Stephen E. Sachs
Stephen E. Sachs | |
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Born | 1980 (age 43–44) JD ) |
Title | Antonin Scalia Professor of Law |
Spouse |
Amanda Schwoerke (m. 2008) |
Awards | Joseph Story Award (2020) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Constitutional law |
Institutions |
Stephen Edward Sachs (born 1980)[1] is an American legal scholar who is the Antonin Scalia Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.[2] He is a scholar of constitutional law, civil procedure, conflict of laws, and originalism.[3][4]
Early life and education
Sachs was born in
In 2002, Sachs graduated from
After graduating, Sachs received a
Legal career
Sachs clerked for Judge Stephen F. Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2007 to 2008, then entered private practice at the law firm of Mayer Brown as an associate. He left the law firm to clerk for Chief Justice John Roberts from 2009 until 2010, returning to Mayer Brown after the clerkship.[2]
In 2011, Sachs became an assistant professor at the Duke University School of Law. He was appointed as an associate professor in 2014 then was elevated to a full-time professorship in 2016 with tenure, assuming the law school's appointment as its Colin W. Brown Professor of Law in 2020.[2][11] On July 1, 2021, he moved to Harvard Law School to serve as its inaugural Antonin Scalia Professor of Law, a position established in 2017.[3][12]
Sachs is an elected member of the American Law Institute.[13][14] On March 14, 2020, he was awarded the Joseph Story Award of the Federalist Society.[8] During the winter of that same year, he was a visiting professor at the University of Chicago Law School.[15]
Personal life
Sachs is a citizen of Massachusetts and has also lived in England, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Virginia.[5] He married Amanda Schwoerke, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College whom he met while she was also a student at Yale Law School, on August 24, 2008.[1]
See also
Selected publications
- Sachs, Stephen E. (2005). "From St. Ives to Cyberspace: The Modern Distortion of the Medieval 'Law Merchant'". SSRN 830265.
- Sachs, Stephen E. (February 23, 2012). "The Uneasy Case for the Affordable Care Act". SSRN 2009957.
- Sachs, Stephen E. (April 16, 2015). "Originalism as a Theory of Legal Change". SSRN 2498838.
- Sachs, Stephen E.; SSRN 2874437.
- Sachs, Stephen E.; SSRN 2783398.
- Sachs, Stephen E. (March 11, 2018). "Finding Law". SSRN 3064443.
- Sachs, Stephen E.; SSRN 3466298.
- Sachs, Stephen E. (March 25, 2021). "Originalism: Standard and Procedure". SSRN 3812715.
- Sachs, Stephen E.; SSRN 4190445.
- Sachs, Stephen E. (January 23, 2023). "Law Within Limits: Judge Williams and the Constitution" (PDF). SSRN 4378379.
References
- ^ a b "Amanda Schwoerke, Stephen Sachs". The New York Times. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ a b c d "Faculty | Stephen Sachs: Antonin Scalia Professor of Law". Harvard Law School. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ a b c Cho, Emmy M. (April 21, 2021). "Stephen E. Sachs Named Harvard Law School's Inaugural Antonin Scalia Professor of Law". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Blackman, Josh (2021-04-14). "Congratulations to Steve Sachs, the inaugural Antonin Scalia Professor of Law at Harvard Law School". The Volokh Conspiracy. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ a b "Stephen E. Sachs "Originalism and Original Sins: Reevaluating the Founding"", YouTube, Stranahan National Issues Forum, University of Toledo College of Law, 15:37–16:04, October 21, 2022, retrieved 2023-08-13
- ^ a b Holleman, Joe (2020-03-24). "Former Clayton man wins high honors for teaching law". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Harvard provides 5 Rhodes Scholars". Associated Press. December 10, 2001. Retrieved 2023-08-12 – via Cape Cod Times.
- ^ a b "Sachs wins Federalist Society's 2020 Story Award". Duke University School of Law. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ a b Sachs, Stephen E. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). stevesachs.com.
- ^ Sachs, Stephen E. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). stevesachs.com.
- ^ "Leading scholar of civil procedure, constitutional law, Stephen Sachs joins HLS faculty". Harvard Law School. April 14, 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Stephen E. Sachs". Duke University School of Law. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Elected Member: Professor Stephen E. Sachs". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Duke awards distinguished professorships to Farahany, Frakes, and Sachs". Duke Law Magazine. Duke University School of Law. Summer 2020. Retrieved 2023-08-12 – via Issuu.
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