Jim Chen
Encyclopedia
Jim Chen is the current Dean of the University of Louisville
Brandeis School of Law
, after recently leaving his position as professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School
. While at Minnesota he taught in the areas of administrative law
, agricultural law, constitutional law
, economic regulation, environmental law
, industrial policy, legislation and statutory interpretation, and natural resources law.
While at Minnesota, Chen was active in the school's law journals as an editor of the Constitutional Commentary and the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, as well as an advisor for Theatre of the Relatively Talentless
during its first four years. Chen writes on the interrelatedness of mathematics, complexity theory, linguistics, and behavior psychology at Jurisdynamics as well as manages Law Blog Central, a sister site to Jurisdynamics that also previews other law professor blogs. He became the new Dean of University of Louisville Brandeis Law School in January 2007.
Along with Frank H. Wu
at Wayne State University Law School
, Harold Hongju Koh
at Yale Law School
, and Wallace Loh
at the University of Washington School of Law, Chen is one of four Asian Americans who have held the post of dean at an American law school.
. Following his studies at the University of Iceland
as a Fulbright Scholar
, he earned his J.D.
, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School
where he was executive editor of the Harvard Law Review
. He clerked
for federal judge Michael Luttig on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and for Justice Clarence Thomas
of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chen has worked as a professor around the world, teaching law at Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf
in Düsseldorf, Germany, the University of Nantes
in Nantes, France, and at Slovak University of Agriculture
in Nitra
, Slovakia
.
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
Brandeis School of Law
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
The Louis D. Brandeis School of Law is the law school of the University of Louisville. Established in 1846, it is the oldest law school in Kentucky and the fifth oldest in the country in continuous operation. The law school is named after Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis, who served on the Supreme...
, after recently leaving his position as professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School
University of Minnesota Law School
The University of Minnesota Law School, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is a professional school of the University of Minnesota. The school offers a Juris Doctor , Masters of Law for Foreign Lawyers, and joint degrees with J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.P.A, J.D./M.A., J.D./M.S., J.D./Ph.D.,...
. While at Minnesota he taught in the areas of administrative law
Administrative law
Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law...
, agricultural law, constitutional law
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
, economic regulation, environmental law
Environmental law
Environmental law is a complex and interlocking body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations, and common law that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing the impacts of human activity...
, industrial policy, legislation and statutory interpretation, and natural resources law.
While at Minnesota, Chen was active in the school's law journals as an editor of the Constitutional Commentary and the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, as well as an advisor for Theatre of the Relatively Talentless
Theatre of the Relatively Talentless
The Theatre of the Relatively Talentless is a theatrical company that puts on musicals and other performances written, produced, directed and performed by students of the University of Minnesota Law School. T.O.R.T...
during its first four years. Chen writes on the interrelatedness of mathematics, complexity theory, linguistics, and behavior psychology at Jurisdynamics as well as manages Law Blog Central, a sister site to Jurisdynamics that also previews other law professor blogs. He became the new Dean of University of Louisville Brandeis Law School in January 2007.
Along with Frank H. Wu
Frank H. Wu
Frank H. Wu is a law professor, author, and public intellectual. He has been chancellor and dean of University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California, a position he assumed in July 2010...
at Wayne State University Law School
Wayne State University Law School
Wayne State University Law School is located in the City of Detroit’s Cultural Center, and is one of the schools of Wayne State University. It is one of two public law schools in the state of Michigan. The Law School has educated and trained lawyers since 1927, and its 10,000+ alumni serve as...
, Harold Hongju Koh
Harold Hongju Koh
Harold Hongju Koh is an Korean American lawyer and legal scholar. He currently serves as the Legal Adviser of the Department of State. He was nominated to his current position by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2009, and confirmed by the Senate on June 25, 2009.In public service, Koh...
at Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
, and Wallace Loh
Wallace Loh
Wallace D. Loh, Ph.D. is the current president of the University of Maryland, College Park, having assumed his role on November 1, 2010....
at the University of Washington School of Law, Chen is one of four Asian Americans who have held the post of dean at an American law school.
Education
Chen received his undergraduate degree and Masters from the Emory UniversityEmory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
. Following his studies at the University of Iceland
University of Iceland
The University of Iceland is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about...
as a Fulbright Scholar
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
, he earned his J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
where he was executive editor of the Harvard Law Review
Harvard Law Review
The Harvard Law Review is a journal of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at Harvard Law School.-Overview:According to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports, the Review is the most cited law review and has the second-highest impact factor in the category "law" after the...
. He clerked
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
for federal judge Michael Luttig on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and for Justice Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Succeeding Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court....
of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chen has worked as a professor around the world, teaching law at Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf
Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf
Heinrich Heine University , located in Düsseldorf, Germany, is named after German poet and political thinker Heinrich Heine, who was born in Düsseldorf in 1797. It became a full-fledged university in 1965 and currently comprises faculties of law, medicine, philosophy, mathematics and natural...
in Düsseldorf, Germany, the University of Nantes
University of Nantes
The University of Nantes is a well-known French university, located in the city of Nantes. Currently, it is attended by approximately 34,000 students. 10% of them are international students coming from 110 countries.-History:...
in Nantes, France, and at Slovak University of Agriculture
Slovak University of Agriculture
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra is a public university in Nitra, Slovakia. It offers Bachelor's, Engineer's and Doctoral degrees in six faculties:*Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources*Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences...
in Nitra
Nitra
Nitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 83,572, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and the country's earliest political and cultural center...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
.