Brian Slocum (law professor)
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- Comment: I have seen WP:ACADEMIC. Criterion #5 states: "The person has held a named chair appointment or distinguished professor appointment at a major institution of higher education and research, or an equivalent position in countries where named chairs are uncommon". He meets this criterion, as he is a Distinguished Professor at University of the Pacific. I am resubmitting on the basis he meets criterion #5, the RfC rejection reasons as stated above don't address the above issue so I can only assume this was not considered; given that there is no ambiguity that this subject is a distinguished professor of a major educational institution. Jack4576 (talk) 04:22, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
Brian G. Slocum is an American author and professor of law with particular expertise in jurisprudence, statutory interpretation, legal linguistics, and administrative law.[1]
A reviewer, Brian Bix, described him as 'one of the most important scholars working at the intersection of legal interpretation and the philosophy of language'.[2] His scholarship has examined and criticised the 'ordinary meaning doctrine' and how it has been used by courts to interpret language.[3]
Early life and education
Brian studied a BBA at Pacific Union College, a JD at Harvard before embarking on his legal career.[4] He has obtained an MA and PhD in linguistics at UC Davis, received in 2014.[5]
Publications
Books
- Ordinary Meaning: A Theory of the Most Fundamental Principle of Legal Interpretation (University of Chicago Press, 2015)
- The Nature of Legal Interpretation (University of Chicago Press, 2017)
- Justice Scalia: Rhetoric and the Rule of Law (University of Chicago Press, 2019)
Articles
- The Immigration Rule of Lenity and Chevron Deference (Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 17, 515, 2002)[6]
- The Importance of Being Ambiguous (Maryland Law Review 69, 791, 2009)[7]
- Canons, the Plenary Power Doctrine, and Immigration Law (Florida State University Law Review 34, 363, 2006)[8]
- The Meaning of Sex: Dynamic Words, Novel Applications, and Original Public Meaning (Michigan Law Review, 119, 2020)[9]
- RICO and the Legislative Supremacy Approach to Federal Criminal Lawmaking (Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal 31, 639, 1999)[10]
- Statutory Interpretation from the outside (Columbia Law Review 122, 213, 2022)[11]
- Ordinary meaning and corpus linguistics (Brigham Young University Law Review 2017, 1417, 2017)[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Brian G. Slocum". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Bix, Brian (2017-05-29). "Philosophy of Language and Legal Interpretation". Jurisprudence. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Boyce, Madeline (2016). "Book Note: Ordinary Meaning, A Theory Of The Most Fundamental Principle Of Legal Interpretation, by Brian G. Slocum". Osgoode Hall Law Journal. 53 (3): 1124–1126 – via CanLII.
- ^ "Brian Slocum". Berkeley Law. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Brian Slocum". law.pacific.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "The Immigration Rule of Lenity and Chevron Deference". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "The Importance of Being Ambiguous: Substantive Canons, Stare Decisis, and the Central Role of Ambiguity Determinations in the Administrative State". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Canons, the Plenary Power Doctrine, and Immigration Law". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "The Meaning of Sex: Dynamic Words, Novel Applications, and Original Public Meaning". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "RICO and the Legislative Supremacy Approach to Federal Criminal Lawmaking". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Statutory interpretation from the outside". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Ordinary meaning and corpus linguistics". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
Category:American legal scholars
Category:University of the Pacific (United States) faculty
Category:Pacific Union College alumni
Category:Harvard Law School alumni
Category:University of California, Davis alumni
Category:Living people