M. Elizabeth Magill
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| Born | Mary Elizabeth Magill 1966 (age 54–55) North Dakota, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Relatives | Frank J. Magill (father) |
Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Magill (born 1966) is the provost of the University of Virginia and professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. She was dean of Stanford Law School from 2012 to 2019.[1]
Early life and education[]
A native of North Dakota, Magill is the daughter of Frank Magill, a senior United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Her brother, Frank Magill Jr., is a District Judge in Minnesota's Fourth Judicial District. She earned a B.A. degree in History from Yale University in 1988 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1995.[2]
Professional career[]
From 1988 until 1992, Magill worked as a senior legislative assistant for Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota.[2]
Magill worked as a law clerk for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1995 until 1996, and then worked as a clerk for United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from 1996 until 1997.[3] Magill joined the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997.[2]
Possible future federal judicial service[]
On March 10, 2009, the New York Times reported that President Barack Obama considered appointing Magill to a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.[4]
References[]
- ^ Karen Sloan, Stanford looks to Virginia for its next dean, The National Law Journal (July 24, 2012).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Stanford Law Faculty Biography: M. Elizabeth Magill
- ^ Gilbert, Samantha (August 16, 2012). "Meeting Magill: getting to know the new dean of Stanford Law". Stanford Daily. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ Neil A. Lewis, Obama's Court Nominees Are Focus of Speculation, The New York Times (March 10, 2009).
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