David Kairys facts for kids
David Kairys (born April 16, 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a law professor at Temple University School of Law. He was the first person to hold the special James E. Beasley Chair from 2001 to 2007.
Who is David Kairys?
David Kairys is a lawyer who works to protect civil rights. Civil rights are the basic rights and freedoms that all people should have, like the right to be treated fairly and equally. He has written books such as Philadelphia Freedom, Memoir of a Civil Rights Lawyer and With Liberty and Justice for Some.
He also believes in gun control, which means he supports rules and laws about who can own guns and how they can be used. Another important issue for him is stopping money from unfairly influencing politics. He works to make sure that political decisions are made for everyone's benefit, not just for those with a lot of money.
His Education and Career
David Kairys studied at several universities to become a lawyer. He earned his first degree from Cornell University in 1965. Later, he got his law degrees from Columbia Law School in 1968 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1971.
He is an expert in constitutional law, which is about the rules that govern a country, and civil rights law. He also helped start a law firm called Kairys, Rudovsky, Epstein, Messing & Rau, where he still works as a special advisor.
Awards and Recognition
David Kairys has received many awards for his important work. Some of these include:
- The Alliance for Justice honor list in 2008.
- The Association of American Law Schools Deborah Rhode Award in 2007, given to law professors who do amazing public interest work.
- The Civil Liberties Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.
- The Pro Bono Award from the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia, which recognizes lawyers who offer their services for free to help people in need.
- The Freil-Scanlan Award for the best research by a Temple law faculty member.
- Being the first James E. Beasley Chair at Temple Law School.
