Michael S. Kang Explained

Michael S. Kang (born 12 June 1973) is an American legal scholar.

Kang earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1993, and his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1999.^[1] He also holds a master's degree from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.^[2] While on the faculty of the Emory University School of Law, Kang received the David J. Bederman Research Professorship in October 2015,^[3] was considered a highly cited legal scholar in a 2016 analysis by Gregory Sisk,^[4] and was named Thomas Simmons Professor of Law in 2017.^[5] He later joined Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law as William G. and Virginia K. Karnes Research Professor of Law.^[2] After Kimberly Yuracko stepped down from the deanship at Pritzker in 2020, Kang was named to a search committee tasked with naming a successor.^[6] In 2021, Kang served on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. News: UChicago legal scholars among 36 tasked with examining possible Supreme Court reform . 23 April 2022 . University of Chicago . 9 April 2021.
2. News: Michael S. Kang . 23 April 2022 . Pritzker School of Law.
3. News: Greer . A. Kenyatta . Emory Law announces Kang as new Bederman Scholar . 23 April 2022 . Emory University School of Law . 27 October 2015.
4. News: Fineman, other Emory Law faculty recognized for scholarly impact . 23 April 2022 . Emory University School of Law . 2 September 2016.
5. News: Faculty members honored with named professorships . 23 April 2022 . Emory University School of Law . 20 May 2017.
6. News: Search committee formed to find new dean for Northwestern Pritzker School of Law . 23 April 2022 . Northwestern University . 21 October 2020.
7. News: Germain . Jacquelyne . Biden nominates Pritzker Prof. Michael Kang on commission to reform Supreme Court . 23 April 2022 . The Daily Northwestern . 12 April 2021.
8. News: Professor Michael Kang Appointed to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States . 23 April 2022 . Pritzker School of Law . 1 March 2022.