Jesse H. Choper | |
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8th Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law | |
In office 1982–1992 | |
Preceded by | Sanford H. Kadish |
Succeeded by | Herma Hill Kay |
Personal details | |
Born | 1935 (age 88–89) Wilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Spouse | Mari Smith Choper |
Education | Wilkes University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
Profession | Professor |
Jesse Herbert Choper is an American constitutional law scholar and a former Dean of the University of California,Berkeley,School of Law,where he serves as the Earl Warren Professor of Public Law Emeritus.
Choper was born in Wilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania to Edward and Dorothy Choper,who had immigrated from Russia,and educated in the public schools. [1] He attended Wilkes University,receiving a B.A. in 1957. [2] He then studied at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law,graduating Order of the Coif in 1960 while teaching courses at the Wharton School. [3] After law school,he clerked for Chief Justice Earl Warren of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1960 Term. [4]
Following his clerkship,in 1961 Choper joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota Law School. [5] In 1965,he began teaching constitutional law,corporate law,and other subjects at Boalt Hall,now named Berkeley Law or UC Berkeley School of Law,and served as dean from 1982 to 1992. [6] During his career,Choper has served as visiting professor at Harvard Law School,Fordham Law School,and several European universities. In November 2015,he retired from teaching. [7]
He has co-authored two case books on constitutional law,and one on corporate law called Choper,Coffee,Gilson. He is widely cited in the press as an expert on free speech and the constitution. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Choper is a member of the American Law Institute. [14] In 2012,he was awarded the Bernard E. Witkin Medal by the California State Bar. [15] [16]
Since 2006,he has served as a member of the California Horse Racing Board. [17] [18] [19]
He is married to Mari Smith Choper,and they have two sons. [1]
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He has great admiration and respect for William B. Lockhart, who served as dean from 1956 to 1972, and for such renowned faculty members as Jesse Choper...