Evan H. Caminker

Evan H. Caminker (born June 26, 1961) is a Dean Emeritus of the University of Michigan Law School.^[1][2] As Dean, he succeeded Jeffrey S. Lehman, who resigned to become president of Cornell University. Caminker was appointed Dean just as the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Law School's affirmative action admissions policies, which had been challenged in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Individual Rights.

Evan Caminker
16th Dean of University of Michigan Law School
In office 2003–2013
Preceded by	Mark D. West
Succeeded by	Jeffrey S. Lehman
Personal details
Born	(1961-06-26) June 26, 1961 (age 64) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Yale University (JD)
Academic work
Sub-discipline	Constitutional law
Institutions	University of Michigan Law School

Education and career

Caminker earned a B.A. in political economy and environmental studies, summa cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School,^[3] where he was a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal. He clerked for Judge William A. Norris of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Justice William Brennan of the United States Supreme Court.^[1]

Caminker was announced as Dean of the University of Michigan Law School in January 2003,^[4] and served as Dean until 2013.^[5] Prior to going to the University of Michigan, Caminker was a faculty member at the UCLA School of Law from 1991 to 1999.^[6][3] He has practiced law with the Center for Law in the Public Interest in Los Angeles, and as a deputy assistant attorney general in the United States Department of Justice.^[3] As a scholar, his research is focused on constitutional law and the nature of judicial decision making.^[3]

See also

• Biography portal

• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 3)