Current Officers, Directors & Committees
The dates in parentheses after each name indicate when the person’s term began. Members of the Board of Directors, the Nominating Committee, and all standing committees with the exception of the Finance Committee serve for terms of three years. Members of the Finance Committee serve for terms of five years.
Lists of officers, directors, and committee members for previous years may be found here.
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OFFICERS
President: Sarah Barringer Gordon, University of Pennsylvania
President-Elect: Lauren A. Benton, Vanderbilt University
Secretary: Anne Twitty, University of Mississippi
Treasurer: David Tanenhaus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Binyamin Blum (2018), University of California, Hastings College of Law
Rohit De (2018), Yale University
Angela Fernandez (2016*), University of Toronto
Catherine Fisk (2018), University of California, Berkeley
Joanna Grisinger (2017), Northwestern University
Alexandra Havrylyshyn (graduate student representative, 2016), University of California, Berkeley
Cynthia Herrup (2017), University of Southern California
Katrina Jagodinsky (2018), University of Nebraska
Catharine Macmillan (2016), King’s College London
Kunal Parker (2016*), University of Miami
Intisar Rabb (2017*), Harvard University
Rebecca J. Scott, (ex-officio, Immediate Past President), University of Michigan
Christopher Schmidt (2016), American Bar Foundation and Chicago-Kent College of Law
Daniel J. Sharfstein (2017), Vanderbilt University
Laura Weinrib (2017), University of Chicago
Laurie Wood (2018), Florida State University
* Executive Committee Member
COMMITTEES AND POSITIONS
Members of all committees except the Finance Committee, the Willard Hurst Memorial Fund Committee, and the Local Arrangements Committee, serve three-year terms. Members of the Finance Committee and the Willard Hurst Memorial Fund Committee serve six-year terms. Members of the Local Arrangements Committee serve one-year terms. The date of appointment is indicated in parens.
ACLS Delegate
Constance Backhouse (2018), University of Ottowa
Standing Committee on the Annual Meeting
Joanna Grisinger (2016), Chair, Northwestern University
Amber Armstrong (graduate student representative, 2018), University of Pennsylvania
Lauren Benton (ex officio, President-elect), Vanderbilt University
Lyndsay Campbell (2016), University of Calgary
Catherine Fisk (2016), University of California, Berkley
Program Committee for the Annual Meeting (Boston, 2019)
Michelle McKinley, Co-Chair, University of Oregon
Daniel J. Sharfstein, Co-Chair, Vanderbilt University
Ari Bryen, Vanderbilt University
Lyndsay Campbell, University of Calgary
Li Chen, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Kristin Collins, Boston University School of Law
Hendrik Hartog, Princeton University
Kenneth Mack, Harvard Law School
Renisa Mawani, University of British Columbia
Sara McDougall, John Jay College and the CUNY Graduate Center
Richard Ross, University of Illinois College of Law
Michael Willrich, Brandeis University
Local Arrangements Committee for the Annual Meeting (Boston, 2019)
Lucy Salyer, University of New Hampshire
Michael Willrich, Co-Chair, Brandeis University
Jared Berkowitz, Brandeis University
Daniel Farbman, Boston College Law School
Elizabeth Kamali, Harvard Law School
Gerald Leonard, Boston University School of Law
Lila Teeters, University of New Hampshire
Committee on Media & Web Presence
Christopher Beauchamp (2017), Chair, Brooklyn Law School
Lauren Benton (ex officio, President-elect), Vanderbilt University
Holly Brewer (2017), University of Maryland
Daniel Ernst (2017), Georgetown Law Center
David Tanenhaus (ex officio, Treasurer), University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Alison Tirres (2017), DePaul University
Anne Twitty (2017), University of Mississippi
Charles Zelden (2017), Nova Southeastern
Committee on Documentary Preservation
Michael J. Churgin (2016), Chair, University of Texas
Kurt Graham (2016), The Truman Presidential Library
Peter Reich (2017), University of California, Los Angeles
Finance Committee
members of this committee serve six-year terms
Rayman L. Solomon (2014), Chair, Rutgers University, Camden
