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ALI Elects 31 New Members

Congratulations to these faculty members at U.S. law schools who were recently elected to membership in the American Law Institute:

• Asli Ü. Bâli, Yale Law School

• Amy Hardberger, Texas Tech University School of Law

• Heidi M. Hurd, University of Illinois College of Law

•  Daryl Lim, Penn State Dickinson Law

•  Timothy M. Mulvaney, Texas A&M University School of Law

•  Samir J. Parikh, Lewis & Clark Law School

•  Natalie Ram, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law

•  Jason A. Rantanen, University of Iowa College of Law

•  Kenneth M. Rosen, University of Alabama School of Law

• Kathryn M. Stanchi, University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

• Juliet P. Stumpf, Lewis & Clark Law School

• Louis J. Virelli, III, Stetson University College of Law

The ALI's announcement is here. Congratulations to all.

ALI Elects 32 New Members

Congratulations to these faculty members at U.S. law schools who were recently elected to membership in the American Law Institute:

• Olufunmilayo B. Arewa, Temple University Beasley School of Law
• Katharine K. Baker, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Robert Bauer, New York University School of Law
• Pamela Bookman, Fordham Law School
• Jacquelyn L. Bridgeman, University of Wyoming College of Law
• Stephen B. Bright, Yale Law School
• Ruben J. Garcia, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
• Stephen E. Henderson, University of Oklahoma College of Law
• Peter Lee, University of California, Davis School of Law
• Jennifer Lynn Levi, Western New England School of Law
• Randal S. Milch, New York University School of Law
• Douglas NeJaime, Yale Law School
• Bertrall L. Ross, University of Virginia School of Law
• Amy J. Schmitz, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
• Micah J. Schwartzman, University of Virginia School of Law
• Nicholas O, Stephanopoulos, Harvard Law School
• Lauren D. Sudeall, Georgia State University College of Law

The ALI's announcement is here.

ALI Elects 60 New Members

The American Law Institute recently elected sixty new members. Among them are these law faculty members:

• Deborah N. Archer, New York University School of Law
• Aditya Bamzai, University of Virginia School of Law
• Lynda L. Butler, William & Mary Law School
• Laurence Claus, University of San Diego School of Law
• Caroline Mala Corbin, University of Miami School of Law
• Joshua A. Douglas, University of Kentucky, J. David Rosenberg College of Law
• Terri Gerstein, Harvard Law School, Harvard Labor & Worklife Program; Economic Policy Institute
• Myriam Gilles, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• Deborah S. Gordon, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
• Catherine Marie Grosso, Michigan State University College of Law
• Luz E. Herrera, Texas A&M University School of Law
• John Patrick Hunt, University of California, Davis School of Law
• Aziz Zahirul Huq, University of Chicago Law School
• RonNell Andersen Jones, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College Law
• Leah M. Litman, University of Michigan Law School
• Jody Lyneé Madeira, Indiana University, Maurer School of Law
• Uma Outka, University of Kansas School of Law
• Jonathan A. Rapping, Atlanta's John Marshall School of Law
• Margaret Raymond, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Sally Brown Richardson, Tulane University Law School
• Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• Eric J. Segall, Georgia State University Law School
• Fred O. Smith, Jr., Emory University School of Law
• Paul M. Smith, Georgetown University Law Center
• James Y. Stern, William & Mary Law School
• Franita Tolson, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
• Andrew W. Torrance, University of Kansas School of Law
• Robin Walker Sterling, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

ALI Elects 59 New Members

The American Law Institute has announced (here) the election of 59 new members, including these professors:

