Last updated on: 11/6/2013 | Author: ProCon.org

Garrett Epps, JD, LLM Biography

Title:
Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Nov. 4, 2013

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to government and constitutional law. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to government and constitutional law.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Legal Affairs Editor, The American Prospect, 2012-present
  • Professor of Law, University of Baltimore, 2008-present
  • Legal Correspondent, theatlantic.com, 2010-2012
  • Orlando John & Marian H. Hollis Professor of Law, University
    of Oregon School of Law, 2005-2008
  • Scholar in residence, Caijing Magazine, Beijing, summer 2006
  • Visiting Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University, spring 2006
  • Professor, University of Oregon School of Law, 2003-2005
  • Associate Professor, University of Oregon School of Law, 1997-2003
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Duke University School of Law, 2001-2002
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Boston College Law School, 1999-2000
  • Assistant Professor, University of Oregon School of Law, 1992-1997
  • Chair, Council on Ideas, 1994
  • Law Clerk, The Hon. John D. Butzner, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1991-1992
  • Staff Writer, Washington Post, 1978-1981
    President (Publisher & Editor-in-Chief), The Harvard Crimson, 1971
Education:
  • LLM, Comparative and International Law, Duke University, 1994
  • JD, Highest Honors, Duke University, 1991
  • MA, English Writing, Hollins College, 1975
  • BA, English, Harvard College, 1972
Other:
  • Recipient, Frances Fuller Victor Award for General Nonfiction, Literary Arts Oregon Book Awards, 2007
  • Recipient, Orlando J. Hollis Distinguished Teaching Award, 2003
  • Recipient, Lillian Smith Award, 1978
  • Recipient, Willis Smith Award for Highest Cumulative Academic Average
  • Member, Order of the Coif
Quoted in:
  1. Did the Founding Fathers Support a Separation of Church and State?