Constance Backhouse (2017), University of Ottawa
Lauren A. Benton (ex officio, President-elect), Vanderbilt University
Al Brophy (2015), University of Alabama
Charles Donahue (2015), Harvard University
Malick Ghachem (2018), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sarah Barringer Gordon (ex officio, President), University of Pennsylvania
Michael Grossberg (2017), Indiana University
Nick Parillo (2015), Yale University
David Tanenhaus (ex officio, Treasurer), University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Rebecca J. Scott (ex officio, Immediate Past President), University of Michigan
Laura Weinrib (ex officio, Chair, Projects and Proposals Committee), University of Chicago
Graduate Student Outreach Committee
John Wertheimer (2015), Co-Chair, Davidson College
Holly Brewer (ex officio, Co-Chair, Membership Committee), University of Maryland
Jacqueline Briggs (2016), University of Toronto
Jonathan Gienapp (2018), Stanford University
Emily Prifogle (2018), Princeton University
Alexandra Havrylyshyn (2016), University of California, Berkeley
Anne Twitty (ex officio, Secretary), University of Mississippi
Honors Committee
Bruce H. Mann (2016), Chair, Harvard University
Constance Backhouse (2017), University of Ottawa
Lauren Benton (2016), Vanderbilt University
Hendrik Hartog (2018), Princeton University
Willard Hurst Memorial Fund Committee
members of this committee serve six-year terms
Robert W. Gordon (2014), Chair, Stanford University
Ari Bryan (2015), Vanderbilt University
Stanley Katz (2015), Princeton University
Dylan Penningroth (2015), University of California, Berkeley
Mitra Sharafi (2017), (Hurst Institute Leader), University of Wisconsin
Rayman L. Solomon (ex officio, Chair, Finance Committee), Rutgers University, Camden
Karen Tani (2015), University of California, Berkeley
David Tannenhouse (ex officio, Treasurer), University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kathryn T. Preyer Memorial Committee
Laura Kalman (2018), Chair, University of California, Santa Barbara
Rabia Belt (2016), Stanford University
Anne Fleming (2017), Georgetown University
Gautham Rao (ex officio, Editor, Law & History Review), American University
Jed Shugerman (2016), Fordham University
Will Smiley (2017), Reed College
Membership Committee
Holly Brewer (2018), Co-Chair, University of Maryland
Patricia Minter (2017), Co-Chair, Western Kentucky University
Leonardo Barbosa (2016), CEFOR/Câmara dos Deputados, Brazil
Tim Huebner (2016), Rhodes College
Kelly Kennington (2016), Auburn University
Adam J. Kosto (2016), Columbia University
Tahirih Lee (2016), Florida State University
Anne Twitty (ex officio, Secretary), University of Mississippi
Nominating Committee
Serena Mayeri (2018), Co-Chair, University of Pennsylvania
Barbara Welke (2017), Co-Chair, University of Minnesota
Annette Gordon-Reed (2018), Harvard University
Karen Tani (2016), University of California, Berkeley
Mitra Sharafi (2016), University of Wisconsin
Projects and Proposals Committee
Laura Weinrib (2017), Chair, University of Chicago
Lauren Benton (ex officio, President-elect), Vanderbilt University
Sam Erman (2018), University of Southern California
Robert W. Gordon (ex officio, Chair, Hurst Committee), Stanford University
Sarah Barringer Gordon (ex officio, President), University of Pennsylvania
Dylan Penningroth (2017), University of California, Berkeley
Gautham Rao (2016), American University
Rayman L. Solomon (ex officio, Chair, Finance Committee) Rutgers University, Camden
Joshua Tate (2018), Southern Methodist University
Glenn Tiffert (2016), University of Michigan
Publications Committee
Daniel Ernst (2018), Chair, Georgetown Law Center
Gregory Ablavsky (2018), Stanford University
Binyamin Blum (2017), University of California, Hastings
Holly Brewer (ex officio, Co-editor, Studies in Legal History), University of Maryland
Sarah Barringer Gordon (ex officio, Co-editor, Studies in Legal History), University of Pennsylvania
Thomas A. Green (2016), University of Michigan
Craig Joyce (ex officio, Co-chair, History of the Society Project), University of Houston
Michael Lobban (ex officio, Co-editor, Studies in Legal History), London School of Economics, University of London
Cynthia Nicoletti (2017), University of Virginia