• Alan K. Chen, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
• Jorge L. Contreras, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
• Andrew Manuel Crespo, Harvard Law School
• Michael Doran, University of Virginia School of Law
• Michael C. Duff, University of Wyoming College of Law
• Avlana K. Eisenberg, Florida State University College of Law
• Jill E. Family, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
• David S. Han, Pepperdine University, Caruso School of Law
• Alexis J. Hoag, Brooklyn Law School
• Robert J. Jackson, New York University School of Law
• Anil Kalhan, Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law
• Michael S. Knoll, University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law
• Charlotte Ku, Texas A&M University School of Law
• Margaret B. Kwoka, Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
• Lisa S. Loo, Arizona State University
• Michael J. Zydney Mannheimer, Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law
• Joseph Scott Miller, University of Georgia School of Law
• Steven J. Mulroy, University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphrey's School of Law
• James M. Oleske, Jr., Lewis & Clark Law School
• Wendy Collins Perdue, University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law
• Richard C. Schragger, University of Virginia School of Law
• Alison Siegler, University of Chicago Law School
• Jessica Silbey, Boston University School of Law
• Joseph Thai, University of Oklahoma College of Law
• Lisa A. Tucker, Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law
• Pierre-Hugues Verdier, University of Virginia Law School
• Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Penn State Law School

Congratulations to all.

Added 6:28 p.m. An astute reader pointed out that I hadn't done a post to welcome the ALI's 24 members elected in October. I do so now.

In October, 2021, the ALI announced (here) the election of 24 new members, including these faculty members:

• June Rose Carbone, University of Minnesota Law School
• John Duffy Fitzgerald, University of Virginia School of Law
• Marin K. Levy, Duke University School of Law
• Ruth Mason, University of Virginia School of Law
• Robert T. Miller, University of Iowa College of Law
• Michael T. Morley, Florida State University College of Law
• Farish Percy, University of Mississippi Law School
• Jennifer K. Robbennold, University of Illinois College of Law
• Andrea L. Roth, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
• Shirin A. Sinnar, Stanford Law School
• Jennifer S. Taub, Western New England School of Law

Congratulations to them, also. And guest bloggers always welcome, if there is news you'd like to see posted.

ALI Elections 41 New Members

The American Law Institute has announced (here) the election of 41 new members, including these professors:

• Erika George, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney School of Law
• Deborah R. Gerhardt, University of North Carolina School of Law
• Lisa C. Ikemoto, University of California, Davis School of Law
• Kathryn Kovacs, Rutgers Law School
• Fatma Essam Marouf, Texas A&M University School of Law
• Ajay K. Mehrotra, Northwestern University School of Law [list amended 7/6/21-unintentionally omitted before; sorry, Ajay!]
• Janet E. Milne, Vermont Law School
• Christopher K. Odinet, University of Iowa College of Law
• Michael E. Solimine, University of Cincinnati College of Law
• Seth W. Stoughton, University of South Carolina School of Law
• Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid, Fordham University School of Law

Congratulations to all!

ALI Elects 41 New Members

The American Law Institute has announced (here) the election of 41 new members, including these professors:

• Lara Bazelon, University of San Francisco School of Law
• Jennifer Gerarda Brown, Quinnipiac University School of Law
• Eric Charles Chaffee, University of Toledo College of Law
• Elizabeth Chambliss, University of South Carolina School of Law
• Sarah Rudolph Cole, Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
• Meera E. Deo, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
• Christopher S. Elmendorf, UC Davis School of Law
• Paul A. Gowder, Jr., Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
• Hillary M. Hoffmann, Vermont Law School
• E. Lea Johnston, University of Florida, Levin College of Law
• Andrew W. Jurs, Drake University Law School
• Cathy Lesser Mansfield, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
• John A. E. Pottow, University of Michigan Law School
• Darren Rosenblum, Pace University, Elisabeth Haub School of Law
• Ben Trachtenberg, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
• Bret Wells, University of Houston Law Center
• W. Bradley Wendel, Cornell Law School

Congratulations to all!

ALI Elects 36 New Members

The American Law Institute has announced (here) the election of 36 new members, including these professors:

• Raquel E. Aldana, University of California, Davis School of Law
• Evelyn Mary Aswad, University of Oklahoma College of Law
• Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., University of Georgia School of Law
• Zachary D. Clopton, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
• Lisa A. Fairfax, George Washington University Law School
• Richard W. Garnett, Notre Dame Law School
• Justin F. Marceau, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
• Lauren K. Robel, Indiana University, Maurer School of Law
• Kimberly J. Robinson, University of Virginia School of Law
• Jacob H. Rooksby, Gonzaga University School of Law
• Nancy A. Welsh, Texas A&M University School of Law

Congratulations to all!

