Jane Ginsburg
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Jane C. Ginsburg is the Morton L. Janklow
Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law
at the Columbia Law School
. She also directs the law school's Kernochan Center For Law, Media and the Arts.
Ginsburg attended The Brearley School. An expert on copyright
, Ginsburg has written various treatises and law review articles. She holds degrees from the University of Chicago
, Harvard Law School
, and the University of Paris
. At Harvard, she served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review
.. After law school, she clerked for Judge John Gibbons
of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
.
She is the daughter of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
and law professor Martin Ginsburg (d. 2010), both of whom formerly served on the Columbia Law School faculty. Justice Ginsburg and Jane are the first mother-daughter pair ever to serve on the same law faculty in the United States. Her brother is Cedille Records
founder James Steven Ginsburg
.
She lives with her husband, George T. Spera, Jr., who works for noted law firm Shearman & Sterling
. They have two children, Paul and Clara.
Morton L. Janklow
Morton Janklow is the primary partner in Janklow & Nesbit Associates, the largest literary agency in the world. Clients include Barbara Taylor Bradford, Judith Krantz, Danielle Steel, Sidney Sheldon, Thomas Harris, Barbara Walters, Anne Rice, four U.S. presidents, and Pope John Paul II.After years...
Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
at the Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
. She also directs the law school's Kernochan Center For Law, Media and the Arts.
Ginsburg attended The Brearley School. An expert on copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
, Ginsburg has written various treatises and law review articles. She holds degrees from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, 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...
, and the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
. At Harvard, she served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review
Harvard Law Review
The Harvard Law Review is a journal of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at Harvard Law School.-Overview:According to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports, the Review is the most cited law review and has the second-highest impact factor in the category "law" after the...
.. After law school, she clerked for Judge John Gibbons
John Gibbons
John Michael Gibbons was the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2008...
of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts:* District of Delaware* District of New Jersey...
.
She is the daughter of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice and the first Jewish female justice.She is generally viewed as belonging to...
and law professor Martin Ginsburg (d. 2010), both of whom formerly served on the Columbia Law School faculty. Justice Ginsburg and Jane are the first mother-daughter pair ever to serve on the same law faculty in the United States. Her brother is Cedille Records
Cedille Records
#REDIRECTCedille Records is the independent record label of TheChicago Classical Recording Foundation.-Company History:In 1989, James Ginsburg founded Cedille Records, as a...
founder James Steven Ginsburg
James Steven Ginsburg
James Steven Ginsburg is an American music producer. He is the founder, producer and president of Cedille Records, a classical label, which launched in 1989 when Ginsburg was a student at the University of Chicago.-Biography:...
.
She lives with her husband, George T. Spera, Jr., who works for noted law firm Shearman & Sterling
Shearman & Sterling
Shearman & Sterling LLP is a law firm headquartered in New York City with 20 offices located in major financial centers around the world founded in 1873. It is well known for both its litigation and transactional capabilities, especially in International Arbitration, Capital Markets, Finance, and...
. They have two children, Paul and Clara.