 2008. Prior to his service there, he served as Judge Advocate General in the Navy, leading a group of 1,800 lawyers in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. By comparison, in 2007 South Texas College of Law had 1,252 students enrolled. The school, located in Houston, is known for its trial advocacy program. The only other Texas law school currently searching for a dean is Texas Tech. Dean Walter Huffman, who is currently the dean of the law school at Texas Tech, will be retiring at the end of the semester.