ALI Elects 38 New Members

The American Law Institute recently announced the election of 38 new members. Among them are these law professors:   Alabama Jenny E. Carroll, Tuscaloosa – Professor, University of Alabama School of Law   California Courtney G. Joslin, Davis – Professor, University of California, Davis School of Law Andrew Verstein, Los Angeles – Professor, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law   Connecticut Jack M. Balkin, New Haven – Professor, Yale Law School   District of Columbia Cara Hope Drinan – Professor, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law   Florida Howard M. Wasserman, Miami – Professor & Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Florida International University College of Law   Illinois Jide Okechuku Nzelibe, Chicago – Professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Nadia N. Sawicki, Chicago – Professor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law   Iowa Jerry L. Anderson, Des Moines – Dean & Professor of Law, Drake University Law School Emily Hughes, Iowa City – Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Iowa College of Law   Maryland Mortimer N.S. Sellers, Baltimore – Director, Center for International & Comparative Law, University of Baltimore School of Law   North Carolina John Martin Conley, Chapel Hill – Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law John F. Coyle, Chapel Hill – Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law Darrell A.H. Miller, Durham – Professor & Associate Dean for Intellectual Life, Duke University School of Law   Ohio Sandra F. Sperino, Cincinnati – Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law   Oklahoma Jim Roth, Oklahoma City – Dean & Professor of Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law   Pennsylvania Chaim N. Saiman, Villanova – Professor, Villanova University, Charles Widger School of Law   Texas Dave Fagundes, Houston – Professor & Associate Dean for Faculty Development, University of Houston Law Center Lee Kovarsky, Austin – Professor, University of Texas School of Law Peter K. Yu, Fort Worth – Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University School of Law   Virginia Nathan B. Oman, Williamsburg – Co-Director, Center for Study of Law & Markets, William & Mary Law School   FOREIGN   England James Goudkamp, Oxford – Professor, Oxford University, Keble College

ALI Elects 45 New Members

Earlier this week, the American Law Institute announced the election of 45 new members. Among them are these law professors:

 

Alabama

Joyce White Vance, Birmingham – Professor, University of Alabama School of Law

 

California

Andrew D. Bradt, Berkeley – Professor, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Anne Joseph O'Connell, Stanford – Professor, Stanford Law School

 

Georgia

Lori Ringhand, Athens – Professor, University of Georgia School of Law

Anne M. Tucker, Atlanta – Professor, Georgia State University College of Law

 

Indiana

Robert L. Fischman, Bloomington – Professor, Indiana University, Maurer School of Law

Jayanth K. Krishnan, Bloomington – Professor, Indiana University, Maurer School of Law

Julian Velasco, Notre Dame – Associate Professor, Notre Dame Law School

 

Iowa

Todd Edward Pettys, Iowa City – Professor, University of Iowa College of Law

 

Maine

Deirdre M. Smith, Portland – Professor, University of Maine School of Law

 

Maryland

David Michael Jaros, Baltimore – Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law

 

Massachusetts

Maureen E. Brady, Cambridge – Assistant Professor, Harvard Law School

 

Minnesota

Garry W. Jenkins, Minneapolis – Dean, University of Minnesota Law School

 

New York

Andrew Gold, Brooklyn – Professor, Brooklyn Law School

Valerie P. Hans, Ithaca – Professor, Cornell Law School

 

North Carolina

Christine Nero Coughlin, Winston-Salem – Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law

 

Pennsylvania

Jean Galbraith, Philadelphia – Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Carey School of Law

 

Tennessee

Ganesh Sitaraman, Nashville – Professor, Vanderbilt Law School

 

Texas

Lolita Buckner Inniss, Dallas – Professor & Senior Associate Dean, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

 

Virginia

Ashley S. Deeks, Charlottesville – Research Professor, University of Virginia Law School

Deborah S. Hellman, Charlottesville – Professor, University of Virginia School of Law

 

Congratulations to all!

