Michael S. Kang
Michael S. Kang (born 12 June 1973) is an American legal scholar.
Kang earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1993, and his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1999.[1] He also holds a master's degree from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.[2] While on the faculty of the Emory University School of Law, Kang received the David J. Bederman Research Professorship in October 2015,[3] was considered a highly cited legal scholar in a 2016 analysis by Gregory Sisk,[4] and was named Thomas Simmons Professor of Law in 2017.[5] He later joined Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law as William G. and Virginia K. Karnes Research Professor of Law.[2] After Kimberly Yuracko stepped down from the deanship at Pritzker in 2020, Kang was named to a search committee tasked with naming a successor.[6] In 2021, Kang served on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "UChicago legal scholars among 36 tasked with examining possible Supreme Court reform". University of Chicago. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Michael S. Kang". Pritzker School of Law. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Greer, A. Kenyatta (27 October 2015). "Emory Law announces Kang as new Bederman Scholar". Emory University School of Law. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Fineman, other Emory Law faculty recognized for scholarly impact". Emory University School of Law. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Faculty members honored with named professorships". Emory University School of Law. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Search committee formed to find new dean for Northwestern Pritzker School of Law". Northwestern University. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Germain, Jacquelyne (12 April 2021). "Biden nominates Pritzker Prof. Michael Kang on commission to reform Supreme Court". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Professor Michael Kang Appointed to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States". Pritzker School of Law. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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