About the Library

Ross-Blakley Law Library

The Ross-Blakley Law Library resides in the Beus Center for Law and Society in Phoenix, Arizona and fulfills the educational information needs of the faculty and students of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. We have built a superlative collection of legal and interdisciplinary research resources and maintain a collection of primary authority and secondary source materials. Some collection emphases include Indigenous Law and Arizona Law. We have a dedicated and knowledgeable staff to support the research needs of all our patrons. 

William C. Blakley and John J. Ross

The Law Library is named in memory of William C. Blakley, a 1971 graduate of the Arizona State University Law School and member of the law firm of Mohr, Hackett, Pederson, Blakley, Randolf & Haga PC at the time of his death, and John J. Ross, a graduate of Harvard Law School and senior partner of Brown & Bain PA at the time of his death. The former Law Library building was made possible by an almost unprecedented capital campaign spearheaded by Sue Ross and Lynn Blakley Grant, and generously supported by a large number of individuals, law firms and organizations. Visitors may view a portrait of William C. Blakley and John J. Ross at the Law Library Circulation Desk.