Ethan J. Leib (September 15, 1975) is a law professor at Fordham Law School. He is the author of several books, including ''Deliberative Democracy in America: A Proposal for a Popular Branch of Government''. Leib was raised in

Riverdale, Bronx Riverdale is a residential neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Riverdale, which had a population of 47,850 as of the 2000 United States Census, contains the city's northernmost point, at the Coll ...

. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

, his J.D. from

Yale Law School Yale Law School (Yale Law or YLS) is the law school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was established in 1824 and has been ranked as the best law school in the United States by '' U.S. News & Worl ...

, and a M.Phil. from

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. Leib clerked for Chief Judge John M. Walker, Jr., of the

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. Before arriving at Fordham, Leib litigated at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York City and taught at

University of California, Hastings College of the Law The University of California, Hastings College of the Law (UC Hastings) is a public law school in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1878 by Serranus Clinton Hastings, UC Hastings was the first law school of the University of California as ...

References

External links

* "Prawfsblog

- law professors' blog including contributions by Leib. * "Fordham Bio

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