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| Order of the Coif |
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English Order of the Coif was the most ancient and one of the most honored
institutions of the common law. It was an association of lawyers who for
centuries had the sole right to appear as barristers in the Court of Common
Pleas. The Order takes its name from the word used to designate the cap all
the members of the Order were compelled to wear. This cap or coif was
originally of white lawn or silk, forming a close-fitting hood. Later when
wigs came into fashion, the coif was changed to a circular piece of white
lawn fastened to the top of the wig. The real decline in the power and
influence of the Order came through the appointment of King's counsel but
despite efforts to change it, the Order remained the sole body of accepted
practitioners at the Common Pleas Bar down to the Judicature Act. |
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| The American Order of the Coif is the outgrowth of an earlier
society known as Theta Kappa Nu, founded in 1902 for the purpose of promoting
scholarship among American law students. In 1912 the society was reorganized
as the Order of the Coif "to foster a spirit of careful study and to
mark in a fitting manner those who have attained a high grade of
scholarship." Students in the top 10% of their graduating class are
eligible for membership. |
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| New
Members, Class of 2009 |
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| Daniel
Hackett Ennis |
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| Michelle
Lynn Evans |
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| Rachel
Marriner Flynn |
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| Christopher
William Henry |
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| Garrett
Shea Ledgerwood |
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| Peter
S. Massaro III |
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| Roger
Herbert Miksad |
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| Andrew
Howard Morton |
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| Allen
C. Myers |
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| Arif
Shamsherali Noorani |
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| Oleg V.
Nudelman |
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| Gregory
Lawson Schinner |
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| Bridget
Marie Tainer-Parkins |
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| Emily Ayliffe White |
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| New
Members, Class of 2008 |
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| Christopher
John Brady |
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| Benjamin
Joseph Conley |
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| Evan
Arthur Fetters |
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| Jonathon
Keath Hance |
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| Lisa
Joan Hedrick |
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| Kimberly
L. Herb |
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| Anna Ku |
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| Robert
Leonard Littlehale III |
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| John
Michael Power |
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| Megan
Martha Reed |
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| Rachel
Sederquest |
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| Juliette
Ai-Mei Syn |
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| Sean
Jeffrey Whittington |
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| Kent Paul Woods |
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| New
Members, Class of 2007 |
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| Meredith
Ann Abernathy |
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| Bradnon
David Almond |
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| Dawn
Michele Davison |
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| Nathan
Emil Deen |
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| Keith
James Dunlap |
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| Edmund
Murray Ferguson |
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| Donald
MacKaye Houser |
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| Aaron
James Lockwood |
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| Erin
Laurel Pearson |
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| Dwight
Rowland Shaper |
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| Robert
Vanneman Spake, Jr. |
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| Wilson
Douglas Sweitzer |
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| New
Members, Class of 2006 |
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| Travis
Christopher Barham |
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| Cheryl
Melissa Berger |
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| Michael
Henri Bourdaa |
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| David
Donald Christensen |
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| Ryan
Allen Corle |
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| Mary
Varson Cromer |
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| Lauren
Rachel Darden |
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| Tamara
Lyn Graham |
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| Lindsay
Kate Mahon |
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| Steven
Robert Ruby |
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| Justin
Bartholomew Shane |
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| Travis
Nathan Turner |
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| Sarah
Marie Waszmer |
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| New
Members, Class of 2005 |
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| Jennifer
Rose Belcher |
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| Michael
Wayne Bloomrose |
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| Shawn
Andrew Bone |
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| Christina
Leigh Bowden |
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| Brooke
Michelle Corby |
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| Ryan
Ayers Glasgow |
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| Helena
Marie Joly |
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| Melissa
Dawn McClellan |
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| Aaron
Gregory McCollough |
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| Mitchell
Kirks Morris |
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| Charles
Adam Nunziato |
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| Jonathan
Edward Porter |
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| Maxwell
Christopher Smith |
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| Alex
Edward Snyder |
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| Leslie
Evans Wood |
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| Honorary Members |
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| Herbert
F. Fitzpatrick '92 '93L (1951) |
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| John L.
O'Brian (1952) |
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| John W.
Davis '92 '95L (1953) |
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| James
R. Caskie '06 '09L (1954) |
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| Edward
S. Graves '30 (1955) |
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| William
T. Gossett (1956) |
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| H.
Graham Morison '30 '32L (1957) |
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| John J.
McCloy (1958) |
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| John W.
Eggleston '06 '07M '10L (1959) |
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| Rosser
L. Malone Jr. '32L (1960) |
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| E.
Barrett Prettyman (1961) |
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| William
Oliver Roberts Jr. '58L (1962) |
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| Kermit
E. Hundley '53L (1963) |
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| Wilbur
C. Hall '15L (1964) |
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| Walter
E. Hoffman '31L (1967) |
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| Ted
Dalton (1968) |
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| Oswald
B. McEwan '40L (1969) |
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| John
DeW. Carter (1970) |
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| Paul A.
Holstein '32L (1971) |
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| Fred M.
Vinson Jr. '48 '51L (1972) |
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| Richard
Hanes (1973) |
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| William
W. Sweeney (1974) |
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| Thornton
G. Berry Jr. '34L (1975) |
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| H.
Emory Widener Jr. '53L (1976) |
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| Robert
M. Campbell (1977) |
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| John W.
Drye Jr. '20L (1978) |
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| Manuel
M. Weinberg '31L (1981) |
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| Charles
F. Clarke '38 (1982) |
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| Roscoe
B. Stephenson Jr. '43 '47L (1984) |
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| Sol
Wachtler '51 '52L (1985) |
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| Raymond
W. Haman '52L (1986) |
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| Johnny
E. Morrison '74 '77L (1987) |
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| Alexander
M. Harman Jr. '44L (1988) |
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| Thomas
W. Mapp (1989) |
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| Thomas
Hal Clarke Jr. '73 '76L (1990) |
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| Isadore
M. Scott '37L (1992) |
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| Robert
J. Grey Jr. '76L (1993) |
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| Pamela
J. White '77L (1994) |
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| William
Ray Price Jr. '78L (1995) |
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| Linwood
Holton '44 (1996) |
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| Carroll
L. Wainwright Jr. (1997) |
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| Robert
E. Glenn '51 '53L (1998) |
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| H. F.
(Gerry) Lenfest '53 (1999) |
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| Frederick
P. Stamp Jr. '56 (2000) |
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| Robert
E. Stroud '56 '59L (2001) |
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| Gregory
W. Wiercioch '92L (2002) |
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| John D.
Klinedinst '71 '78L (2003) |
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| Sarah
K. Wiant '78L (2004) |
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| Lizanne
Thomas '82L (2005) |
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John Wolf '69,'72L (2006)
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| W. Donald Bain Jr. '49L
(2007) |
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| G. Michael Pace Jr. '84L
(2008) |
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| Jessine A. Monaghan '79L
(2009) |
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