In the United States, the professional doctorate in law may be conferred in Latin or in English as Juris Doctor (sometimes … See more

The first university in Europe, the University of Bologna, was founded as a school of law by four famous legal scholars in the 11th century who were students of the glossator school in that city. This served as the model for other la… See more

The JD originated in the United States during a movement to improve training of the professions. Prior to the origination of the JD, law students began law school either with only a high school diploma, or less than th… See more

Legal education is rooted in the history and structure of the legal system of the jurisdiction where the education is given; therefore, law degrees are vastly different from country to country, making comparison… See more

In the United States, the Juris Doctor is the degree that prepares the recipient to enter the law profession (as do the M.D. or D.O. in the medical profession and the D.D.S or D.M.D. in the dental profession). While the J.D. is the … See more

Since at least the 1920s, it has been contrary to custom in the United States to address holders of the JD as "doctor".
In the late 1960s, the rising number of American law schools awarding JDs led to debate ove… See more