title: Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
text: # Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
  
  The Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (FaulknerLaw, Jones Law, JLS, or JSL) is the law school of Faulkner University, located in Montgomery, Alabama.
  
  ## History
  
  Jones School of Law was founded in 1928 by Montgomery County Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones. The law school is named after Judge Walter B. Jones' father, Thomas Goode Jones, a Confederate veteran who was governor of Alabama and U.S. District Judge for the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.
  
  Faulkner University acquired Jones School of Law in 1983.
  
  Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Graduates are eligible to sit for the bar exam in any state.
  
  ## Admissions
  
  For the class entering in 2022, out of 411 applicants 47.93% were admitted, 50.76% of those admitted enrolled, with the average enrolled student having an LSAT score of 151 and a 3.18 GPA.
  
  ## Employment
  
  According to Jones' official ABA-required disclosures, 58.6% of the Class of 2021 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.
  
  ## Costs
  
  Tuition at Thomas Goode Jones School of Law for the 2020–2021 academic year was $39,000.
  
  ## Programs
  
  Thomas Goode Jones School of Law offers a joint J.D./LL.M. in dispute resolution, as well as a J.D. program.
  
  ## Notable alumni
  
  * Bobby Bright, former member of the United States House of Representatives representing Alabama's 2nd congressional district
  * Tommy Bryan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
  * Alisa Kelli Wise, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
  
  ## Notable faculty
  
  * John Eidsmoe, professor of law emeritus.
  * Allison Garrett, assistant professor of law (2004 to 2007); as of 2021, Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
  