Honorable Louis Pollak

Advisory Committee

Judge Pollak received his legal degree from Yale Law School. He clerked for Justice Wiley Rutledge, United States Supreme Court. He was an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Special Assistant to Ambassador-at-Large Philip Jessup, United States Department of State; and Assistant Counsel, Amalgamated Clothing Workers. He has been Dean of both the Yale Law School (1965-70) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1975-78). He has served on the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, since 1978. He is the author of numerous articles, most recently, "Remarks on the 200th Anniversary of the Accession of John Marshall as Chief Justice," 27 Journal of Supreme Court History 216 (2002); "Judging Under the Aegis of the Third Article," 51 Case Western Reserve Law Review 399 (2002); "Philadelphia Lawyer: A Cautionary Tale," University of Pennsylvania Law Review (1997); and "Criticizing Judges," Judicature (1996). Forthcoming writings include: "From Cardozo to Dworkin: Some Variations on Professor Nelson's Theme," 48 St. Louis University Law Journal; and "Marbury v. Madison: What Did John Marshall Decide and Why?" 148.1 American Philosophical Society Proceedings 1. Judge Pollak is a member of the Council of the American Law Institute and was Vice-President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.