Thomas M. Cooley was one of the three members of the first faculty of the University of Michigan Law School, when it was organized in 1859. In 1864 he became a justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan, and held that office until 1885, continuing also as a member of the Law Faculty. In 1871 he became Dean of the Law School. In addition to his duties on the bench and in the class room, he made many important contributions to legal literature. His treatises on "Constitutional Limitations" and on "Torts" were among the legal classics of his day and were known and read throughout the United States. At the time of his death in 1898, it may fairly be said that he was the most distinguished legal scholar that the State of Michigan had produced.
For the purpose of stimulating research and presenting its results in the form of public lectures, the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School established the Thomas M. Cooley Lectureship in honor of its first great legal scholar. This was made possible through the William W. Cook Endowment for Legal Research.
Publications from 1980
Program from the Thirtieth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1979
Program from the Twenty-eighth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Program from the Twenty-ninth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1978
Program from the Twenty-seventh Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1977
Program from the Twenty-sixth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1975
Program from the Twenty-fifth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Program from the Twenty-fourth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1974
Program from the Twenty-third Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1973
Program from the Twenty-second Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1971
Program from the Twenty-first Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1970
Program from the Nineteenth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Program from the Twentieth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1969
Program from the Eighteenth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Books from 1968
The Oracles of the Law, John P. Dawson
Publications from 1967
Program from the Seventeenth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1966
Program from the Sixteenth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1964
Program from the Fifteenth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1962
Program from the Fourteenth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1961
Program from the Thirteenth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1959
Program from the Eleventh Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Program from the Twelfth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1958
Program from the Tenth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1956
Program from the Ninth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1955
Program from the Eighth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1953
Outline of the Seventh Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Program from the Seventh Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Program from the Sixth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1952
Outline of the Fifth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Program from the Fifth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Books from 1951
Our Legal System and How it Operates, Burke W. Shartel
Publications from 1950
Program from the Fourth Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1949
Outline of the Third Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Program from the Third Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1948
Program from the Second Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School
Publications from 1947
Program from the First Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, University of Michigan Law School