Steven Croley
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Steven Croley is a lawyer and professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School
in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His research and writing focuses on administrative law, civil procedure, good government, and regulatory policy.
, and was awarded the Williams Jennings Bryan Prize his senior year. He then earned a law degree from the Yale Law School
in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was an articles editor of the Yale Law Journal
, and winner of the John M. Olin and Benjamin Scharps prizes. After law school, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Stephen F. Williams
on the United States Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.
He then attended graduate school at Princeton University
, earning a Ph.D. in politics.
in 1993. He was granted tenure in 1998. From 2003 to 2006, he served as Michigan’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He has taught a variety of legal subjects, including administrative law, banking, civil procedure, cost-benefit analysis, good government, sovereign immunity, and torts. His academic writings appear in publications such as the Administrative Law Journal, the Chicago Law Review, the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, and the Yale Journal on Regulation. His book, Regulation and Public Interests, was published by Princeton Press in 2008. He has been ranked by Leiter in recent years in the top ten most cited law faculty who entered teaching since 1993, and in the top ten most cited law faculty in the field of administrative law from 2005-2009. In 2004, he was awarded the Distinguished Scholarship award in administrative law by the American Bar Association
. In 2010, Croley was elected into the American Law Institute
.
and the American Bar Association
. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, representing the United States in a variety of affirmative and defensive civil litigation in the federal courts. He previously represented individual clients.
He has served on the Executive Committee of the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education, in 2004-5 as its Chair. He is a member of the American Law and Economics Association
and the American Constitution Society. He has served on the board of the Institute for Policy Integrity, and as a member of the Tobin Project.
Croley is currently on leave from the University of Michigan. He was serving as the Special Assistant to the President for Justice & Regulatory Policy on the White House Domestic Policy Council until July 2011 when he became Special Assistant to the President and Senior Counsel to the President in the Office of White House Counsel
, professor of law and associate dean of clinical affairs at the University of Michigan Law School
. The couple has four children.
University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His research and writing focuses on administrative law, civil procedure, good government, and regulatory policy.
Education and Background
Croley was born and raised in mid-Michigan. He received an undergraduate degree with highest honors in political science from the University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, and was awarded the Williams Jennings Bryan Prize his senior year. He then earned a law degree from the Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was an articles editor of the Yale Law Journal
Yale Law Journal
The Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891, it is the most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students at Yale Law School...
, and winner of the John M. Olin and Benjamin Scharps prizes. After law school, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Stephen F. Williams
Stephen F. Williams
Stephen Fain Williams is a Senior Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was appointed to the court in June 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, and took senior status in September 2001....
on the United States Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C.
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard on a...
He then attended graduate school at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, earning a Ph.D. in politics.
Scholarly Activities
Croley began his teaching career at the University of Michigan Law SchoolUniversity of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
in 1993. He was granted tenure in 1998. From 2003 to 2006, he served as Michigan’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He has taught a variety of legal subjects, including administrative law, banking, civil procedure, cost-benefit analysis, good government, sovereign immunity, and torts. His academic writings appear in publications such as the Administrative Law Journal, the Chicago Law Review, the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, and the Yale Journal on Regulation. His book, Regulation and Public Interests, was published by Princeton Press in 2008. He has been ranked by Leiter in recent years in the top ten most cited law faculty who entered teaching since 1993, and in the top ten most cited law faculty in the field of administrative law from 2005-2009. In 2004, he was awarded the Distinguished Scholarship award in administrative law by the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
. In 2010, Croley was elected into the American Law Institute
American Law Institute
The American Law Institute was established in 1923 to promote the clarification and simplification of American common law and its adaptation to changing social needs. The ALI drafts, approves, and publishes Restatements of the Law, Principles of the Law, model codes, and other proposals for law...
.
Professional Activities
Croley is a member of the Michigan State Bar, the Federal Bar AssociationFederal Bar Association
The Federal Bar Association is the primary voluntary professional organization for private and government lawyers and judges practicing and sitting in federal courts in the United States.-Background:...
and the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, representing the United States in a variety of affirmative and defensive civil litigation in the federal courts. He previously represented individual clients.
He has served on the Executive Committee of the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education, in 2004-5 as its Chair. He is a member of the American Law and Economics Association
American Law and Economics Association
The American Law and Economics Association , a United States organization founded in 1991, is focused on the advancement of economic understanding of law, and related areas of public policy and regulation. It promotes research in law and economics. The association was co-founded by George Priest,...
and the American Constitution Society. He has served on the board of the Institute for Policy Integrity, and as a member of the Tobin Project.
Croley is currently on leave from the University of Michigan. He was serving as the Special Assistant to the President for Justice & Regulatory Policy on the White House Domestic Policy Council until July 2011 when he became Special Assistant to the President and Senior Counsel to the President in the Office of White House Counsel
Personal
Croley is married to Bridget McCormackBridget McCormack
Bridget Mary McCormack is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She also serves as Michigan Law School's associate dean of clinical affairs. She is the founder and co-director of the , the first exclusively non-DNA innocence clinic in the country. In 2010,...
, professor of law and associate dean of clinical affairs at the University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
. The couple has four children.