Biography
William Baude joined the law school in 2011 as a fellow in the Constitutional Law Center. Most recently he worked at Robbins Russell LLP, a litigation boutique in Washington, D.C. Before that, he clerked for then-Judge Michael W. McConnell on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and for Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., on the United States Supreme Court. He graduated from the University of Chicago (as a math major) and from Yale Law School.
Key Works
- William Baude, Beyond DOMA: Choice of State Law in Federal Statutes, 64 Stanford Law Review (forthcoming 2012).
- William Baude, Signing Unconstitutional Laws, 86 Indiana Law Journal 303 (2011).
- William Baude, The Judgment Power, 96 Georgetown Law Journal 1807 (2008).
In the News
Publications & Cases
- William Baude, Beyond DOMA: Choice of State Law in Federal Statutes, 64 Stanford Law Review (forthcoming 2012).
- William Baude, Clarification Needed: Fixing the Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act, 110 Michigan Law Review First Impressions 33 (2012).
- William Baude, Signing Unconstitutional Laws, 86 Indiana Law Journal 303 (2011).
- William Baude, Last Chance on Death Row, 34 Wilson Quarterly 18 (Autumn 2010).
- William Baude, The Judgment Power, 96 Georgetown Law Journal 1807 (2008).

- william.baude@law.stanford.edu
- 650 723.0455
Education
- BS, University of Chicago, 2004
- JD, Yale Law School, 2007
Expertise
- Civil Procedure and Litigation
- Conflict of Laws
- Constitutional Law
- Federal Courts