Notre Dame Law School appoints new dean

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame Law School will welcome a new dean this summer.

G. Marcus Cole, a former Stanford Professor, has been appointed Dean of the Law School at Notre Dame.

The appointment came after the resignation of current dean, Nell Jessup Newton, who has served as the dean for the last ten years.

Cole is a leading scholar in law and economics of commerce and finance and will be appointed a professor of at Notre Dame as well.  

His position will begin in July 2019.