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Saul Levmore
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Saul Levmore in 2009.
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| Born | 1953 |
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| Occupation | William B. Graham Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School |
Saul Levmore (born 1953) is a famous American law professor. He teaches at the University of Chicago Law School. For eight years, from 2001 to 2009, he was the dean of the law school. A dean is like the principal of a college or a specific school within a university.
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Early Life and Education
Saul Levmore was born in New York City in 1953. He was a very bright student and went to top universities. In 1973, he graduated from Columbia University.
Later, he attended Yale University. He earned two advanced degrees there: a Ph.D. in Economics in 1978 and a J.D. (a law degree) from Yale Law School in 1980. While he was a student at Yale, he also taught an economics class. Students called it "Laughs and Graphs" because he made learning fun.
A Career in Law and Teaching
Before coming to Chicago, Levmore was a professor at the University of Virginia. He has also been a visiting professor at other famous universities like Yale, Harvard, and Michigan. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which is an honor for leaders in science, art, and business.
In 1998, he joined the team at the University of Chicago Law School. He became the dean in 2001. In 2009, he decided to step down as dean to go back to teaching full-time. He is married to Julie Roin, who is also a law professor at the same school.
Supporting a Colleague
In 1991, while at the University of Virginia, Levmore and fifty other professors signed a letter. The letter was sent to the U.S. Senate. It showed their support for a woman named Anita Hill during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The letter stated they believed she was being sincere and honest.
His Work and Ideas
Levmore is known for his writing on many different topics related to law and economics. He studies how rules and money affect the choices people make.
Topics He Studies
His work covers many interesting areas, including:
- Contracts: The rules for agreements people make.
- Public Choice: How governments and voters make decisions.
- Game Theory: The study of strategy in games and real-life situations.
- Internet Issues: He has written about free speech and privacy online.
Books and Projects
Levmore has written and co-edited several books. With Martha C. Nussbaum, he edited books about the internet, American culture, and aging.
As dean, he started important projects at the law school. One project studied how federal judges make decisions. Another project, the Foster Care Project, looked for ways to help children in foster care as they grow up and leave the system.
In 2005, he also helped launch a blog for the law school's professors. It was a new way for them to share their ideas with the public. He still writes for the blog sometimes.
