Trevor Morrison

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Trevor Morrison
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Port Alberni, Canada
EducationUniversity of British Columbia (BA)
Columbia University (JD)
EmployerNew York University School of Law

Trevor W. Morrison (born 1971) is the Eric M. and Laurie B. Roth Professor of Law and dean emeritus at New York University School of Law.[1] He was previously a professor at Columbia Law School and Cornell Law School, and an associate counsel to U.S. President Barack Obama.

Biography

Morrison was born in

J.D. degree from Columbia Law School.[2]

After law school, he clerked for Judge

Betty Fletcher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1998 to 1999, and then for Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2002 to 2003.[3]

Prior to entering academia, Morrison worked in the

WilmerHale
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Academic

Morrison served as the Dean of New York University School of Law from 2013 to 2022.[4] He is also faculty director of the Reiss Center on Law and security at NYU Law.[5] Morrison teaches and conducts research in the field of

executive powers and separation of powers. Drawing on his experience as a lawyer within the Executive Branch, he has written about separation of powers,[6] the Office of Legal Counsel,[7] and issues of federalism.[8]

He is a member of the American Law Institute, and in 2016 was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[9] He was appointed by President Joe Biden to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trevor W. Morrison - Biography | NYU School of Law". its.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  2. ^ "Trevor Morrison, constitutional scholar, named 17th dean of NYU School of Law | NYU School of Law".
  3. ^ Patrice, Joe (April 5, 2013). "Prep the White Smoke! NYU School of Law Has a New Dean". Abovethelaw.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Trevor W. Morrison - Biography | NYU School of Law". its.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  5. ^ Reiss Center - Leadership and Staff
  6. ^ Morrison, Trevor (December 2012). "Historical Gloss and the Separation of Powers". Harvard Law Review. 126: 412.
  7. SSRN 1680965
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  8. SSRN 1088136
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  9. ^ "ALI Members Elected to the AAAS". American Law Institute. April 25, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Trevor Morrison, Bob Bauer, Richard Pildes, Sherrilyn Ifill '87, Michael Waldman '87, and Margaret Lemos '01 named to Supreme Court commission | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
Academic offices
Preceded by Dean of the New York University School of Law
2013–present 		Incumbent
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