Gautham Rao (ex officio, Editor, Law & History Review), American University
Reuel Schiller, (ex officio, Co-editor, Studies in Legal History), University of California, Hastings College of Law
David Tanenhaus (ex officio, Treasurer), University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kimberly Welch (2016), Vanderbilt University
Charles Zelden (ex officio, Co-chair, History of the Society Project), Nova Southeastern University
Editors, Law and History Review
Gautham Rao, Editor, American University
Angela Fernandez, Associate Editor (Book Reviews Americas), University of Toronto
Elizabeth Papp Kamali, Associate Editor (Book Reviews Europe), Harvard University
Jed Kroncke, Associate Editor (Book Reviews non-Americas), University of Hong Kong
Michan Connor, Associate Editor for Digital Projects, Independent Scholar
Editors, Studies in Legal History
Holly Brewer, University of Maryland
Sarah Barringer Gordon, University of Pennsylvania
Michael Lobban, London School of Economics, University of London
Reuel Schiller, University of California, Hastings College of Law
Advisory Committee on the Cromwell Prizes
John D. Gordan III (2016), Chair, William Nelson Cromwell Foundation
H. Robert Baker (2016), Georgia State University
Felice Batlan (2016), Chicago-Kent College of Law
Mary Sarah Bilder (2017), Boston College
Lisa Ford, (2016) University of New South Wales
H. Tomas Gomez-Arostegui (2017), Lewis and Clark
David Konig (2018), Washington University
Sophia Lee (2016), University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Levy (2016), University of Chicago
Thomas Mackey (2016), University of Louisville
Erika Pani (2016), Colegio de México
Sarah Seo (2018), University of Iowa
Laura Weinrib (2016), University of Chicago
Book prize subcommittee
Felice Batlan (2016), Chair, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Sophia Lee (2016), University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Levy (2016), University of Chicago
Thomas Mackey (2016), University of Louisville
Article prize subcommittee
David Konig (2018), Chair, Washington University
H. Tomas Gomez-Arostegui (2017), Lewis and Clark
Erika Pani (2016), Colegio de México
Dissertation prize subcommittee
H. Robert Baker (2016), Chair, Georgia State University
Lisa Ford (2016), University of New South Wales
Mary Sarah Bilder (2017), Boston College
Sarah Seo (2018), University of Iowa
Laura Weinrib (2016), University of Chicago
Committee on the John Phillip Reid Book Award
Laura Edwards (2016), Chair, Duke University
Susan Carle (2016), American University
Christian McMillen (2017), University of Virginia
Deborah Rosen (2017), Lafayette College
Richard Ross (2017), University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Committee on the Peter Gonville Stein Book Award
Matthew Mirow (2017), Chair, Florida International University
Rachel Jean-Baptiste (2018), University of California, Davis
Jisoo Kim (2017), The George Washington University
Jessica Marglin (2017), University of Southern California
Daniel Lord Smail (2017), Harvard University
David V. Williams (2017), University of Auckland
Surrency Prize Committee
Cornelia Dayton (2017), Chair, University of Connecticut
Alison LaCroix (2017), University of Chicago
Kunal Parker (2017), University of Miami
Christopher Tomlins (2018), University of California, Berkeley
Laurie Wood (2017), Florida State University
Sutherland Prize Committee
Rebecca Probert (2016), Chair, University of Exeter
Paul Halliday (2017), University of Virginia
Michael Lobban (2018), London School of Economics, University of London
Allyson May (2017), University of Western Ontario
P.G. McHugh (2017), University of Cambridge
Dudziak Prize Committee
David Tanenhaus (2018), Chair, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lauren Benton (ex officio, President-elect), Vanderbilt University
Deborah Dinner (2018), Emory University School of Law
Kellan Funk (2018), Columbia Law School
Committee on Cromwell Fellowships
Serena Mayeri (2016), Chair, University of Pennsylvania
Kenneth Mack (2016), Harvard University
Thomas J. McSweeney (2018), College of William & Mary
Yvonne Pitts (2018), Purdue University
Tracy Steffes (2017), Brown University
Katherine Turk (2016), University of North Carolina