Mark E. Brandon
Mark Edward Brandon is an American lawyer and academic. He is the dean of the University of Alabama School of Law.
Mark E. Brandon | |
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| Born | Mark Edward Brandon[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Montevallo University of Alabama School of Law University of Michigan Princeton University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, academic |
| Employer | University of Alabama School of Law |
Early life
Mark E. Brandon was born in Georgia and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] He graduated from the University of Montevallo.[3] He earned a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law, followed by a master's degree from the University of Michigan and a PhD from Princeton University.[3]
Career
Brandon was "an assistant attorney general for Alabama from 1978-1980, a staff attorney and consumer unit coordinator for Legal Services Corp. and has worked with private firms in Alabama and Michigan."[2]
Brandon taught political science at the University of Michigan and the University of Oklahoma.[2] He was a professor of Law and Political Science at the Vanderbilt University Law School until July 1, 2014, when he became the dean of the University of Alabama School of Law.[2][3]
Brandon is the author of two books.
Selected works
- Brandon, Mark E. (1998). Free in the World: American Slavery and Constitutional Failure. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691015811. OCLC 260098271.
- Brandon, Mark E. (2013). States of Union: Family and Change in the American Constitutional Order. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700619238. OCLC 864561870.
References
- https://www.martindale.com/princeton/new-jersey/mark-edward-brandon-1115654-a/
- "Alabama School of Law taps Vanderbilt professor as new dean". The Tuscaloosa News. May 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- "Mark E. Brandon". The University of Alabama. Retrieved November 1, 2017.