Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky
Chemerinsky in 2020
Born (1953-05-14) May 14, 1953 (age 71)
Academic background
EducationNorthwestern University (BS)
Harvard University (JD)
Academic work
DisciplineConstitutional law
Civil procedure
Institutions
13th Dean of University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Assumed office
July 1, 2017
Preceded byMelissa Murray
1st Dean of University of California, Irvine School of Law
In office
July 1, 2008 – July 1, 2017
Succeeded byL. Song Richardson

Erwin Chemerinsky (born May 14, 1953) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of U.S. constitutional law and federal civil procedure. Since 2017, Chemerinsky has been the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. Previously, he was the inaugural dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law from 2008 to 2017.[1][2]

Chemerinsky was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016. The National Jurist magazine named him the most influential person in legal education in the United States in 2017.[3] In 2021 Chemerinsky was named President-elect of the Association of American Law Schools.

  1. ^ Sernoffsky, Evan (May 17, 2017). "Erwin Chemerinsky named dean of Berkeley Law". SFGate. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Haire, Chris (May 17, 2017). "UC Irvine law dean Erwin Chemerinsky named dean of Berkeley's law school, will begin July 1". Orange County Register. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  3. ^ ACS-American Constitution Society.