ALI Elects 50 New Members

The American Law Institute recently elected 50 new members. Among the new members are these law professors:

 

California

Dalié Jiménez, Irvine – Professor, University of Califonia, Irvine School of Law

 

District of Columbia

Joshua Alexander Geltzer – Executive Director & Visiting Professor, Georgetown Law Center, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection

 

Indiana

Austen L. Parrish, Bloomington – Dean, Indiana University, Maurer School of Law

 

Minnesota

Thomas F. Cotter, Minneapolis – Professor, University of Minnesota School of Law

 

New York

Emily Gold Waldman, White Plains – Professor, Pace University School of Law

 

Pennsylvania

Cary Coglianese, Philadelphia – Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Michael R. Dimino, Harrisburg – Professor, Widener University Commonwealth Law School

 

Texas

Huyen Pham, Fort Worth – Professor, Texas A&M University School of Law

 

Congratulations to all!

 

 

ALI Elects 68 New Members

The American Law Institute recently elected 68 new fellows.  Included among them are these faculty members:

California
Máximo Langer, Los Angeles – Professor, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Lisa R. Pruitt, Davis – Professor, University of California, Davis School of Law

Illinois
Matthew Sag, Chicago – Professor, Loyola University School of Law

Indiana
Leandra Lederman, Bloomington – Professor, Indiana University Mauer School of Law

Iowa
Anthony James Gaughan, Des Moines – Professor, Drake University Law School

Michigan
Richard A. Bierschbach, Detroit – Dean, Wayne State University Law School

Minnesota
Allan H. Erbsen, Minneapolis – Professor, University of Minnesota Law School

Nevada
Stacey A. Tovino, Las Vegas – Professor, University of Nevada, Boyd School of Law

New Jersey
Katie R. Eyer, Camden – Professor, Rutgers Law School
Rick Swedloff, Camden – Professor, Rutgers Law School

New York
Jodie Adams Kirshner, New York – Research Professor, New York University, Marron Institute on Urban Affairs
Nina A. Kohn, Syracuse – Professor, Syracuse University College of Law
Colleen F. Shanahan, New York – Associate Clinical Professor, Columbia Law School

Texas
Alan Scott Rau, Austin – Professor, University of Texas School of Law

Wisconsin
Tonya L. Brito, Madison – Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School

Canada
Erik Knutsen, Kingston – Professor, Queen's University School of Law

England
John Linarelli, Durham – Professor, University of Durham Law School

Germany
Karl-Nikolaus Peifer, Cologne – Prof. Dr., University of Cologne, Institute for Media and Communications Law

Congratulations to all!

New ALI Members

Today the ALI announced the election of 58 new members. Among the new members are these academics:

California
Colleen V. Chien, Santa Clara – Associate Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law
Donald Earl Childress III, Malibu – Professor, Pepperdine University School of Law
Richard T. Ford, Palo Alto – Professor, Stanford Law School
Angela P. Harris, Davis – Professor, University of California, Davis School of Law
Gerald López, Los Angeles – Professor, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
David Alan Sklansky, Palo Alto – Professor, Stanford Law School

Colorado
Nancy Leong, Denver – Professor, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law

Connecticut
Oona A. Hathaway, New Haven – Professor, Yale Law School

Florida
Jennifer S. Martin, Miami Gardens – Professor, St. Thomas University School of Law

Georgia
Kay L. Levine, Atlanta – Professor, Emory University School of Law

Hawaii
Charles R. Lawrence, III, Honolulu – Professor, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, William S. Richardson School of Law
Mari J. Matsuda, Honolulu – Professor, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, William S. Richardson School of Law

Illinois
Daniel Abebe, Chicago – Deputy Dean & Professor, University of Chicago Law School
Douglas G. Baird, Chicago – Professor, University of Chicago Law School

Maryland
Danielle Citron, Baltimore – Professor, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law

Massachusetts
Katharine B. Silbaugh, Boston – Professor, Boston University School of Law

Michigan
Alicia J. Davis, Ann Arbor – Associate Dean & Professor, University of Michigan Law School

New Jersey
Elise Boddie, Newark – Professor, Rutgers School of Law-Newark
John F. K. Oberdiek, Camden – Professor, Rutgers Law School-Camden

New York
Olatunde Johnson, New York – Vice Dean & Professor, Columbia Law School
Eduardo Peñalver, Ithaca – Dean, Cornell Law School
Katrina M. Wyman, New York – Professor, New York University School of Law

