Preceded by Joshua Morse Preceded by James C. Kirby | Succeeded by Sandy D'Alemberte Succeeded by James E. Meeks | |
Alma mater Ohio State (B.A.)
Ohio State (J.D.) Occupation Professor
Lawyer
Administrator Died 26 December 2006, Sedgwick, Maine, United States Education Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University | ||
L. Orin Slagle, Jr. was the third Dean of the Florida State University College of Law, President of the Law School Admission Council, and the eleventh Dean of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
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Education
Slagle earned his bachelor's degree from the Ohio State University in 1954. He then received his law degree from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1957.
Legal career
Slagle begin his legal career at Mudge, Stern, Baldwin and Todd in New York, New York before moving to England to serve in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps, where he attained the rank of captain. Slagle entered academia in 1961 when he returned to the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where he served as assistant professor, professor and then as associate dean. In 1968, Slagle become a partner at the Dargusch and Day law firm in Columbus, Ohio. He then returned to Ohio State to serve as the eleventh Dean of the Moritz College of Law from 1974 to 1980. Slagle then served as the President of the Law School Admission Council from 1978 to 1980 while continuing his full-time teaching at Moritz. In 1980 Slagle was appointed the third Dean of the Florida State University College of Law and served in that role until 1984 when he returned to full time teaching.