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BRADFORD R. CLARK
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Washington, DC 20052 abqe8k@r.postjobfree.com
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC
William Cranch Research Professor of Law, 2007-present
Professor of Law, 2001-present
Associate Professor (with tenure), 1997-2001
Associate Professor (untenured), 1993-1997
Courses:
Civil Procedure I, Civil Procedure II, Constitutional Law I,
Federal Courts, Advanced Constitutional Structure (Seminar),
Foreign Relations and Constitutional Structure (Seminar)
Committee Service:
Faculty Appointments Committee, 1999-2000, 2011-12
Chair, Clerkship Committee, 2002-2006, 2008-present
Member, Clerkship Committee, 1994-present
Faculty Adviser to The George Washington Law Review, 1998-present
Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2008-09
Dean Search Committee, 1998-99
Academic Service:
Member, Executive Committee, AALS Section on Federal Courts,
2005-present
Member, Planning Committee, AALS New Teachers Conference, 1994-95
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI
Visiting Professor of Law, Fall 2009
Courses: Civil Procedure
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Visiting Professor of Law, 2007-08
Courses: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law (Advanced),
Foreign Relations and Constitutional Structure (Seminar)
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BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
THE LA W OF NATIONS IN UNITED STATES COURTS (Oxford University Press) (forthcoming
2014) (with Anthony J. Bellia Jr.)
Process-Based Preemption, in PREEMPTION CHOICE : THE THEORY, LAW AND REALITY OF
FEDERALISM S CORE QUESTION (Cambridge University Press 2009)
LAW REVIEW PUBLICATIONS
The Unwritten Constitution and the Law of Nations, 2013 U. ILL. L. REV . (forthcoming
2013) (with Anthony J. Bellia Jr.)
General Law in Federal Court, 54 WM . & MARY L. REV . (forthcoming 2013) (with
Anthony J. Bellia Jr.)
The Law of Nations as Constitutional Law, 98 VA . L. REV . 729 (2012) (with Anthony J.
Bellia Jr.)
The Alien Tort Statute and the Law of Nations, 78 U. CHI. L. REV . 445 (2011) (with
Anthony J. Bellia Jr.)
The Eleventh Amendment and the Nature of the Union, 123 HARV . L. REV . 1817 (2010)
The Political Branches and the Law of Nations, 85 NOTRE DAME L. REV . 1795 (2010)
(with Anthony J. Bellia Jr.)
The Federal Common Law of Nations, 109 COLUM . L. REV . 1 (2009) (with Anthony J.
Bellia Jr.)
Federal Lawmaking and the Role of Structure in Constitutional Interpretation, 96 CALIF.
L. REV . 699 (2008)
The Procedural Safeguards of Federalism, 83 NOTRE DAME L. REV . 1681 (2008)
Constitutional Compromise and the Supremacy Clause, 83 NOTRE DAME L. REV . 1421
(2008)
Domesticating Sole Executive Agreements, 93 VA . L. REV . 1573 (2007)
Erie s Constitutional Source, 95 CALIF. L. REV . 1289 (2007)
Constitutional Structure, Judicial Discretion, and the Eighth Amendment, 81 NOTRE DAME
L. REV . 1149 (2006)
Unitary Judicial Review, 72 GEO . WASH . L. REV . 319 (2003)
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LAW REVIEW PUBLICATIONS (cont.)
The Constitutional Structure and the Jurisprudence of Justice Scalia, 47 ST . LOUIS U. L. J.
753 (2003)
The Supremacy Clause as a Constraint on Federal Power, 71 GEO . WASH . L. REV . 91
(2003)
Putting the Safeguards Back Into the Political Safeguards of Federalism, 80 TEX . L. REV .
