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American lawyer
Robert I. Weisberg is an American lawyer. He is the Edwin E. Huddleson Jr. Professor of Law at
Stanford Law School ,
[1] and an expert on
criminal law and
criminal procedure , as well as a leading scholar in the
law and literature movement.
[2]
[3]
[4]
Career
Weisberg was educated at
Bronx High School of Science , and received his
B.A. from
City College of New York in 1966.
[5] He obtained his
M.A. and
Ph.D. degrees in English from
Harvard University in 1967 and 1971.
[6] After graduation, he taught English at
Skidmore College from 1970 to 1976.
[6]
[7] Weisberg left to attend
Stanford Law School , where he received a
J.D. in 1979 and was the Editor-in-Chief of the
Stanford Law Review .
[8] He then served as a law clerk for Judge
J. Skelly Wright of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit , followed by Justice
Potter Stewart of the
U.S. Supreme Court during the 1980 Term.
[7]
In 1981, he joined the faculty at Stanford Law School, where he has won numerous teaching awards, served as special assistant to the provost for faculty recruitment and retention,
[9] and co-directs the Stanford Criminal Justice Center.
[10]
[11]
[12] Weisberg's book, Literary Criticisms of Law ,
[13] was published in 2000,
[14]
[15] and he is widely quoted in the press on criminal law and criminal procedure.
[16]
[17]
[18] He also co-authors a criminal law casebook.
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See also
References
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"Robert Weisberg | Stanford Law School" . Stanford Law School . Retrieved 2017-06-24 .
^ Peele, Thomas (June 9, 2017).
"Derick Almena's lawyer: Ghost Ship leader is being scapegoated" . Mercury News . Retrieved June 24, 2017 . Robert Weisberg, a criminal expert
^ Xu, Qi (October 16, 2015).
"Law school to offer rape law course" . Yale Daily News . Retrieved 2017-06-24 .
^ Veklerov, Kimberly (June 13, 2017).
"Contra Costa DA faces rare jury trial that could end in his ouster" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
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"Entry for Robert Weinberg" . California Bar Association. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
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a
b Ray, Elaine (May 19, 1999).
" 'Academic vagabond' finds little difference in teaching literature, law" . Stanford Report . Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
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"Faculty Bios-Robert Weisberg" (PDF) . Stanford Law School Bulletin, 1992 . 1992. p. 8. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
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"Faculty News: Weisberg Appointed to the California Judicial Council's Advisory Committee" . Stanford University Faculty News. May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
^ Gorlick, Adam (August 20, 2008).
"Study shows hiring of dual-career academic couples is on the rise" . Stanford News . Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
^ Parker, Clifton B. (December 9, 2014).
"Grand jury system flawed in Ferguson case but still valuable for investigations, Stanford law professor says" . Stanford News . Retrieved June 24, 2017 . Robert Weisberg is an expert in criminal justice and serves as faculty co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center
^ Margolick, David (May 22, 1983).
"The Trouble With America's Law Schools" . New York Times . Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
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"Robert Weisberg, JD, PhD Biography" . Felon Voting Home Page . ProCon.org. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
^ Binder, Guyora; Weisberg, Robert (2000).
Literary Criticisms of Law . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
ISBN
1400823633 . Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
^ Posner, Richard A. (2000).
"What Has Modern Literary Theory to Offer Law? (reviewing Guyora Binder & Robert Weisberg, Literary Criticisms of Law (2000))" . Stanford Law Review . 53 . Chicago Unbound: 195.
doi :
10.2307/1229421 .
JSTOR
1229421 . Retrieved June 24, 2017 . Generally critical, but "contains many shrewd and even pungent passages."
^ Ravitch, Frank (October 19, 2004). "Book Review, Guyora Binder and Robert Weisberg, Literary Criticisms of Law". MSU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 02-11 . SSRN.
SSRN
578571 . some useful insights
^ Kilduff, Marshall (July 3, 2015).
"Marshall - Quotes of the Week" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved June 24, 2017 . Crime expert Robert Weisberg
^ Liptak, Adam (November 18, 2007).
"Studies spark new execution debate" . Boston Globe . Boston.com. New York Times News Service. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
^ Savage, Charlie (September 14, 2004).
"Figure accused in GOP eavesdropping sues over probe" . Boston Globe . Boston.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
^ Kaplan, John; Weisberg, Robert; Binder, Guyora, eds. (2016).
Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (8th ed.).
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Aspen Casebook Series.
ISBN
978-1454881704 .
Selected publications
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