Erwin Chemerinsky speaking at the William & Mary School of Law in September 2007.

Erwin Chemerinsky (born 1953) is an American lawyer and law professor. He is a renowned scholar in United States constitutional law and federal civil procedure. He is the founding dean of the Donald Bren School of Law at the University of California, Irvine, which is scheduled to begin classes in the fall semester of 2009. Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Constitution, the supreme law of the United States The United States Reports, the official reporter of the Supreme Court of the United States The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the common law of the system of English law, which was in force... A law professor is a professor at a law school. ... In the United States, constitutional law generally refers to the provisions of the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court. ... Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the process that courts will follow when hearing cases of a civil nature (a civil action, as opposed to a criminal action). ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... The University of California, Irvine School of Law, also known as the Donald Bren School of Law is a law school at the University of California, Irvine. ... The University of California, Irvine is a public research university primarily situated in suburban Irvine, California, USA. Founded in 1965, it is one of ten University of California campuses and is commonly known as UCI or UC Irvine. ...

Career

Chemerinsky was educated at Northwestern University and Harvard Law School. Northwestern University (NU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago. ... Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...

Chemerinsky taught for over twenty years at the University of Southern California Law School and at DePaul University College of Law before moving to Duke University on July 1, 2004, and then UC Irvine in July 2008. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... DePaul University College of Law   DePaul University College of Law is a law school located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded in 1912, the school is one of the academic entities of DePaul University and is part of its Chicago Loop Campus. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. ... The University of California, Irvine is a public, coeducational university situated in suburban Irvine, California. ...

In 1995, Chemerinsky was a commentator on the O.J. Simpson trial on KCBS, KNX, and CBS News. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... KCBS is the callsign of the Columbia Broadcasting Systems three flagship broadcast stations in the United States: KCBS-TV (Channel 2) is the CBS television affiliate serving the Los Angeles area. ... KNX is a Los Angeles, California, clear channel radio station operating on 1070 kHz with 50,000 watts of power from a transmitter site in Torrance, and a key West Coast station for the CBS Radio Network. ... CBS News logo, used from Sept. ...

Chemerinsky has published four books (three of which have come out in multiple editions), numerous articles, and a regular column on the United States Supreme Court carried by California Lawyer, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, and Trial Magazine. Chemerinsky has also argued several cases before the United States Supreme Court, including Scheidler v. NOW, Tory v. Cochran, Van Orden v. Perry and Lockyer v. Andrade. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Scheidler v. ... This United States Supreme Court case began in California with Johnnie Cochran, the famed attorney who represented O.J. Simpson, suing his former client Ulysses Tory for libel and invasion of privacy. ... Holding [T]he monument did not contravene the [ Establishment Clause ], ... the State had a valid secular purpose in recognizing and commending the Eagles for their efforts to reduce juvenile delinquency, and that a reasonable observer, mindful of history, purpose, and context, would not conclude that this passive monument conveyed the... Holding Californias three strikes law does not violate the Eighth Amendment. ...

The Clause C Affair

In 1995 and 1996, Chemerinsky, together with Laurie Levenson of Loyola Law School, received much press attention in California for their controversial contention that California Proposition 209, a ballot measure then before the voters (now Article 1, Section 31, of the California constitution) prohibiting public institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, sex, or ethnicity, would repeal protections against sex discrimination already existing in California's laws and state constitution. Loyola Law School is the graduate law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Jesuit school in Los Angeles, California. ... Proposition 209 was a 1996 California ballot proposition which amended the state constitution to prohibit public institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, sex, or ethnicity. ...

Chemerinsky stated that clause (c) of Proposition 209 would have "a devastating impact on programs to remedy discrimination against women and minorities. Gains of the past few years will be erased and additional progress will be unlikely..." [1] He also said "Clause C [of Proposition 209] creates the outrageous possibility that the protection of women's constitutional rights will be greatly weakened under the California Constitution" [2] These claims were the basis for a significant portion of the TV and print advertising against the ballot measure.

Law review articles pointed out that given its wording, clause (c) could not conceivably affect any other legal or constitutional measures which might already prohibit sex discrimination. [3] Critics viewed Chemerinsky’s interpretation as a gross misreading of clause (c), and doubted that--as law professors--he and Levenson could actually have believed it themselves. The argument was viewed as an unscrupulous effort to get around the fact that the ballot measure's actual substance was quite popular. Although Chemerinsky made numerous media appearances in which he advanced his novel interpretation of clause (c), he did not write any law review articles in which he explicated his analysis.

Clause (c) states, “Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting bona fide qualifications based on sex which are reasonably necessary to the normal operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.” Proponents of the ballot measure stated that the purpose of this clause was simply to make sure that Proposition 209 itself was not read, for example, to mandate "supervision by men of girls' locker rooms" [4]. They pointed out that given its restrictive phrasing "nothing...in this section", as a matter of logic it could not limit the effect of any other pre-existing laws or articles of the state constitution.

