Memorial Notices
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In Memoriam: Norman Dorsen (1930-2017) and John A. Robertson (1943-2017)
My former Texas colleague John Dzienkowski kindly called to my attention the recent passing of two well-known figures in the legal academy. Professor Dorsen was a leading civil liberties advocate and longtime member of the NYU Law faculty. The New York Times obituary is here. I was particularly saddened to learn of the death of my…
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In Memoriam: Herma Hill Kay (1934-2017)
The lovely memorial notice sent out by Berkeley's Interim Dean Melissa Murray is below the fold:
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In Memoriam: E. Clinton Bamberger (1926-2017)
Emeritus at the University of Maryland, Bamberger represented the defendant in the Supreme Court case that gave us the "Brady rule" in criminal procedure, requiring the prosecution to disclose to the defense evidence that might help the accused. The NYT obituary is here. His Maryland colleague Robert Condlin tells me that, in addition to his well-known…
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In Memoriam: Roger Cramton (1929-2017)
Former Dean of Cornell Law School, he also taught at the Universities of Chicago (from which he graduated) and Michigan. His scholarly work was in the areas of legal ethics and conflicts, and he also held several important public service posts during his career. The Cornell memorial notice is here.
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In Memoriam: Mary Doyle (1943-2016)
An environmental law scholar, she was Dean and Professor Emerita at the University of Miami. The Miami memorial notice is here.
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In Memoriam: Hope Lewis (1962-2016)
At the time of her passing, she was Director of Global Legal Studies and Professor of Law at Northeastern University. (Thanks to Ibrahim Gassama for the pointer.) UPDATE: A longer memorial notice from Northeastern here.
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In Memoriam: Jack Greenberg (1924-2016)
The famed civil rights lawyer and longtime Columbia professor passed away earlier this month. There is an informative memorial notice here. (Thanks to Edward Hoffman for the pointer.)
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More about Phil Neal…
…whose passing we noted a few weeks ago. These new interesting anecdotes are courtesy of law professor John Q. Barrett (St. John's).
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In Memoriam: Phil C. Neal (1919-2016)
The antitrust scholar and litigator served as Dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 1963 to 1975, a crucial period of hiring for the law school that set the stage for Chicago's later dominance of law & economics. Chicago's memorial notice is here.
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In Memoriam: Hans W. Baade (1929-2016)
Obituary here. I had the pleasure of being Professor Baade's colleague at the University of Texas for thirteen years, and learned much from his vast erudition–as well as enjoying his sly wit. (Thanks to Tom Russell for the pointer.)
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In Memoriam: Jeffrey Jackson
Professor Jeffrey Jackson, of the Mississippi College School of Law, passed away on April 26. He joined the Mississippi College faculty in 1987 and developed a deep expertise in Mississippi law. He was 59 years old. His obituary can be downloaded from here.
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In Memoriam: Carl Auerbach (1915-2016)
My former San Diego colleague Bert Lazerow kindly shared the USD Dean's message about Professor Auerbach's passing and his extraordinary career: I am sorry to inform you that our beloved colleague, Carl Auerbach, died early today at the age of 100, after a short illness. Carl Auerbach was nothing less than a legend. His distinguished career of public…
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In Memoriam: Elizabeth Garrett (1963-2016)
Professor Garrett, the President of Cornell University since 2015, died of colon cancer. She was previously Provost of the University of Southern California, and a professor of law there and at the University of Chicago. A truly tragic turn of events. (Thanks to Paul Caron for the pointer.) UPDATE: A statement from the University here.
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In Memoriam: Bill Rice
Professor G. William Rice, of the University of Tulsa College of Law, passed away yesterday. He was an expert in Native American rights and American Indian Law, among other things. Rice joined the Tulsa faculty in 1995.
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In Memoriam: John H. Jackson (1932-2015)
The Georgetown memorial notice (where Jackson spent the last nearly twenty years of his distinguished career) is here. (Thanks to Robert Thompson for the pointer.)
I only just learned of Barry’s passing, and I’m enormously saddened at the news. I wrote my PhD on his…