Institutions Attended and Degrees Received
Yale Law School,
1977 - 1979. J.D., 1979. Received Honors grades in three-quarters of
courses.
Columbia University
Law School, 1976 - 1977.
Victoria University
of Wellington (New Zealand), 1976. Wrote thesis on the history of New
Zealand pension law and received M.A.
in History.
Yale University,
1972 - 1975. B.A., 1975. Double major in History and English.
Princeton University,
1971 - 1972.
The Phillips Exeter
Academy, 1968 - 1971. Classical Diploma, 1971. Completed high school
in three years.
Academic Honors
Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarship, 1993-94.
Awarded in University-wide competition for article Why Constitutional Lawyers
and Historians Should Take a Fresh Look at the Emergence of the Constitution
from the Confederation Period: The Case of the Drafting of the Articles of
Confederation.
Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, 1992. Chosen in
University-wide competition to deliver lecture based on article The Law as
King and the King as Law: Is a President Immune from Criminal Prosecution
Before Impeachment?
Editor, Yale
Law Journal.
Columbia Law
Review (elected but did not serve, due to transfer).
Stone Scholar,
1977.
Young B. Smith
Prize, 1977 (for the best year's work in Torts).
Fulbright Scholarship,
1975 - 1976 (used for travel around the world and study in New Zealand).
John Addison Porter
Prize, 1975 (for Senior Essay on the Articles of Confederation).
Andrew D. White
Prize, 1973 (for an essay on the history of libel law).
Blackmar Prize,
1971 (for the best year's work in American History).
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