Henry N. Butler
Henry N. Butler | |
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| Dean of the Antonin Scalia Law School | |
| In office June 25, 2015 – December 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel D. Polsby |
| Succeeded by | Ken Randall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Nodle Butler Virginia Tech (MA, PhD) (JD)University of Miami |
| Occupation | Professor of law, lawyer |
Henry Nodle Butler (born February 16, 1954) is an American
Butler formerly served as the director of the Judicial Education Program at the
Butler ran unsuccessfully as a
Early life and education
Butler is the son of M. Caldwell Butler, who served as a Republican U.S. Representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district from 1972 to 1983.[2]
Butler received his
Butler received a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 1982, where he was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics.
Career
Butler spent three years at
Butler has been involved in the political and legal spheres. While at George Mason University, he served as director of the Law and Economics Center at the George Mason University School of Law, which operates the Economics Institutes program for
Butler has written extensively on law and economics. He has written a casebook, Economic Analysis for Lawyers (with Christopher Drahozal, Carolina Academic Press), used at the Economics Institute for State Judges. Other books by Butler include Unhealthy Alliances: Bureaucrats, Interest Groups, and Politicians in Health (1994, American Entreprise Institute) The Corporation and the Constitution (with Larry E. Ribstein; 1995, American Entreprise Institute); and Using Federalism to Improve Environmental Policy (with Jonathan R. Macey; 1996, American Enterprise Institute).
Butler serves on the Legal Advisory Council of the AEI Legal Center for the Public Interest and the Advisory Board of the Atlantic Legal Foundation.
References
- ^ a b Legal Change in an Interest-group Perspective: The Demise of Special Corporate Charters (1983), page 274
- ^ Peter Vieth (April 24, 2015). "GMU law announces new dean". Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
- ^ "Salon 21st | Tipping the antitrust scales". Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ Skipp, Catherine (April 28, 2015). "Henry Butler, JD '82, Appointed Dean of George Mason University School of Law". University of Miami School of Law. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Scalia Law School announces the Allison and Dorothy Rouse Dean". George Mason University. August 1, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Henry N. Butler Joins John Marshall Center Board of Directors". John Marshall Center for Constitutional History and Civics. October 3, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
External links
- Profile from the Atlantic Legal Foundation
- Profile from Northwestern University School of Law
- Entry on the Political Graveyard
- Report of Henry N. Butler to the Kansas Insurance Commissioner
- Website at George Mason University
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