Guy-Uriel Charles
Born (1970-10-10) October 10, 1970 (age 53)
Academic background
EducationSpring Arbor University (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineCivil procedure
Election law
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
Duke University
Harvard University

Guy-Uriel E. Charles (born October 10, 1970) is an American legal scholar.

Early life and education

Charles is of Haitian descent.[1][2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Spring Arbor University in 1992,[3] then attended the University of Michigan Law School. While a student at Michigan, he helped found the Michigan Journal of Race & Law, serving as the publication's first chief editor.

Career

Upon graduating from law school, Charles clerked for Judge Damon Keith. Charles was a member of the University of Minnesota Law School faculty from 2000 to 2009. At the University of Minnesota, he held the Russell M. and Elizabeth M. Bennett Professorship.[4] In 2009, Charles began teaching at the Duke University School of Law, where he was elevated to Charles S. Rhyne Professor of Law in 2012. From 2017, Charles served as Edward and Ellen Schwarzman Professor of Law.[5] At Duke, he was affiliated with the Haiti Lab.[6]

In January 2021, Charles's appointment as the first Charles J. Ogletree Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School was announced.[5][7] In April 2021, while still affiliated with Duke University, Charles was appointed to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.[8] Charles is an elected member of the American Law Institute.[9]

References

  1. ^ Keller, Chris (21 January 2010). "Are Haiti's victims looters?". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ Charles, Guy-Uriel (21 January 2010). "Stop calling quake victims looters". CNN. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ^ "SAU Alum to Join Harvard Law School". Spring Arbor University. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Guy-Uriel Charles". Duke University School of Law. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Constitutional scholar Guy-Uriel Charles, a leading expert on race, politics and election law, to join HLS". Harvard Law School. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ^ "A new look for Haiti". Duke University. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Guy-Uriel Charles to Join Harvard Law School". American Law Institute. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Four Duke Law faculty named to Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court". Duke University School of Law. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Professor Guy-Uriel E. Charles". American Law Institute. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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