In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 209, and it was upheld against various federal court challenges. Since its adoption, there do not appear to have been any court decisions in which clause (c) was the basis for any changes in protections against sex discrimination in California, as Chemerinsky and Levenson had predicted.

Recent publicity

In addition to teaching at the School of Law, Chemerinsky also teaches undergraduate classes in Political Science. Professor Chemerinsky has a reputation of being very accessible to his students. President Clinton briefly considered Chemerinsky for an opening on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. However, his brief candidacy ended when Senate Republicans sent the word that his nomination would be dead on arrival.^{[citation needed]} The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: District of Alaska District of Arizona Central District of California Eastern District of California Northern District of California Southern District of California District of Hawaii... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... GOP redirects here. ...

Chemerinsky is married to Catherine Fisk, also a law professor at Duke.

Recently, he declined the offer to become the next dean at the University of North Carolina School of Law. He was then a finalist to become dean at Duke University School of Law. University of North Carolina School of Law is a school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... The Duke University School of Law is the law school and a constituent academic unit of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States. ...

UCI School of Law

On September 20, 2007, Chemerinsky was approved by the Regents of the University of California as the founding dean of the planned Donald Bren School of Law at the University of California, Irvine, resolving a hiring controversy.[5] After signing a contract on September 4, 2007, the hire had been rescinded by UCI Chancellor Michael V. Drake, because he felt the law professor's commentaries were "polarizing" and would not serve the interests of California's first new public law school in 40 years; Drake claimed the decision was his own and not the subject of any outside influence.^[1] The action was criticized by both liberal and conservative scholars who felt it hindered the academic mission of the law school, and disbelief over Chancellor Drake's claims that it was the subject of no outside influence.^[1][2] The issue was the subject of an editorial in The New York Times on Friday, September 14. ^[3] Details emerged revealing that UCI had received criticism on the hire from California Chief Justice Ronald M. George, who criticized Chemerinsky's grasp of death penalty appeals as well as a group of prominent Orange County Republicans and Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, who wanted to derail the appointment.^[4] Drake traveled over a weekend to Durham, North Carolina, and the two reached an agreement late Sunday evening.^[4] On September 17, Chemerinsky issued a joint press release with UCI Chancellor Michael V. Drake indicating that Chemerinsky would head the UCI law school, stating "Our new law school will be founded on the bedrock principle of academic freedom. The chancellor reiterated his lifelong, unqualified commitment to academic freedom, which extends to every faculty member, including deans and other senior administrators."^[5] is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The University of California, Irvine School of Law, also known as the Donald Bren School of Law is a law school at the University of California, Irvine. ... The University of California, Irvine is a public research university primarily situated in suburban Irvine, California, USA. Founded in 1965, it is one of ten University of California campuses and is commonly known as UCI or UC Irvine. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Michael V. Drake became the fifth chancellor of the University of California, Irvine on July 1, 2005. ... Look up editorial, op-ed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Justices of the Supreme Court of California (circa May 2005). ... Ronald Marc George (born March 11, 1940) is the current and 27th Chief Justice of California, where he heads the Supreme Court of California. ... Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, and parts of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys. ... Nickname: Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Durham, Orange, Wake Government  - Mayor Bill Bell Area  - City  94. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael V. Drake became the fifth chancellor of the University of California, Irvine on July 1, 2005. ...

Notable Commissions

• LAPD panel reviewing the Rampart Scandal
• LA commission reviewing irregularities in LA city contracting.
• Helped write the LA city charter.
• Helped draft the Belarus constitution.

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Publications

Chemerinsky has published four books:

• Federal Jurisdiction (Aspen Law & Business 4th ed. 2003)
• Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies (Aspen Law & Business 3d ed. 2006)
• Constitutional Law (Aspen Law & Business 2d ed. 2005)
• Interpreting the Constitution (Praeger 1987)

In addition, Chemerinsky has published over one hundred law review articles, including publications in the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Northwestern University Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and Southern California Law Review. A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association. ... The Harvard Law Review is a journal of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at Harvard Law School. ... The Yale Law Journal, published continuously since 1891, is by far the oldest and most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students at Yale Law School. ... The Stanford Law Review is a legal journal produced independently by Stanford Law School students. ... A typical Michigan Law Review cover. ... The Northwestern University Law Review is a scholarly legal publication and student organization at Northwestern University School of Law. ... The University of Pennsylvania Law Review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, published by an organization of second and third year J.D. students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. ...

Chemerinsky is also a lecturer for the Bar-Bri bar exam prep course, where he lectures about his outline and all applicable Supreme Court cases for 7 hours, apparently without the use of any notes.^{[citation needed]} BarBri is a company in the United States that offers the most widely used bar exam preparation course in the country. ... A bar examination is an series of tests conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given American examination usually consists of the following: complicated essay questions concerning that jurisdictions law; the Multistate Bar Examination, a standardized, nationwide examination containing generalized...

References

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External links

• Duke University School of Law biography
• University of Southern California Law School biography