| Dean | Term |
|---|---|
| George Sharswood | 1852 – 1868 |
| Elihu Spencer Miller | 1868 – 1872 |
| Edward Coppée Mitchell | 1874 – 1886 |
| George Tucker Bispham | 1887 – 1888 |
| Christopher Stuart Patterson | 1888 – 1895 |
| G.S. Harrison (interim) | 1895 – 1896 |
| William Draper Lewis | 1896 – 1914 |
| William Ephraim Mikell | 1914 – 1929 |
| Herbert Funk Goodrich | 1929 – 1940 |
| Edwin R. Keedy | 1941 – 1945 |
| Earl G. Harrison | 1945 – 1948 |
| Owen J. Roberts | 1948 – 1951 |
| Paul Brunton (acting) | 1951 – 1952 |
| Jefferson Barnes Fordham | 1952 – 1970 |
| Bernard Wolfman | 1970 – 1075 |
| Louis H. Pollak | 1975 – 1978 |
| James O. Freedman | 1979 – 1982 |
| Robert Mundheim | 1982 – 1989 |
| Colin S. Diver | 1989 – 1999 |
| Michael A. Fitts | 2000 – 2014 |
| Wendell E. Pritchett (interim) | 2014 – 2015 |
| Theodore Ruger | 2015 – present |
University Leaders Deans of the Schools Deans of the Law School, 1852-present
George Sharswood, Dean of the Law School (1852-1868)