Miguel Méndez (legal scholar)
Miguel A. Méndez | |
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 Méndez in the 1970s | |
| Born | c. 1943 |
| Died | May 25, 2017 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | George Washington University George Washington University Law School |
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| Fields | Evidence, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure |
| Institutions | University of California, Davis School of Law |
Miguel A. Méndez (c. 1943 – May 25, 2017) was a professor of law at the University of California, Davis, School of Law (King Hall). Prior to joining the Davis faculty, Professor Méndez was the Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law at Stanford University Law School, where he was on the law faculty from 1977 to 2009.[1] Before starting his teaching career, he served as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Alan Cranston (D-CA), staff attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, deputy director of California Rural Legal Assistance, and attorney with Office of the Public Defender of Monterey County.[2]
He received an A.B. in international affairs and Latin American studies from George Washington University in 1965 and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1968.[3] Méndez died on May 25, 2017 at his home in San Carlos. He was survived by two daughters, Arabela and Gabriela.[4]
References
- ^ "Miguel A. Méndez Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Emeritus". Stanford Law School. August 16, 2009. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ "Stanford Evidence Professor Miguel Méndez to Join King Hall Faculty". UC Davis School of Law. February 2, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ "Faculty Profile: Miguel A. Méndez". UC Davis School of Law. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ Spain, Carla (June 6, 2017). "Evidence legal scholar and Stanford Law's first Latino professor, Miguel A. Méndez, dies". Stanford News.
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