Ronald J. Allen
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Ronald J. Allen is an American
lawyer and the John Henry Wigmore
Professor of Law at Northwestern University
.
Allen completed his B.S. in 1970 from Marshall University
in Huntington, West Virginia
. He then received his J.D. in 1973 from the University of Michigan Law School
. He taught law at institutes such as the University of Nebraska and State University of New York at Buffalo in the 1970s. He became Professor of Law at Northwestern University
in 1984. Since 1992, he has been the John Henry Wigmore Professor of Law at Northwestern University.
Allen is considered as one of the world’s most distinguished scholars in the fields of evidence and procedure. His work has been critically important to the efforts to reform the legal system of the People’s Republic of China. For several years, he has been responsible for hosting and supervising the study and research of Chinese law faculty and students at Northwestern University.
In 2007, Allen was designated as a Yangtze River Scholar, the highest academic honor given by the People’s Republic of China. He became only the fourth American to receive this award, and the first law professor, domestic or foreign, to be so honored.
United States
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lawyer and the John Henry Wigmore
John Henry Wigmore
John Henry Wigmore was a U.S. jurist and expert in the law of evidence. After teaching law at Keio University in Tokyo , he was the dean of Northwestern Law School...
Professor of Law at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
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Allen completed his B.S. in 1970 from Marshall University
Marshall University
Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
in Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...
. He then received his J.D. in 1973 from the University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
. He taught law at institutes such as the University of Nebraska and State University of New York at Buffalo in the 1970s. He became Professor of Law at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in 1984. Since 1992, he has been the John Henry Wigmore Professor of Law at Northwestern University.
Allen is considered as one of the world’s most distinguished scholars in the fields of evidence and procedure. His work has been critically important to the efforts to reform the legal system of the People’s Republic of China. For several years, he has been responsible for hosting and supervising the study and research of Chinese law faculty and students at Northwestern University.
In 2007, Allen was designated as a Yangtze River Scholar, the highest academic honor given by the People’s Republic of China. He became only the fourth American to receive this award, and the first law professor, domestic or foreign, to be so honored.