BACKGROUND
- B.A. from University of Notre Dame (magna cum laude) in 1956, Dean's List, NROTC Scholarship.
- J.D. from University of Michigan Law School (first in class of 350) in 1963; Editor-in-Chief, Michigan Law Review; Order of the Coif.
- U.S. Naval Officer from 1956-60; served on destroyer and submarine, and attended U.S. Naval Justice School and Submarine School; remained in Naval Reserve from 1960 to 1978, and retired as Captain in 1978.
EXPERTISE
- U.S. Naval Officer from 1956-60; served on destroyer and submarine, and attended U.S. Naval Justice School and Submarine School; remained in Naval Reserve from 1960 to 1978, and retired as Captain in 1978.
- Senior Law Clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren at U.S. Supreme Court in 1963-64.
- Associate with Jones, Day, Cockley and Reavis, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1964 to 1966.
- Assistant to Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., from 1966 to 1970 (argued 18 cases in U.S. Supreme Court).
- Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School (1970-1976).
- Dean and Professor of Law, University of Toledo College of Law (1976-1983).
- Dean and Professor of Law, Ohio State U. College of Law (1985-1997), Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, from 1997 to present.
- Visiting Professor of Law, U. of Virginia Law School, U. of Michigan Law School, U. of Houston College of Law, & S.M.U. Law School.
- President and Professor of Law, Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida (1997-1998), and Professor of Law and Special Counselor, from 1998-2001; Founders' Chair and Professor of Law, from 2001 to present.
EDUCATION
B.A. from University of Notre Dame (magna cum laude) in 1956; Dean=s List; NROTC Scholarship; J.D. from University of Michigan Law School (first in class of 350) in 1963; Editor-in-Chief, Michigan Law Review; Order of the Coif.
--U.S. Naval Officer from 1956-60; served on destroyer and submarine, and attended U.S. Naval Justice School and Submarine School; remained in Naval Reserve from 1960 to 1978, and retired as Captain in 1978.
TEACHING and SCHOLARSHIP
U.S. Naval Officer from 1956-60; served on destroyer and submarine, and attended U.S. Naval Justice School and Submarine School; remained in Naval Reserve from 1960 to 1978, and retired as Captain in 1978.
Senior Law Clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren at U.S. Supreme Court in 1963-64.
Associate with Jones, Day, Cockley and Reavis, Cleveland, Ohio, from 1964 to 1966.
Assistant to Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., from 1966 to 1970 (argued 18 cases in U.S. Supreme Court).
Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School (1970-1976).
Dean and Professor of Law, University of Toledo College of Law (1976-1983).
Dean and Professor of Law, Ohio State U. College of Law (1985-1997), Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, from 1997 to present.
Visiting Professor of Law, U. of Virginia Law School, U. of Michigan Law School, U. of Houston College of Law, & S.M.U. Law School.
President and Professor of Law, Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida (1997-1998), and Professor of Law and Special Counselor, from 1998-2001; Founders= Chair and Professor of Law, from 2001 to present.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
LAW REVIEW ARTICLES
Bush v. Gore: A Case of Questionable Jurisdiction, 2 Florida Coastal Law Journal 367, (2001)
Equality and Constitutionalism, 1994 Irish Journal of American Studies 1 (1994)
Comments on German and American Federalism, published in Germany and Its Basic Law (Drager Foundation 1993)
Regulation of Election Campaigns in Europe and the United States: A Reprise to Professor Hogan, 21 Capital U. L. Rev. 545 (1992)
Individual Rights, Judicial Review and Written Constitutions, published in Human Rights and the [Irish] Constitution (Round Hall Press, Dublin 1992)
Outline of Lectures on the U.S. Constitution, Annali Della Facolta Di Giurisprudenza Di Genoa, Anno. XXII (1988-89)
Professionalism, Law Schools and the Road Ahead, 6 Ohio Lawyer (Nov/Dec 1987)
Privacy in Perspective: The Experience Under Foreign Constitutions, 15 U.
Toledo L. Rev. 449 (1984)
Equality Under the Irish and American Constitutions: A Comparative Analysis,
18 Irish Jurist 56 (Pt. I) and 219 (Pt. II)(1983)
Mr. Justice Stevens and the Burger Court=s Uncertain Trumpet,
51 Notre Dame L. Rev. 946 (1976)
Privacy and a Free Press: A Contemporary Conflict in Values,
20 N.Y. Law Forum 447 (1975)
Ten Years of Non-Retroactivity: A Critique and A Proposal,
61 Va. L. Rev. 1557 (1975)
Prescribed Courses as Prerequisites for Taking Bar Examinations: Indiana=s Experiment in Controlling Legal Education, 26 J. Legal Ed. 449 (1974)
Judicial Review in Selective Service Cases C Lessons from Vietnam,
48 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1164 (1973)
Some Observations on Recent Criticism of the Warren Court,
24 Vand. L. Rev. 1053 (1971)
On Earl Warren=s Retirement: A Reply to Professor Kurland, 67 Mich. L. Rev. 1477 (1969)
Author of six books on American and Irish Constitutional Law, and published various articles, book chapters, and book reviews in legal and other journals.
Warren and the Warren Court C A Reminiscence (for publication in 2007-2008)
Constitutionalism in Contemporary Ireland: An American Perspective (Sweet &
Maxwell 1997)
Constitutional Law, Cases & Materials, 5th ed. (with P. Kauper) (Little Brown 1980)
Supplements to Constitutional Law Casebook (Little Brown 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984)
