High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The school is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Cardozo's success as a young school has been remarkable, leading some to characterize Cardozo as a "rising star" among law schools. Among the top 100 law schools, only two schools are younger than Cardozo, which graduated its first class in 1979. Georgia State University College of Law and William S. Boyd School of Law. Cardozo is currently ranked 49th by U.S. News, which is the most widely read (and criticized) ranking of law schools.