| Birth: |
1960 |
Duluth, Minnesota |
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| Legal Residence: |
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Minnesota |
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| Education: |
1978 - 1981 |
College of St. Scholastica |
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B.A. degree, summa cum laude |
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1982 - 1985 |
Harvard Law School |
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J.D. degree, magna cum laude |
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| Bar Admittance: |
1985 |
Minnesota |
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| Experience: |
1985 |
Faegre & Benson LLP |
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Summer Associate |
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1985 - 1986 |
Law Clerk to the Honorable Antonin Scalia |
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United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit |
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1986 - 1987 |
Law Clerk to the Honorable Antonin Scalia |
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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1987 - 1985 |
Faegre & Benson LLP |
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Partner (1993-1995) |
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Associate (1987-1992) |
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1995 - 2000 |
University of Notre Dame Law School |
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Associate Professor of Law |
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2000 - present |
University of St. Thomas School of Law |
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Law Professor, St. Thomas More Chair in Law (June
2003-present) |
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Associate Dean (2000-2003) |
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