Richard H. Fallon Jr.

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Richard Henry Fallon Jr. (born January 4, 1952) is an American legal scholar and the Story Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

Early life and education[edit]

Fallon was born in Augusta, Maine, on January 4, 1952,[1] and attended Yale College, graduating in 1975 with a bachelor of arts degree. He then accepted a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he completed an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree in philosophy, politics and economics in 1977. Fallon returned to the United States and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School in 1980. Fallon subsequently served as a law clerk for J. Skelly Wright and Lewis F. Powell, then began his teaching career at Harvard Law School in 1982, where he was appointed to a full professorship in 1987.[1][2]

Career[edit]

In 2005, Fallon was named Ralph S. Tyler, Jr. Professor of Constitutional Law, succeeding Laurence Tribe,[3][4] and later became the Story Professor of Law,[2] a position formerly held by Daniel Meltzer. Fallon is a member of the American Law Institute,[5] as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[6] Other awards Fallon has received include the 2019 Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize,[7] and the 2021 Daniel J. Meltzer Award from the Association of American Law Schools.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Fallon, Richard H., Jr. 1952-". Contemporary Authors.
  2. ^ a b "Richard H. Fallon Jr". Harvard Law School. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Fallon appointed to Ralph S. Tyler, Jr. Professorship of Constitutional Law". The Harvard Record. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ Hemel, Daniel J. (20 October 2005). "Tribe To Lay Down The Law at College". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Professor Richard H. Fallon, Jr". American Law Institute. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Professor Richard H. Fallon". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ^ Barnett, Randy E. (25 July 2018). "Harvard's Richard Fallon wins the 2019 Cooley Book Prize". Reason. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Select Prizes and Awards to Members". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.