Roger Fairfax Explained

Roger Fairfax
Office:Dean of the Howard University School of Law
Term Start:July 1, 2024
Predecessor:Lisa Crooms-Robinson
Birth Name:Roger Anthony Fairfax Jr.
Spouse:Lisa Fairfax
Relatives:Justin Fairfax (brother)
Education:Harvard University (BA, JD)
University of London (MA)
Signature:Roger Fairfax signature.png

Roger Anthony Fairfax Jr. is an American legal scholar.

Education

Roger Fairfax Jr. attended Harvard College before completing a master's degree from the University of London.[1] [2] He also attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.[3] While a student at Harvard Law School, Fairfax edited the Harvard Law Review. He was a law clerk for Patti B. Saris and later Judith W. Rogers.[4]

Family

Roger Fairfax Jr. is the eldest son of Roger Sr. and Charlene Fairfax.[5] Fairfax Jr.'s youngest brother, Justin Fairfax,[6] served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. The Fairfax family can trace its ancestry to Simon Fairfax, a slave freed by Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.[7]

Roger Fairfax Jr. and his wife Lisa Fairfax raised three children.[5] [8]

Career

Fairfax is an elected member of the American Law Institute.[9] Fairfax was a federal prosecutor and worked for O'Melveny & Myers before joining the George Washington University Law School faculty, where he served as Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law until 2021,[10] when he was appointed dean of the Washington College of Law at American University.[11] [12] In 2024, Fairfax became dean of the Howard University School of Law.[13] Fairfax is also the chair of Archbishop Carroll High School's board of directors.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Green . Erica L. . March 20, 2022 . Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices While at Harvard . March 23, 2022 . The New York Times . Roger A. Fairfax, who was two years behind her [[[Ketanji Brown Jackson]] ]...".
  2. News: Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. Dean and Professor of Law . March 22, 2022 . Washington College of Law.
  3. Web site: Board of Directors . 2022-08-28 . www.archbishopcarroll.org . en.
  4. News: Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. . March 22, 2022 . William S. Richardson School of Law.
  5. Web site: United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs . 2022-03-21 . www.banking.senate.gov . en.
  6. News: Wilson . Patrick . How outsider Justin Fairfax broke through the Democratic Party in bid for lieutenant governor . March 22, 2022 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . March 18, 2017.
  7. News: Schneider . Gregory S. . Poised to make history, Justin Fairfax got a powerful reminder of his own heritage . March 22, 2022 . Washington Post . January 27, 2018. Republished as: News: Schneider . Gregory S. . Fairfax cherises paper that emancipated his ancestor . March 22, 2022 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . February 8, 2018.
  8. News: Ackerman . Andrew . 2016-03-14 . SEC Nominee Lisa Fairfax Is Diversity Advocate and Law Professor . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2022-03-21 . 0099-9660.
  9. News: Dean Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. . March 22, 2022 . American Law Institute.
  10. News: Professor Fairfax Named Dean of American University Washington College of Law . March 22, 2022 . George Washington University Law School . April 21, 2021.
  11. News: Roger A. Fairfax Jr. Named Dean of Washington College of Law . March 22, 2022 . American Law Institute . April 22, 2021.
  12. News: American University Names Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. as Dean of Washington College of Law . March 22, 2022 . Washington College of Law . April 6, 2021.
  13. News: New Appointment: Dean of Howard University School of Law . November 26, 2024 . Howard University . December 15, 2023.

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