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词条 Jefferson B. Fordham
释义

  1. Education

  2. Legal career

  3. Scholarly work

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = Jefferson B. Fordham
| image =
| caption =
| office = 9th Dean of University of Pennsylvania Law School
| term_start = 1952
| term_end = 1970
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office1 = 7th Dean of Moritz College of Law
| term_start1 = 1947
| term_end1 = 1952
| predecessor1 = Arthur T. Martin
| successor1 = Frank R. Strong
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1906
| birth_place = Greensboro, North Carolina
| death_date = June 28, 1994
| death_place = Salt Lake City, Utah
| occupation = Professor
Lawyer
Administrator
| nationality =
| spouse =
| alma_mater = North Carolina, B.A.
North Carolina, M.A.
Yale, J.D.
| party =
| religion =
| website =
}}Jefferson B. Fordham was the ninth Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the seventh Dean of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.[1]

Education

Fordham was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina, where he also earned his master's degree. He received a law degree from the Yale Law School in 1930, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.[1]

Legal career

Fordham began his legal career working in Government service in Washington, DC and private practice in New York, New York in the 1930s. He then served in the Pacific as a lieutenant commander in the Navy in World War II. After returning from the war theater, Fordham entered academic working as a professor of law at the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center and Vanderbilt University Law School. In 1947, Fordham became the seventh Dean of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. He then served as ninth Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1952 until he reached emeritus status in 1970. Roberts Hall, Pepper Hall and the law school dormitories were built during his tenure as Dean.[2] From 1972 to 1993, Fordham was a professor of law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law.[1]

Scholarly work

Fordham was an expert on constitutional and municipal law.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Jefferson B. Fordham, 88, Dies; Law Dean at U. of Pennsylvania |publisher=New York Times |work=|accessdate=August 25, 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/29/us/jefferson-b-fordham-88-dies-law-dean-at-u-of-pennsylvania.html}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Jefferson Barnes Fordham |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |work= |accessdate=August 26, 2016|url=https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/galleries/13-penn-law-portrait-gallery?id=13&p=7}}

External links

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