Institute for Legal Research explained

The Institute for Legal Research is a legal research center at the UC Berkeley School of Law. It was founded in 1967 as the Earl Warren Legal Institute, after American jurist and politician Earl Warren, and was originally an Organized Research Unit of the University of California, Berkeley. It was renamed to its current name in July 2005, and became part of the UC Berkeley School of Law in July 2009.^[1]

Directors

• Richard M. Buxbaum (1969–1974)^[2]
• Lawrence Sullivan (1977–1982)^[3]
• Franklin Zimring (1983–2002)^[4]
• Harry N. Scheiber (2002–present)^[1]

Other personnel

• Gordon Hawkins

senior fellow (1984–2001)^[5]

• Stephen Sugarman

director of Institute's Family Law Program (1988–1999)^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Institute for Legal Research . Berkeley Law. 2017-11-02. en-US.
2. News: Richard Buxbaum . Berkeley Law. 2017-11-02. en-US.
3. Choper. Jesse. Fox. Eleanor M.. Hovenkamp. Herbert. Popofsky. M. Laurence. Schwartz. Louis B.. 1991. Tribute: Retirement of Lawrence Sullivan. 3480731. California Law Review. 79. 5. 1221–1228.
4. Web site: Franklin Zimring CV.
5. Web site: Gordon Hawkins Obituary. Woods. Greg. 2004. UC Berkeley School of Law.
6. Book: Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary. Medicine. Institute of. Board. Food and Nutrition. Prevention. Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity. 2011-08-08. National Academies Press. 92. 9780309210225. en.