The Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William Mary based in Williamsburg, Virginia, is home to the oldest law school in the country and a part of the second oldest college and the first university to open in the United States.
The school announced the appointment of A. Benjamin Spencer to dean at the university.
Prior to his new role, Spencer worked as the director of the Francis Lewis Law Center and as the associate dean of research at Washington and Lee University.
Because of Them We Can reported that President Katherine A. Rowe spoke on Spencer’s appointment, saying, “William Mary is thrilled to welcome Ben Spencer as our next dean of the law school.
Ben brings that broad view of legal practice, together with a deep appreciation of the ethos of the citizen lawyer that has inspired the oldest law school in the country since its founding.”
