Last updated on: 4/15/2010 | Author: ProCon.org

William W. Van Alstyne, JD Biography

Title:
Professor of Law at the Marshall-Wythe Law School at the College of William & Mary
Position:
None Found to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Apr. 15, 2010

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to death penalty issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to death penalty issues.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Professor, Law, Marshall-Wythe Law School, College of William & Mary, 2004-present
  • Member, American Academy of Arts & Science, 1994-present
  • Fulbright Fellow, Santiago (Chile), 1988
  • Chairman, Committee on Academic Freedom, Association of American Law Schools, 1981-1983
  • Chair, Law, Duke University, 1974-2004
  • National President, American Association of University Professors, 1974-1976
  • Member, Carnegie Council on Policy Studies, 1974-1976
  • Member, National Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union, 1972-1976
  • Professor, Law, Duke University, 1965-1974
  • Senior Faculty Fellow, Yale Law School, 1964-1965
  • Professor, Ohio State University College of Law, 1964
  • Associate Professor, Ohio State University College of Law, 1961-1963
  • Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean, Ohio State University College of Law, 1959-1961
  • United States Department of Justice, Attorney, Civil Rights Division, 1958-1959
  • California Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General, 1958
Education:
  • LLD, College of William & Mary (Honorary), 1979
  • LLD, Wake Forest University (Honorary), 1976
  • Certificate, Hague Academy of International Law, 1961
  • JD, Stanford University, 1958
  • BA, University of Southern California, 1955
Other:
  • None found