327 (2001)
Separation of Powers as a Safeguard of Federalism, 79 TEX . L. REV . 1321 (2001)
Translating Federalism: A Structural Approach, 66 GEO . WASH . L. REV . 1161 (1998)
Ascertaining the Laws of the Several States: Positivism and Judicial Federalism After Erie,
145 U. PA . L. REV . 1459 (1997)
Federal Common Law: A Structural Reinterpretation, 144 U. PA . L. REV . 1245 (1996)
Note, Judicial Review of Congressional Section Five Action: The Fallacy of Reverse
Incorporation, 84 COLUM . L. REV . 1969 (1984)
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
The Law of Nations in United States Courts, Faculty Workshop, George Mason
University School of Law, Arlington, VA (Sept. 18, 2012)
Kiobel, Subject Matter Jurisdiction, and the Alien Tort Statute, Symposium on Corporate
Responsibility and the Alien Tort Statute, Georgetown University Law Center,
Washington, DC (Mar. 27, 2012)
General Law in Federal Court, Symposium: Law Without a Lawmaker, College of
William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, VA (Feb. 24,
2012)
The Law of Nations as Constitutional Law, Foreign Relations Law Colloquium,
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (Feb. 10, 2012)
Cases Arising Under the Law of Nations, A Symposium to Mark the 100th Anniversary
of Farrand s Records of the Federal Convention, George Washington University
Law School, Washington, DC (Nov. 4, 2011)
The Alien Tort Statute and the Law of Nations, Annual Workshop, International Law in
Domestic Courts Interest Group, American Society of International Law, University
of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, VA (Dec. 13, 2010)
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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (cont.)
The Alien Tort Statute and the Law of Nations, Fourth Annual Potomac Foreign
Relations Law Roundtable, George Washington University Law School,
Washington, DC (May 7, 2010)
The Eleventh Amendment and the Nature of the Union, Constitutional Law Colloquium,
Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, IL (Mar. 2, 2010)
The Political Branches and the Law of Nations, Center for International and Comparative
Law Roundtable, Duke Law School, Durham, NC (Jan. 30, 2010)
The Eleventh Amendment and the Nature of the Union, Legal Theory Workshop,
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI (Oct. 15, 2009)
The Federal Common Law of Nations, Faculty Workshop, Georgetown University Law
Center, Washington, DC (Apr. 7, 2009)
The Federal Common Law of Nations, Annual Workshop, International Law in
Domestic Courts Interest Group, American Society of International Law, Temple
Law School, Philadelphia, PA (Dec. 8, 2008)
The Federal Common Law of Nations, Legal Theory Workshop, Columbia Law School,
New York, NY (Oct. 13, 2008)
Asking the Wrong Question: Treaties and the Self-Execution Debate, Foreign Relations
Law Workshop, Duke Law School, Durham, NC (Sept. 27, 2008)
Statutory Interpretation and the Supremacy Clause, Statutory Interpretation Colloquium,
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (Mar. 24, 2008)
The Procedural Safeguards of Federalism, Symposium: Separation of Powers as a Safe-
guard of Federalism, Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, IN (Oct. 19, 2007)
Domesticating Sole Executive Agreements, Faculty Workshop, Harvard Law School,
Cambridge, MA (Sept. 24, 2007)
Process-Based Preemption, Conference on Federalism in the Overlapping Territory,
Duke Law School, Durham, NC (Nov. 10, 2006)
Unitary Judicial Review, Marbury and It s Legacy: A Symposium to Mark the 200th
Anniversary of Marbury v. Madison, George Washington University Law School,
Washington, DC (Apr. 10, 2003)
Translating Federalism: A Structural Approach, Textualism and the Constitution: A
Symposium, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC
(Feb. 13, 1998)
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EDUCATION
Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY
J.D., 1985, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Columbia Law Review
Articles & Book Reviews Editor, 1984-85; Member, 1983-84
Teaching Fellow
Civil Procedure, Fall 1984; Property, Spring 1984
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, 1981
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, DC
Special Master, Alabama et al. v. North Carolina, No. 132 (Original), 2003-11
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, DC
Associate, 1989 & 1990-93
The Honorable Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States
Law Clerk, 1989-90
U.S. Attorney s Office, E.D. Va., United States Department of Justice
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1988
Office of Legal Counsel, United States Department of Justice
Attorney Advisor, 1986-88
The Honorable Robert H. Bork, U.S. Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
Law Clerk, 1985-86
Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, New York
Summer Associate, 1984 & 1985
TESTIMONY
The DC Circuit: The Importance of Balance on the Nation s Second Highest Court,
Before the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts,
Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Sept. 24, 2002
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Admitted to the D.C. Bar; Member, American Bar Association
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