John Fabian Witt

John Fabian Witt

YALE LAW SCHOOL
  • American Legal History, Torts, History of the Laws of War ...
  • New York
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American Legal History
Torts
History of the Laws of War
Problems in Legal Historiography
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
ID Number: 3057098
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Professional Experience
Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law
YALE LAW SCHOOL
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Head of College, Davenport College, July 2017 to July 2022; Guggenheim Fellow, 2010 to 2011; Professor of History, July 2009 to present; Professor of Law, January 2009 to February 2010.
George Welwood Murray Professor of Legal History
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
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Professor of Law and History. July 2005 to July 2008; Associate Professor of Law, July 2001 to July 2005; Visiting Associate Professor, Harvard Law School, Spring 2005.
Law Clerk to JUDGE PIERRE N. LEVAL
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
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Education
Yale University
Ph.D. (2000) | History
Honors: Winner of the John Addison Porter and George Washington Egleston dissertation prizes.
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Yale Law School
J.D. (1999)
Activities: Senior Editor, Yale Law Journal; Judge William E. Miller Prize for the best paper on the Bill of Rights, 1998-1999; Coker Teaching Fellow, 1998-1999; Legal History Fellow, 1998-1999.
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Yale University
B.A. (1994) | History
Honors: summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Thomas E. Bergin Prize for Character and Scholarship in the Humanities; John Heinz Memorial Government Service Fellowship .
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Professional Associations
New York State Bar  # 3057098
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YALE LAW SCHOOL
127 Wall St
New Haven, CT 06511
Telephone: (203) 432-4944