Daniel Abebe facts for kids

Daniel Y. Abebe is an American lawyer and law professor and the 16th dean of Columbia Law School. Abebe joined Columbia Law School on August 1, 2024, as Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. His research centers on the relationship between the constitutional law of U.S. foreign affairs and public international law. Previously, Abebe was Harold J. and Marion F. Green Professor of Law and Deputy Dean of the University of Chicago Law School and Vice Provost of the University of Chicago.

Education

Abebe graduated summa cum laude from Maryville University of St. Louis in 1997. He earned a JD from Harvard Law School in 2000, then an MA (2006) and PhD (2013) in political science from the University of Chicago.

Career

Abebe clerked on the Sixth Circuit for Judge Damon J. Keith, then worked at the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore before joining the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School in 2008. He was also affiliated with the University of Chicago political science department.

On June 17, 2024, Abebe was appointed Dean of Columbia Law School and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law, effective August 1, 2024. With this appointment, Abebe became the first Black dean of Columbia Law School.