Kenneth C. Randall (born 13 June 1956) is an American legal scholar. He has served as dean of the University of Alabama School of Law (1993–2013) and the Antonin Scalia Law School (since 2020).
Ken Randall | |
|---|---|
| Dean of the Antonin Scalia Law School | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Dean of the University of Alabama School of Law | |
| In office 1993–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth C. Randall June 13, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Adelphi University (BA) Hofstra University (JD) Yale University (LLM) Columbia University (LLM, JSD) |
| Profession | Legal scholar |
Education edit
Randall earned a bachelor's degree at Adelphi University, followed by his Juris Doctor at Hofstra University's Maurice A. Deane School of Law in 1981, where he was editor-in-chief of the Hofstra Law Review. He then practiced law with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett until 1984. During this time, Randall further his legal education with a Master of Laws from Yale Law School, which he completed in 1982, and later earned a second LLM and a Doctor of the Science of Law degree at Columbia Law School, in 1985 and 1988, respectively.[1][2]
Academic career edit
Randall began his teaching career at the University of Alabama School of Law in 1985.[3] He was named vice dean in 1989, and became dean in 1993.[4] Randall retired from the University of Alabama in 2013.[4][5] He then founded iLaw, a distance education company.[6][7] In 2020, Randall joined the faculty of George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School,[8][9] with appointments as Allison and Dorothy Rouse Dean and George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law.[2]
Books edit
- Randall, Kenneth C. (1990). Federal Courts in the International Human Rights Paradigm. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822310389.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Kenneth Randall". University of Alabama School of Law. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Ken Randall". Antonin Scalia Law School. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Enoch, Ed (1 May 2014). "Alabama Law School Dean Emeritus Ken Randall to give school's commencement address Saturday". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b Brown, Melissa (28 June 2013). "Dean of University of Alabama law school retiring". AL.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Mystal, Elie (28 June 2013). "Law Dean 'Retires,' But We're Not Sure It's Voluntary". Above the Law. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "How Online Learning Is Revolutionizing Legal Education: A Discussion With Ken Randall Of iLaw". Above the Law. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Sheppard, Brian (3 February 2016). "Can This Tech Company Save Legal Education?". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Bernstein, David (1 October 2020). "New Incoming Dean at Scalia Law: Ken Randall". Reason. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Corcoran, Kathleen (1 October 2020). "Ken Randall, former law dean at University of Alabama, named Scalia Law School Dean". George Mason University. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Reviews of Federal Courts in the International Human Rights Paradigm include:
- Bourguignon, Henry J. (April 1992). "Federal Courts and the International Human Rights Paradigm. By Kenneth C. Randall. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1990. Pp. vii, 295. Index. $45". American Journal of International Law. 86 (2): 419–421. doi:10.2307/2203252. JSTOR 2203252.
- Neff, Stephen C. (1 November 1992). "Federal Courts and the International Human Rights Paradigm . By Kenneth C. Randall. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1990. vii + 282 pp. $45". The British Yearbook of International Law. 62 (1): 417–418. doi:10.1093/bybil/62.1.417.
- Malone, Linda A. (1992). "Book Review of Federal Courts and the International Human Rights Paradigm and World Justice? U.S. Courts and International Human Rights". The International Lawyer (26): 565–568.