Biography

Briana Rosenbaum joined Stanford in 2009. Her research interests center on civil procedure, federal courts, and theories of jurisdiction. Specifically, she examines the less than transparent ways that rules of procedure affect access to justice and institutional design. Her current research considers the appellate courts’ effective control of their own jurisdiction through redefining standards of review.

Prior to joining Stanford, Briana worked as an associate in the San Francisco office of Bingham McCutchen. There, her practice focused on e-discovery and pre-trial motion practice in complex and international litigation.

Briana received her B.S. in Political Science in 2000 from Santa Clara University. She went on to obtain her J.D. from U.C. Hastings, College of the Law in 2004, where she served as Notes Advisor on the Hastings Law Journal, was elected Order of the Coif, and graduated magna cum laude. After law school, Briana served as a law clerk for Chief Judge Anthony J. Scirica of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and for Judge David F. Levi, former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California and Chairman of the Standing Committee on the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Speaking Engagements

Publications & Cases

• Briana Lynn Rosenbaum, Righting the Historical Record: A Case for Appellate Jurisdiction over Appeals of Sentences for Reasonableness Under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, 62 Hastings Law Journal 865 (2011).
• Briana Lynn Rosenbaum, From Private Practice to Academia, San Francisco Daily Journal., Oct. 12, 2010, p. 6.
• Briana Lynn Morgan, Note: The Use of Rules and Standards to Define a Transsexual’s Sex for the Purpose of Marriage: An Argument for a Hybrid Approach, 55 Hastings Law Journal 1348 (2004).