Biography

Larry Kramer has written and taught in such varied fields as conflict of laws, civil procedure, federalism and its history, and most recently, the role of courts in society. His book, The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review, sparked renewed interest in the ongoing debate about the relationship between the Supreme Court of the United States and politics.

He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Law Institute. Before joining the Stanford faculty in 2004, Dean Kramer served as Associate Dean for Research and Academics and Russell D. Niles Professor of Law at New York University School of Law; professor of law at the University of Chicago and University of Michigan law schools; and consultant for Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP. Early in his career, Dean Kramer clerked for Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Henry J. Friendly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Dean Kramer has appointments (by courtesy) with the Stanford University Department of History and Graduate School of Business.

Key Works

• Larry D. Kramer, "The Interest of the Man": James Madison, Popular Constitutionalism, and the Theory of Deliberative Democracy, 41 Valparaiso University Law Review 697 (Winter 2006).
• Larry D. Kramer, The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review, New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004. 352 pages.
• Larry D. Kramer, Putting the Politics Back Into the Political Safeguards of Federalism, 100 Columbia Law Review 215-293 (2000).
• Larry D. Kramer, Madison's Audience, 112 Harvard Law Review 611-679 (1999).
• Larry D. Kramer, Rethinking Choice of Law, 90 Columbia Law Review 277-345 (1990).

In the News

• The State of the Legal Profession, Part 1 - Client Driven Innovation
  FindLaw, May 13, 2008
• At Law School Commencement, Grads Urged to Chart Own Paths
  Stanford Report, May 07, 2008
• The Business Of Law
  KPCC 89.3 FM - AirTalk with Larry Mantle, April 24, 2008
• Skadden, Arps To Steer Poor, Minorities To Law
  The New York Sun, April 17, 2008
• Law School To Ease Loan Repayments
  The Stanford Daily, April 14, 2008

Courses & Programs

Courses

• Conflict of Laws
• Legal Studies Workshop

Publications & Cases

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• Larry Kramer, Law School Education, Teaching Art, Korea Economic Daily, September 13, 2007.
• Larry Kramer, Panel on Originalism and Pragmatism, in Originalism: A Quarter-Century of Debate, Steven G. Calabresi, ed., Washington, D.C.: Regnery Pub., September 2007.
• Alan B. Morrison and Diane T. Chin, eds., Beyond the Big Firm: Profiles of Lawyers Who Want Something More, New York: Aspen Publishers, 2007.
• Larry D. Kramer, Foreword, in Beyond the Big Firm: Profiles of Lawyers Who Want Something More, Alan B. Morrison and Diane T. Chin, eds., New York: Aspen Publishers, 2007.
• Larry D. Kramer, "The Interest of the Man": James Madison, Popular Constitutionalism, and the Theory of Deliberative Democracy, 41 Valparaiso University Law Review 697 (Winter 2006).
• Larry Kramer, Generating Constitutional Meaning, 94 California Law Review 1439 (2006).
• Larry D. Kramer, Response (Symposium on The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review), 81 Chicago-Kent Law Review 1173 (2006).
• Larry D. Kramer, The Interest of the Man: James Madison, Popular Constitutionalism and the Theory of Deliberative Democracy, Stanford Public Law Working Paper No. 938721 (2006).
• David P. Currie, Herma Hill Kay, Larry Kramer and Kermit Roosevelt, Conflict of Laws: Cases, Comments, Questions, St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, 7th ed., 2006.
• John Ferejohn and Larry D. Kramer, Judicial Independence in a Democracy: Institutionalizing Judicial Restraint in Norms and the Law, John N. Drobak, ed., New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Affiliations & Honors

Professional Affiliations

• Reporter, Federal Courts Study Committee, Subcommittee on the Role of the Federal Courts and Their Relationship to the States, 1989-90
• Member, American Law Institute, 1991-present
• Member, Judicature Society, 1990-present
• Member of Board, Brennan Center for Justice, 1995-2004

Honors and Awards

• Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Elected Member, American Philosophical Society
• Elected Member, American Law Institute
• Recipient, L. Hart Wright Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Michigan Law School, 1991
• Recipient, Association of American Law Schools Award for Best Teacher, 2000
• Recipient, Order of the Coif, University of Chicago Law School