James J. White Last updated December 19, 2025 Career Before joining the faculty at the University of Michigan Law School in 1964,White practiced law with Latham &Watkins in Los Angeles . From 1978 until 1981,White served as the associate dean of the University of Michigan Law School. White has published nearly 20 books on contract and bankruptcy law,and he has published nearly 70 academic articles in numerous legal journals,including the Michigan Law Review ,the Cornell Law Review ,the Yale Law Journal ,and the Cardozo Law Review . [ 4] White received the L. Hart Wright Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2001–2002 and the Homer Kripke Achievement Award,given by the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers. White took a three-year hiatus from the University of Michigan Law School in 2012;however,he returned in 2015. [ 5] White has been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School ,Columbia Law School ,Cornell Law School ,University of South Carolina School of Law ,Tel Aviv University Law School,University of Toledo College of Law ,and Wayne State University Law School . [ 6]
White is a Reporter and member of the Drafting Committee for Implementation of the UN Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-by Letters of Credit. He is a member of the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code . White also served as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force . [ 2]
References ↑ "Curriculum Vitae at getCITED.org" . Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2008 . 1 2 "University of Michigan Law School Faculty & Staff" . Archived from the original on September 23, 2005. Retrieved May 3, 2007 . ↑ "Resume" (PDF) . U.S. Courts Bios. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017 . ↑ "Resume" (PDF) . U.S. Courts Bios. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017 . ↑ Vloet, Katie (May 31, 2023). "White, Out" . University of Michigan Law School. ↑ "Resume" (PDF) . U.S. Courts Bios. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017 .
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