James E. Fleming Explained

James E. Fleming
Birth Date:[1]
Thesis Title:Constitutional Constructivism
Thesis Url:https://philpapers.org/rec/FLECC
Thesis Year:1988
Doctoral Advisor:Walter F. Murphy
Academic Advisors:Sanford Levinson
Spouse:[2]
Children:2[3]
Discipline:Constitutional theory

James E. Fleming is an American legal scholar who serves as the Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law at the Boston University School of Law.[4] [5] He is a scholar in standard constitutional theory and constitutional interpretation,[6] with special attention to criticizing originalism and defending moral readings of the U.S. Constitution,[7] developing a civic liberalism concerned with protecting rights and instilling civic virtues,[8] and justifying rights to autonomy and equality as central to constitutional self-government.[9]

Early life and education

Fleming received an Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Missouri in 1977.[10] He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1985.[11] At Harvard, he was a teaching fellow for Michael Sandel.[12] He then attended Princeton University, earning a master's degree and, in 1988, completed a Ph.D. in politics with the dissertation, "Constitutional Constructivism,"[13] under the supervision of Walter F. Murphy[14] and Sanford Levinson.

In his dissertation, Fleming developed a constitutional constructivism analogous to John Rawls's political constructivism. Before becoming a law professor, Fleming was an attorney in the litigation department at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City from 1986 to 1991.

Academic career

Fleming taught at Fordham University School of Law from 1991 to 2007,[11] and was appointed the Leonard F. Manning Distinguished Professor of Law in 2006.[15] He joined the faculty of Boston University School of Law in 2007 as The Honorable Frank R. Kenison Distinguished Scholar,[16] and was appointed The Honorable Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law in 2015.[17] He has served as Associate Dean for Intellectual Life at Boston University School of Law and is the Faculty Advisor for the Boston University Law Review.[18]

At Fordham and Boston University, Fleming has organized, co-organized and published numerous conference volumes in constitutional theory and legal philosophy,[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] including volumes on the work of John Rawls[24] and Ronald Dworkin.[25]

Fleming was the Editor of Nomos, the annual book of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy.[26] In that capacity, he published four interdisciplinary volumes with New York University Press: Nomos L: Getting to the Rule of Law (2011);[27] Nomos LII: Evolution and Morality (with Sanford Levinson) (2012);[28] Nomos LIII: Passions and Emotions (2013);[29] and Nomos LV: Federalism and Subsidiarity (with Jacob T. Levy) (2014).[30] He has also served as the society's president and as of June 2021, is the Secretary-Treasurer.[31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fleming, James E. . Virtual International Authority File . 16 June 2021.
  2. News: WEDDINGS; Linda McClain, James Fleming . 16 June 2021 . The New York Times . 28 June 1992.
  3. Book: Fleming . James E. . Securing Constitutional Democracy: The Case of Autonomy . 2006 . University of Chicago Press . 9780226253435 . xiii.
  4. Web site: James E. Fleming . bu.edu . April 28, 2017.
  5. Web site: James Fleming . princeton.edu . April 28, 2017 . August 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817050730/http://lapa.princeton.edu/people/james-fleming . dead .
  6. Web site: James E. Fleming . Google Scholar . 16 June 2021.
  7. Balkin . Jack . History, Rights, and the Moral Reading . Boston University Law Review . July 2016 . 96 . 4 . 1433 . 22 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Dorf . Michael C. . Liberalism's Errant Theodicy . Research Gate. 17 June 2021.
  9. Kelbley . Charles A. . Privacy, Minimalism, and Perfectionism . Fordham Law Review . 2007 . 76 . 6 . 2953 . 22 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Constitution Day Lecture at Missouri - James Fleming & Linda McClain . Jack Miller Center . 12 August 2015 . 16 June 2021.
  11. Web site: James E. Fleming CV . Boston University School of Law . 17 June 2021.
  12. Sandel . Michael J. . The Order of the Coif Annual Lecture: The Constitution of the Procedural Republic: Liberal Rights and Civic Virtues . Fordham Law Review . 1997 . 66 . 1 . 2 . 17 June 2021.
  13. Fleming . James E. . Constitutional Constructivism . June 1988 . . subscription . 9781392488928. .
  14. Fleming . James E. . An Appreciation of Walter F. Murphy . Law & Courts . 20 . 2 . 16 June 2021 . 18 . Spring 2010.
  15. Web site: Securing Constitutional Democracy: The Case of Autonomy, Author Biography . BiblioVault . 17 June 2021.
  16. Web site: James E. Fleming . Boston University Public Relations . 17 June 2021.
  17. News: Eckenroth . Lauren . Professor James E. Fleming Appointed Honorable Paul J. Liacos Professor of Law . 17 June 2021 . The Record . Boston University School of Law.
  18. Web site: Boston University Law Review Masthead . Boston University Law Review . 16 June 2021.
  19. Fleming . James E. . Lawrence's Republic . Tulsa Law Review . 2004 . 39 . 3 . 563 . 16 June 2021.
  20. Fleming . James E. . Securing Deliberative Democracy . Fordham Law Review . 2004 . 72 . 5 . 1435 . 16 June 2021.
  21. Hevert . Matthew T. . Schulke . Daniel F. . Foreword: Symposium: America's Political Dysfunction: Constitutional Connections, Causes, and Cures . Boston University Law Review . May 2014 . 94 . 3 . 578 . 22 June 2021.
  22. Fordham Law Review . Symposium: A New Constitutional Order?. November 2006 . 75 . 2 . 21 June 2021.
  23. Foreword: Symposium: Fidelity in Constitutional Theory . Fordham Law Review . 1997 . 65 . 4 . 1248 . 21 June 2021.
  24. Treanor . William Michael . Introduction: Rawls and the Law . Fordham Law Review . April 2004 . 72 . 5 . 1385 . 21 June 2021.
  25. Kitchell . Sarah J. . Sefal . Joshua M.D. . Foreword: Symposium: Justice for Hedgehogs: A Conference on Ronald Dworkin's Forthcoming Book . Boston University Law Review . April 2010 . 90 . 2 . 467 . 21 June 2021.
  26. Web site: Nomos . The American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy . 22 June 2021.
  27. Web site: Getting to the rule of law . Library of Congress Catalog . 21 June 2021.
  28. Web site: Evolution and morality . Library of Congress Catalog . 21 June 2021.
  29. Web site: Passions and emotions . Library of Congress Catalog . 21 June 2021.
  30. Web site: Federalism and subsidiarity . Library of Congress Catalog . 21 June 2021.
  31. Web site: Current Officers . The American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy . 21 June 2021.

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