Paul R. Verkuil
Paul R. Verkuil | |
|---|---|
| 10th Chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States | |
| In office April 6, 2010 – October 1, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Thomasina Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Steven P. Croley (acting) |
| 24th President of the College of William & Mary | |
| In office July 1, 1985 – January 7, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Ashley Graves Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Timothy J. Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Robert Verkuil December 4, 1939 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Judith Rodin |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BA) University of Virginia (JD) New School for Social Research (MA) New York University (LLM, JSD) |
| Profession | Educator |
Paul Robert Verkuil (born December 4, 1939)[1] is an American lawyer. He is a former dean of the Tulane University Law School, a former president of the College of William and Mary, and a former dean of the Cardozo School of Law.[2] He is currently on the faculty of the Cardozo School of Law.[3]
Education and career
[edit]Verkuil received his B.A. at the College of William & Mary and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He also earned a M.A. from the New School for Social Research, and an LL.M. and J.S.D. from the New York University School of Law.
Verkuil served as president of the College of William & Mary from July 1, 1985 until his resignation, effective January 7, 1992.
Verkuil has also served as the CEO of the American Automobile Association from 1992 to 1995.[2][3]
From 1994 to 1997 Verkuil served as special master for the U.S. Supreme Court in the original jurisdiction case of New Jersey v. New York, 523 U.S. 767 (1998), and also as a member of the White House Council on Small Business.
From August 2008 to August 2009, Verkuil was acting dean of the University of Miami School of Law.[4]
In 2009, Verkuil was nominated by President Barack Obama to be head of the Administrative Conference of the United States.[5] The Senate confirmed his nomination on March 3, 2010, and he was the Chair until October 1, 2015..
Verkuil is coauthor of Administrative Law and Process (5th ed. 2009) and Regulation and Deregulation (2nd ed. 2004) and Outsourcing Sovereignty: How Privatization of Government Functions Threatens Democracy And What We Can Do About It (Cambridge University Press, 2007). He has been the editor of Virginia Law Review, and the recipient of the NYU Founders Day Award for "Consistent evidence of outstanding scholarship."
He is married to Judith Rodin, the former president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
References
[edit]- ^ "Online Directory for Attorneys, Law Firms & Consumers | Martindale.com".
- ^ a b "Paul R. Verkuil". www.bsfllp.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Cardozo Law School biography". Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Distinguished legal scholar, Paul R. Verkuil, named Acting Dean of the University of Miami School of Law". 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Administrative Conference of the United States - Paul R. Verkuil". Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- Presidents of the College of William & Mary
- Living people
- College of William & Mary alumni
- Deans of Tulane University Law School
- Deans of law schools in New York (state)
- Tulane University faculty
- Tulane University Law School faculty
- University of Miami faculty
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni
- Cardozo School of Law faculty
- New York University School of Law alumni
- 1939 births