Sharp Viewpoint Series: Erwin Chemerinsky
Oct
24
5:00 PM
University of Richmond, Camp Concert Hall
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, Berkeley Law
Chemerinsky, a legal scholar known for his studies of constitutional law and federal civil procedure, previously served as the founding dean and Distinguished Professor of Law and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Before that, he taught law and political science at Duke University, University of Southern California Law School, and DePaul College of Law. He is the author of 16 books, including leading casebooks and treatises, and has written more than 200 law review articles. He argues appellate cases, including in the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2016, he was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2022, he became President of the Association of American Law Schools. Chemerinsky earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and his law degree from Harvard Law School. In 2024, National Jurist magazine again named Chemerinsky the most influential person in legal education in the United States.
Advance registration is required for this event and will open on Thursday, October 3. This event is free and open to the University of Richmond community as well as the public.
Chemerinsky, a legal scholar known for his studies of constitutional law and federal civil procedure, previously served as the founding dean and Distinguished Professor of Law and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Before that, he taught law and political science at Duke University, University of Southern California Law School, and DePaul College of Law. He is the author of 16 books, including leading casebooks and treatises, and has written more than 200 law review articles. He argues appellate cases, including in the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2016, he was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2022, he became President of the Association of American Law Schools. Chemerinsky earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and his law degree from Harvard Law School. In 2024, National Jurist magazine again named Chemerinsky the most influential person in legal education in the United States.
Advance registration is required for this event and will open on Thursday, October 3. This event is free and open to the University of Richmond community as well as the public.