Joseph D. Kearney
Encyclopedia
Joseph D. Kearney is Dean
and Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. A former clerk for Supreme Court
Justice Scalia
, he is a scholar of civil litigation practice and procedure.
Kearney has been a professor at the law school since 1997. He teaches courses in civil procedure and appellate practice, and his research focuses on regulated industries law.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University
in 1986 with a degree in Classics
. He proceeded to Harvard Law School
, where he was an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
. His 3L thesis was a study of the recusal
of judges in medieval Europe.
After graduation, he clerked for Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and then began practicing in the litigation department of Sidley Austin
’s Chicago office. He left Sidley for one year to serve as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
for the October 1995 term.
He is married to the former Anne Berleman, a Milwaukee appellate litigation specialist.
799 (2004)
The Print Media and Judicial Elections: Some Case Studies from Wisconsin (with Howard B. Eisenberg), 85 Marquette Law Review
593 (2002)
Will the FCC Go the Way of the ICC?, 71 University of Colorado Law Review 1153 (2000)
The Influence of Amicus Curiae Briefs on the Supreme Court (with Thomas W. Merrill), 148 University of Pennsylvania Law Review
743 (2000)
From the Fall of the Bell System to the Telecommunications Act: Regulation of Telecommunications Under Judge Greene, 50 Hastings Law Journal 1395 (1999)
The Great Transformation of Regulated Industries Law (with Thomas W. Merrill), 98 Columbia Law Review
1323 (1998)
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
and Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School
Marquette University Law School
Marquette University Law School is the professional school for the study of law at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and one of only two law schools in Wisconsin. With 45 full-time professors and approximately 760 J.D. students, the law school is ranked in the top tier among American...
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. A former clerk for Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
Justice Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
, he is a scholar of civil litigation practice and procedure.
Biography
Appointed as the ninth dean of Marquette Law School in 2003, Kearney leads a full-time faculty of 45 and a student body of 750. In addition to teaching a class and administering the school, Kearney fundraises frequently for Eckstein Hall, the law school’s new, $85 million home. He secured a $51 million gift from Ray and Kay Eckstein for the project, the largest single gift in Wisconsin philanthropic history.Kearney has been a professor at the law school since 1997. He teaches courses in civil procedure and appellate practice, and his research focuses on regulated industries law.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1986 with a degree in Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
. He proceeded to Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, where he was an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy is a student-edited law review of conservative and libertarian legal scholarship. It was establisheded by Harvard Law School students Spencer Abraham and Stephen Eberhard in 1978, leading to the founding of the Federalist Society, for which it is the...
. His 3L thesis was a study of the recusal
Recusal
Judicial disqualification, also referred to as recusal, refers to the act of abstaining from participation in an official action such as a legal proceeding due to a conflict of interest of the presiding court official or administrative officer. Applicable statutes or canons of ethics may provide...
of judges in medieval Europe.
After graduation, he clerked for Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and then began practicing in the litigation department of Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin LLP, formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is one of the oldest law firms in the world. It is the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate law firm with more than 1,650 lawyers, annual revenues of more than one billion dollars, and offices in 17 cities worldwide, with the most...
’s Chicago office. He left Sidley for one year to serve as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
for the October 1995 term.
He is married to the former Anne Berleman, a Milwaukee appellate litigation specialist.
Selected publications
The Origins of the American Public Trust Doctrine: What Really Happened in the Illinois Central Case (with Thomas W. Merrill), 71 University of Chicago Law ReviewUniversity of Chicago Law Review
The University of Chicago Law Review is a law journal published by the University of Chicago Law School, and was established in 1933. From 1942 through 1945 the review was published by the faculty, due to World War II. Prominent former student members have included Judge Abner J...
799 (2004)
The Print Media and Judicial Elections: Some Case Studies from Wisconsin (with Howard B. Eisenberg), 85 Marquette Law Review
Marquette Law Review
The Marquette Law Review is a quarterly law review edited by students at Marquette University Law School. The review is ranked 56th among general US student-edited journals for citations by courts...
593 (2002)
Will the FCC Go the Way of the ICC?, 71 University of Colorado Law Review 1153 (2000)
The Influence of Amicus Curiae Briefs on the Supreme Court (with Thomas W. Merrill), 148 University of Pennsylvania Law Review
University of Pennsylvania Law Review
The University of Pennsylvania Law Review is a law review focusing on legal issues, published by an organization of second and third year J.D. students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. It is the oldest law journal in the United States, having been published continuously since 1852...
743 (2000)
From the Fall of the Bell System to the Telecommunications Act: Regulation of Telecommunications Under Judge Greene, 50 Hastings Law Journal 1395 (1999)
The Great Transformation of Regulated Industries Law (with Thomas W. Merrill), 98 Columbia Law Review
Columbia Law Review
The Columbia Law Review is a law review edited and published by students at Columbia Law School. In addition to articles, the journal regularly publishes scholarly essays and student notes. It was founded in 1901 by Joseph E. Corrigan and John M. Woolsey, who served as the review's first...
1323 (1998)