Stewart Sterk

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Stewart E. Sterk is the Mack Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University in New York City. [1] He has taught there since 1979.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University, located in New York City. The school, founded in 1976, is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Cardozo's performance as a young school has led some to characterize Cardozo as a "rising star" among law schools. Among the top 100 law schools, only three schools are younger than Cardozo, which graduated its first class in 1979. Cardozo is currently ranked 52nd by U.S. News and World Report ranking of law schools. Its intellectual property program was ranked 12th in the nation, and its dispute resolution program was ranked 6th. The Cardozo faculty is ranked #32 in the nation for scholarly impact.

Yeshiva University Jewish University located in Manhattan

Yeshiva University is a private research university with four campuses in New York City. The university's undergraduate schools — Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, and Syms School of Business — offer a dual curriculum inspired by Modern-Centrist-Orthodox Judaism's hashkafa (philosophy) of Torah Umadda, combining academic education with the study of the Torah.

New York City Largest city in the United States

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Professor Sterk served as an advisor in the preparation of the Restatement (Third) of Property (Servitudes), [1] and has co-authored casebooks on trusts and estates and land use. He is the editor-in-chief of the New York Real Estate Law Reporter, a monthly newsletter. He received his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where he was managing editor of the Columbia Law Review. He later clerked for Chief Judge Charles D. Breitel of the New York Court of Appeals.

Juris Doctor graduate-entry professional degree in law

The Juris Doctor degree, also known as the Doctor of Jurisprudence degree, is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The Juris Doctor is earned by completing law school in Australia, Canada, the United States, and some other common law countries. It has the academic standing of a professional doctorate in the United States, a master's degree in Australia, and a second-entry, baccalaureate degree in Canada.

Columbia Law School law school

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The Columbia Law Review is a law review edited and published by students at Columbia Law School. The journal publishes scholarly articles, essays, and student notes.

Sterk is also known for his raincoats. [2]

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  1. 1 2 "Stewart E. Sterk".
  2. ↑ Parnes, Francine (2001-10-07). "Changing Clothes, and Personalities". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-21.


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