Christina B. Whitman Explained

Christina B. Whitman
Birth Name:	Christina Louise Brooks
Spouse:	Merrill Jay Whitman
Children:	2
Occupation:	Law professor
Education:	University of Michigan (BA, MA, JD)
Nationality:	American

Christina Brooks Whitman is an American legal scholar who is the Francis A. Allen Collegiate Professor of Law and a professor of women's studies at the University of Michigan. She has taught there since 1976 and specializes in constitutional law, feminist jurisprudence, litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

Education and career

Whitman studied at University of Michigan, where she received a B.A. in 1968, and a M.A. in Chinese literature in 1970.^{[1] [2]} She continued her studies at University of Michigan School of Law, graduating with a J.D. in 1974. After law school, she clerked for Judge Harold Leventhal of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and then for Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. of the United States Supreme Court from 1975 to 1976.

Following her clerkships, she began teaching at the University of Michigan School of Law, and was the first female faculty member.^[3] From 2009 to 2014, she was the vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Michigan.^{[4] [5]} In 2012, she commented on the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court over the Affordable Care Act.^[6] In December 2018, she retired from teaching law courses.^{[7] [8]}

Prior to May 2019, she served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Law School Admissions Council, which oversees the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).^{[9] [10]}

Personal life

Whitman was married to Merrill Jay Whitman (August 25, 1945 - February 25, 2014), a labor lawyer.^[11] They met at the University of Michigan, and have two daughters.^[11]

Select publications

• Whitman . Christine B. . Constitutional Torts . Mich. L. Rev. . 1980 . 79 . 1 . 5–71 . 10.2307/1288336 . 1288336 .
• Whitman . Christine B. . Individual and Community: An Appreciation of Mr. Justice Powell . Va. L. Rev.. 1982 . 68 . 2 . 303–32 . 10.2307/1072882 . 1072882 .
• Whitman . Christine B. . Government Responsibility for Constitutional Torts . Mich. L. Rev. . 1986 . 85 . 2 . 225–76 . 10.2307/1288737 . 1288737 .
• Whitman . Christine B. . In Memoriam: Lewis F. Powell, Jr. . Harv. L. Rev. . 1999 . 112. 3 . 607–10 .
• Whitman . Christine B. . Looking Back on Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Mich. L. Rev. . 2002 . 100. 7 . 1980–96 . 10.2307/1556082 . 1556082 .

See also

• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 1)

External links

• Bio, University of Michigan
• Bio, University of Michigan Law School
• Appearance, Tribute to Justice Powell, C-SPAN.org

Notes and References

1. Wolcott . Noreen Ferris . A Proud Tradition, A Timeless Profession . The Michigan Alumnus . February 1984 . 89-90 . 18 . August 21, 2019.
2. Book: Proceedings of the Board of Regents-degrees conferred: Master of Arts: Christina Louise Brooks Whitman . 1970 . University of Michigan . 472 . August 22, 2019.
3. Law School Announcement 1987-1988 . University of Michigan Bulletin . 1987 . 16 . 5 . 36 . August 21, 2019.
4. News: Schmidt . Peter . Administrators and Professors Find Listening Is a Survival Skill . August 21, 2019 . Chronicle of Higher Education . August 5, 2012.
5. News: Almani . Andrew . Proceedings for faculty removal raise questions at Senate Assembly . August 21, 2019 . Michigan Daily . March 17, 2014.
6. News: Kliff . Sarah . Poll: Legal scholars think the mandate is valid, will fall anyway . August 21, 2019 . Washington Post . June 24, 2012.
7. Web site: Atherton . Lori . Professor Chris Whitman, '74, Teaches Last Class at Michigan Law . University of Michigan Law School News . August 21, 2019 . December 17, 2018.
8. Professor Chris Whitman, '74, Reflects on 42-Year Teaching Career . Law Quadrangle, Notes from Michigan Law . Winter 2019 . 62 . 1 . 32 . August 22, 2019.
9. Web site: Ward . Stephanie Francis . Why should law schools have to require LSAT or GRE? Law deans ask the question . ABA Journal . August 21, 2019 . July 13, 2017.
10. News: Olson . Elizabeth . Law Schools Debate a Contentious Testing Alternative . August 21, 2019 . The New York Times . April 5, 2018.
11. Web site: Obituary: Merrill Jay Whitman . Mlive.com . August 22, 2019 . February 26, 2014.