Little enthusiasm prevails among Texas law school deans for any immediate switch to two-year programs, a possibility that received attention recently when advocated by President Barack Obama, a former law school professor.

“This is probably controversial to say, but what the heck. I am in my second term, so I can say it. I believe that law schools would probably be wise to think about being two years instead of three years,” Obama told a town hall-style meeting at Binghamton University in late August in New York, according to news accounts.

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