The Columbia Law Review is a law review edited and published by students at Columbia Law School. The journal publishes scholarly articles, essays, and student notes. It was established in 1901 by Joseph E. Corrigan and John M. Woolsey, who served as the review's first editor-in-chief and secretary. The Columbia Law Review is one of four law reviews that publishes the Bluebook. History The Columbia Law Review represents the school's third attempt at a student-run law periodical. In 1885, the Columbia Jurist was founded by a group of six students but ceased publication in 1887. Despite its short run, the Jurist is credited with partially inspiring the creation of the Harvard Law Review, which began publication a short time later. The second journal, the Columbia Law Times was founded in 1887 and closed down in 1893 due to lack of revenue. Publication of the current Columbia Law Review began in 1901, making it the fifth oldest surviving law review in the US. Dean William Keener took an active involvement during its founding to help ensure its longevity. Impact The Columbia Law Review was the top-cited law journal during the 2018 Supreme Court term. According to the Journal Citation Reports the Columbia Law Review had a 2009 impact factor of 3.610, ranking it third out of 116 journals in the category "Law". In 2007 the Columbia Law Review ranked second for submissions and citations within the legal academic community, after Harvard Law Review. Notable alumni Notable alumni of the Columbia Law Review include: U.S. Supreme Court Justices William O. Douglas Ruth Bader Ginsburg U.S. Courts of Appeals Judges Wilfred Feinberg Harold Leventhal Paul R. Hays Harold Medina Jerre Stockton Williams James Alger Fee Daniel M. Friedman Joseph Frank Bianco Barbara Lagoa U.S. District Courts Judges Jack Weinstein Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum Denise Cote Alvin Hellerstein William Bernard Herlands John S. Martin Jr. Edmund Louis Palmieri Alexander Holtzoff Dickinson Richards Debevoise Richard Franklin Boulware II James Edward Doyle U.S. Solicitors General Charles Fried Donald Verrilli Jr. Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Mary Jo White Director of the CIA William Colby U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Director of the National Economic Council Stephen Friedman (PFIAB) Columbia University president Lee C. Bollinger Columbia Law School deans Young B. Smith Michael I. Sovern Barbara Aronstein Black Columbia Law