John C. P. Goldberg

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John Carlo Paul Goldberg [1] (born October 10, 1961) is an American legal scholar. He is the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence at Harvard Law School. [2] Goldberg has served as the acting dean of Harvard Law School in place of John F. Manning since March 14, 2024. [3]

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Education

Goldberg received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the College of Social Studies at Wesleyan University in 1983. He then attended St Antony's College, Oxford, and obtained a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in politics in 1985. In 1989, Goldberg received a Master of Arts (M.A.) from Princeton University in politics and then a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the New York University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the New York University Law Review. [2]

Goldberg clerked for Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and Justice Byron White at the U.S. Supreme Court. [2]

Academic career

Goldberg was a professor at the Vanderbilt University Law School and was appointed as its associate dean for research. He joined the faculty of Harvard Law School in 2008, serving as its deputy-dean from 2017 to 2022. [2]

Goldberg is an elected member of the American Law Institute. [4]

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References

  1. "Julia Faber and John Goldberg Marry". The New York Times . August 12, 1991. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "John Goldberg". Harvard Law School. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  3. Haidar, Emma H.; Kettles, Cam E. (March 2, 2024). "Harvard Law School Dean John Manning '82 Named Interim Provost by Garber". The Harvard Crimson . Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. "Elected Member: Professor John C.P. Goldberg". American Law Institute. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.