H. Jefferson Powell
H. Jefferson Powell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Haywood Jefferson Powell April 25, 1954 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Law professor |
| Employer | Duke University |
| Known for | Constitutional law; legal history |
Haywood Jefferson Powell (born April 25, 1954)[1] is an American lawyer, author, and law professor at Duke University.[2]
Education
A graduate of St. David's College (now the University of Wales, Lampeter) and of the Yale Law School and Yale Divinity Schools, Powell also has a Ph.D. in Christian theological ethics from Duke University and held a joint appointment in the Divinity School at Duke.
Career
Government positions
Powell served in both the federal and state governments as a deputy assistant attorney general and as Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice under President Bill Clinton,[2] and as special counsel to the Attorney General of North Carolina. He has briefed and argued cases in both federal and state courts, including Shaw v. Reno before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Law professor
Following a second tenure Justice Department, Powell served the Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. from 2010 to 2012.[3] Before joining The George Washington University Law Faculty, Powell had been a professor of law at Duke University[2] since 1989.[4] In 1999, the Duke Bar Association presented Powell with the Excellence in Small Section Teaching Award, and in the academic year 2001–2002, he was Duke University's Scholar/Teacher of the year. More recently, he has been named Frederic Cleaveland Professor of Law and Divinity. Powell is currently a professor of law at Duke University, where he teaches constitutional law and leads the school's First Amendment Clinic.[3]
Published works
Powell has published several books in the fields of constitutional law and legal history executive power, and constitutional interpretation.[5]
| Year | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Moral Tradition of American Constitutionalism: A Theological Interpretation | |
| 1999 | The Constitution and the Attorneys General | |
| 2002 | A Community Built on Words: The Constitution in History and Politics[6] | University of Chicago Press |
| 2008 | Constitutional Conscience: The Moral Dimension of Judicial Decision | |
| 2014 | The President as Commander in Chief: An Essay in Constitutional Vision | |
| 2016 | Targeting Americans: The Constitutionality of the U.S. Drone War[7] | Oxford University Press |
| 2022 | The Practice of American Constitutional Law[8] | Cambridge University Press |
References
- ↑ date & year of birth, full name according to LCNAF CIP data
- 1 2 3 Greenhouse, Linda (2005-07-24). "In the Confirmation Dance, the Past but Rarely the Prologue". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
- 1 2 "H. Jefferson Powell | Duke University School of Law". law.duke.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
- ↑ "H. Jefferson Powell | Scholars@Duke profile". scholars.duke.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
- ↑ "H. Jefferson Powell - Bibliography | Duke University School of Law". law.duke.edu. 2026-05-01. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
- ↑ Powell, H. Jefferson (2002). A Community Built on Words: The Constitution in History and Politics. University of Chicago Press.
- ↑ Powell, H. Jefferson (2016). Targeting Americans: The Constitutionality of the U.S. Drone War. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Powell, H. Jefferson (2022). The Practice of American Constitutional Law. Cambridge University Press.