How Erwin Chemerinsky plans to push Berkeley Law into the nation's top 5 law schoolsQuote:
"This is where I plan to spend the rest of my academic career."
Recently appointed dean Erwin Chemerinsky isn't interested in rehabilitating the UC Berkeley School of Law because he believes it doesn't need rehabilitating.
Good admin guy and knows his con law. Horrible as a practicing attorney. His redo of the LA City Charter was the worse example of governance those of us who practice have ever seen. City is completely dysfunctional with its neighborhood councils unless they are ignored by the local councilman and staff.BoaltBear said:
He is a wonderful choice for Dean and I hope he stays forever. Good things ahead for Boalt.
It's funny you say that, as I know a local council member who would completely agree!wifeisafurd said:Good admin guy and knows his con law. Horrible as a practicing attorney. His redo of the LA City Charter was the worse example of governance those of us who practice have ever seen. City is completely dysfunctional with its neighborhood councils unless they are ignored by the local councilman and staff.BoaltBear said:
He is a wonderful choice for Dean and I hope he stays forever. Good things ahead for Boalt.
Big C said:
It really irks me that we don't call it "California Law".
Yes. He is the author of what I believe to be the most widely used Con Law case books across the country (i.e., the law school textbook for Con Law). He also wrote the commercial outline that pretty much everyone uses to study Con Law (via bar bri I believe). In academia, he's got to be in the top 3 for Constitutional Law authority/experts in the country, if not number one.socaliganbear said:
Knowing absolutely nothing about the law profession, is he as famous as this article makes him out to be?
Vandalus said:Yes. He is the author of what I believe to be the most widely used Con Law case books across the country (i.e., the law school textbook for Con Law). He also wrote the commercial outline that pretty much everyone uses to study Con Law (via bar bri I believe). In academia, he's got to be in the top 3 for Constitutional Law authority/experts in the country, if not number one.socaliganbear said:
Knowing absolutely nothing about the law profession, is he as famous as this article makes him out to be?
tydog said:
One of the most remarkable things about Chemerinsky is his Con Law Bar prep (BarBri) lecture. He literally recites, verbatim, an 80 page+ outline. His monotone voice is awful, and makes you want to fall asleep, but man is it impressive.
Agreed, it's a good thing John Boalt contributed so much to public life and that he personally bequeathed so much to the law school.oski003 said:
I'm not sure the law school or the university or the city can stay Berkeley...
Bishop George Berkeley bought 3-5 slaves during his brief stay in the New World between 1728 and 1731, to work on his Rhode Island plantation.
concernedparent said:
It may not be Boalt at all for much longer. There are whispers that they are moving away from the name completely (and renaming the building too). Apparently John Boalt held some pretty nasty views about Chinese Americans.
