Make-Up of the US Supreme Court v. Law School Tuition

With the nomination and probable confirmation of Elena Kagan as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, the make-up of the Court will be totally from Harvard or Yale, and another millionaire. While those two schools can and should be proud of that accomplishment, the remaining law schools in the country - especially those not in the Tier 1 list - should review their curriculum, their professors, and most importantly, their tuition.

To pay over $30K a year to attend a Tier 4 school is ridiculous, especially given the fact that there is almost no chance to ever succeed to the highest court in the land if you've attended such a school. Perhaps the tuition charged should be tied more closely to the ranking of the law school. There is little incentive for law schools to reduce tuition at this time. The number of lawyers is going to increase significantly, and many of these new lawyers will be shouldering a heavy financial burden without the benefit of the Tier 1 status or level of education, presumably.

It's time for a change - one that benefits the law school students and not the pockets of those running law schools, regardless of their rank.