Myron Cherry and the Order of the Coif

1. Myron Cherry and the Order of the
Coif

2. Before moving into private practice and leading
clients to multimillion-dollar victories in cases
such as Ventas v. Sullivan & Cromwell and
Mansfield v. ALPA, Myron Cherry led a
distinguished scholastic career at Northwestern
University. He now teaches there as an adjunct
professor of trial practice. He served as editor of
the Northwestern University Law Review, and in
1961 he earned induction into the
Order of the Coif.

3. Drawing its name from an organization founded
by medieval English serjeants-at-law, the Order
of the Coif in its modern incarnation began at
Northwestern in 1907. It later merged with an
honor society at the College of Law of the
University of Illinois, and the date of its
inception was altered to mark that society’s birth
in 1902.

4. Today, 75 U.S. law schools boast chapters of
the Order of the Coif. To earn admission,
students must rank in the top 10% of their
graduating classes and have undertaken 75%
or more of their studies in law through graded
courses. The Order of the Coif also offers
faculty memberships, honorary memberships,
and awards to people who are especially
deserving.