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"[A] fantastic choice" "[H]e will be a superb dean" "[A] thoughtful scholar, "Chapman University is "[H]e will lead Chapman
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John Eastman Appointed Dean of Chapman School of LawJune 1, 2007 – Dr. John C. Eastman of the Chapman University School of Law faculty, a well-known champion of Constitutional law and a frequent expert commentator on television and radio, has been chosen as the new dean of the Chapman law school and Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law, stepping into the position left by retiring Dean Parham Williams. Dr. Eastman, formerly the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law and Community Service at Chapman, also has served for the past 10 months as the Interim Associate Dean for Administration in the law school. “The best law schools provide opportunities for their students to interact with leaders who possess tremendous energy and vision, and John Eastman has always brought those qualities to the Chapman School of Law,” said James L. Doti, president of Chapman University. “I know he will do an outstanding job building upon this school’s already noteworthy strengths. The Chapman School of Law has made significant progress in just a little more than a decade – it is a young, vital school that has accomplished much and has nothing but promise ahead of it. Dean Eastman is the man who will seize that potential and lead us to greater heights.” Dr. Eastman said, “Parham Williams’ shoes will be hard to fill. His 35 years as a dean brought us the wealth of experience necessary for the very solid foundation of a premier law school. Chapman's School of Law has now come of age. I am honored to have the confidence and support of my colleagues at the law school and of President Doti, Chancellor Struppa, and the rest of the university administration and trustees as we enter the next chapter of the Chapman law school's story.” Across the country, news of Dr. Eastman’s appointment sparked praise. “This is incredible news – I am excited for Chapman,” said Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, for whom Dr. Eastman served as a law clerk earlier in his career. “John Eastman is an outstanding person, scholar and a fantastic choice to be dean.” Edwin Meese III, former U.S. Attorney General, said, “Chapman University is fortunate to have John Eastman as dean of its excellent law school. He is one of the outstanding legal scholars in the country as well as a dedicated educator.” Richard Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, stated, “John Eastman was one of the most articulate and forceful students that I have had in the 35 years that I have taught at the University of Chicago. His academic rigor and personal integrity give me every confidence that he will lead the Chapman School of Law to a higher level of excellence.” |
On the other side of the political spectrum, Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union and professor of law at New York Law School, stated, “Congratulations to Chapman University for a superb choice of John Eastman as dean of the School of Law, and to John for this important and well-deserved milestone in his career. I have had the pleasure of sharing the dais with John at national conferences, and while we usually have quite different perspectives on constitutional issues, I have always found him to be a thoughtful scholar, engaging adversary and important contributor to the national debate on the major constitutional issues of our day." Erwin Chemerinsky, Alston & Bird Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at the Duke University School of Law, said, “John Eastman is one of the most respected and outstanding Constitutional law professors in the country, and I am absolutely sure that he will be a superb dean. Chapman could not possibly have made a better choice than they did.” Read complete story.
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