North Carolina
Lawrence A. Zelenak, Durham – Professor, Duke University School of Law

Oklahoma
Liesa L. Richter, Norman – Professor, University of Oklahoma College of Law

Oregon
Susan Gary, Eugene – Professor, University of Oregon School of Law

Pennsylvania
Deborah L. Brake, Pittsburgh – Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Texas
Lynn Anne Baker, Austin – Professor, University of Texas Law School

Virginia
Eric R. Claeys, Arlington – Professor, The Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
Julia D. Mahoney, Charlottesville – Professor, University of Virginia School of Law
Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash, Charlottesville – Professor, University of Virginia School of Law

Washington
John B. Kirkwood, Seattle – Professor, Seattle University School of Law

 

New ALI Members

Today the ALI announced the election of 61 new members.  Among the new members are these academics:

California
Donald J. Kochan, Orange – Professor, Chapman University, Dale E. Fowler School of Law
Rex Robert Perschbacher, Davis – Professor, University of California, Davis School of Law

Georgia
David Hricik, Macon – Professor, Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law

Illinois
Kurt T. Lash, Champaign – Professor, University of Illinois College of Law

Michigan
Kristi Bowman, East Lansing – Professor, Michigan State University College of Law
Steven R. Ratner, Ann Arbor – Professor, University of Michigan Law School

New Jersey
Alice Ristroph, Newark – Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law

North Carolina
Dana Ann Remus, Chapel Hill – Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law

Oregon
Carl S. Bjerre, Eugene – Professor, University of Oregon School of Law

Pennsylvania
Michael J. Madison, Pittsburgh – Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Texas
Barbara J. Evans, Houston – Professor, University of Houston Law Center

Utah
Paul G. Cassell, Salt Lake City – Professor, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney School of Law

Washington
Margaret Chon, Seattle – Professor, Seattle University School of Law

West Virginia
Vincent P. Cardi, Morgantown – Professor, West Virginia University College of Law

 

New ALI Members

Today the ALI announced the election of 72 new members.  Among the new members are these academics:

Alabama
Herman N. Johnson, Jr., Birmingham – Professor, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law

California

Andrew T. Guzman, Los Angeles – Dean, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Berkeley – Co-Director, University of California, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
Jenny S. Martinez, Stanford – Professor, Stanford Law School
Peter S. Menell, Berkeley – Professor, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Connecticut
Abbe R. Gluck, New Haven – Professor, Yale Law School

District of Columbia
Kristin Nicole Henning – Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center
Abbe Smith – Director, Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center

Illinois
Lior Strahilevitz, Chicago – Professor, University of Chicago Law School

Massachusetts
Gerald L. Neuman, Cambridge – Professor, Harvard Law School

Missouri
S. David Mitchell, Columbia – Professor, University of Missouri School of Law
Neil M. Richards, St. Louis – Professor, Washington University School of Law

New Jersey
Adam Scales, Camden – Vice Dean, Rutgers School of Law, Camden
Michael N. Simkovic, Newark – Associate Professor, Seton Hall Law School

New York
Linda Sugin, New York – Professor, Fordham University School of Law

North Carolina
Michael J. Gerhardt, Chapel Hill – Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law
Ralf C. Michaels, Durham – Professor, Duke University School of Law

Pennsylvania
Michelle Madden Dempsey, Villanova – Professor, Villanova University School of Law

Tennessee
Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Nashville – Professor, Vanderbilt University Law School

Singapore
Irene Calboli, Singapore – Professor, Texas A&M University School of Law & Singapore Management University School of Law

Switzerland
Ingeborg Schwenzer, Basel – Professor, University of Basel

 

Nominees for the ALI Council

The American Law Institute has announced the nominees to serve on its Council.  They are:

Scott Bales (Vice-Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court)
Evan Chesler (Chairman of Cravath)
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar (Professor, Stanford)
Elizabeth Garrett (Professor, Univ. of Southern California)
Teresa Wilson Harmon (Partner, Sidley)
Lance Liebman (Professor, Columbia)
Raymond Lohier Jr. (Judge, 2nd Circuit)
Seth Waxman (Partner, WilmerHale)