Martha Minow | |
|---|---|
 Minow in 2010 | |
| 12th Dean of Harvard Law School | |
| In office July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Elena Kagan |
| Succeeded by | John Manning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martha Louise Minow December 6, 1954 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse | Joseph W. Singer |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) Harvard University (MEd) Yale University (JD) |
| Website | Official bio |
Martha Louise Minow (born December 6, 1954)[1][2][3] is an American legal scholar and the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University. She served as the 12th Dean of Harvard Law School between 2009 and 2017 and has taught at the Law School since 1981.
Minow was one of the candidates mentioned to replace U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens upon his retirement.[4][5] She has been called "one of the world's leading human rights scholars" and "one of the world's leading figures in bringing legal ideas and scholarship to bear on issues of identity, race and equality, including innovative approaches to reconciliation among divided peoples."[6][7]
- ^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
- ^ "Harvard Law School". Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ "Candidates to replace Justice John Paul Stevens". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "Names added to Supreme Court short list". CNN. April 12, 2010.
- ^ "Candidates to replace Justice John Paul Stevens". The Washington Post.
- ^ Brief of Amici Curiae Professors of Constitutional Law, Center for Constitutional Rights, and National Lawyers Guild in Support of Respondent at 1a, Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426 (2004) (No. 03-1027).
- ^ "Martha Minow". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved September 24, 2020.