Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz
Encyclopedia
Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz (born November 28, 1970) is a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center
. He writes and teaches in the fields of constitutional law
, statutory interpretation
, and federal jurisdiction
.
Rosenkranz graduated from Phillips Academy
and Yale University
, and received his J.D. from Yale Law School
in 1999, transferring to Yale after spending his first year at NYU School of Law. He clerked for Judge Frank H. Easterbrook on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1999–2000 and for Justice Kennedy on the Supreme Court
during the 2001 term. He was an attorney-advisor at the Office of Legal Counsel
in the U.S. Department of Justice from 2002–2004.
Rosenkranz is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Federalist Society
and an Associate Fellow of Pierson College
at Yale University
. He was a member of the Justice Advisory Committee of Republican presidential candidate John McCain during the 2008 campaign.
Outside of his legal career, Rosenkranz has produced several Broadway productions including David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow
, David Mamet's Race
, and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
.
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
. He writes and teaches in the fields of constitutional law
United States constitutional law
United States constitutional law is the body of law governing the interpretation and implementation of the United States Constitution.- Introduction :United States constitutional law defines the scope and application of the terms of the Constitution...
, statutory interpretation
Statutory interpretation
Statutory interpretation is the process by which courts interpret and apply legislation. Some amount of interpretation is always necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and straightforward meaning. But in many cases, there is some ambiguity or...
, and federal jurisdiction
Federal jurisdiction
The United States of America being a federal country is made up of many States and a central government. This central government may be known as the Union, the United States, or the Federal government...
.
Rosenkranz graduated from Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
and 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...
, and received his J.D. from 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 1999, transferring to Yale after spending his first year at NYU School of Law. He clerked for Judge Frank H. Easterbrook on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1999–2000 and for Justice Kennedy on the 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...
during the 2001 term. He was an attorney-advisor at the Office of Legal Counsel
Office of Legal Counsel
The Office of Legal Counsel is an office in the United States Department of Justice that assists the Attorney General in his function as legal adviser to the President and all executive branch agencies.-History:...
in the U.S. Department of Justice from 2002–2004.
Rosenkranz is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Federalist Society
Federalist Society
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, is an organization of conservatives seeking reform of the current American legal system in accordance with a textualist and/or originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution...
and an Associate Fellow of Pierson College
Pierson College
Pierson College is a residential college founded in 1933 at Yale University. The College takes its name from Abraham Pierson , one of the founders of the Collegiate School, which later became Yale University. A statue of Abraham Pierson stands on Yale's Old Campus...
at 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...
. He was a member of the Justice Advisory Committee of Republican presidential candidate John McCain during the 2008 campaign.
Outside of his legal career, Rosenkranz has produced several Broadway productions including David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow
Speed-the-Plow
Speed-the-Plow is a play by David Mamet which is a satirical dissection of the American movie business, a theme Mamet would revisit in his later films Wag the Dog and State and Main ....
, David Mamet's Race
Race (Mamet play)
Race is a play by David Mamet that premiered on Broadway on December 6, 2009.-Production:The cast included Emmy Award winner James Spader, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, and Richard Thomas. Mamet also directed...
, and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia
Arcadia (play)
Arcadia is a 1993 play by Tom Stoppard concerning the relationship between past and present and between order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge...
.
Publications and Testimony
- The Objects of the Constitution, 63 1005 (2011). http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/system/files/articles/Rosenkranz_63_Stan_L_Rev_1005.pdf
- The Subjects of the Constitution, 62 1209 (2010). http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/system/files/articles/Rosenkranz.pdf
- The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 111th Cong. (2009). http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cong/1
- An American Amendment, 32 475 (2009). http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1357698
- The President’s Signing Statement Upon Signing The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008: Hearing Before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (2008). http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cong/71
- Condorcet and the Constitution: A Response to The Law of Other States, 59 1281 (2007). http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=982562
- Presidential Signing Statements Under the Bush Administration: Hearing Before the House Committee on the Judiciary (2007). http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cong/94
- Presidential Signing Statements: Hearing Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (2006). http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cong/23
- Executing the Treaty Power, 118 1867 (2005). http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=747724
- H. Res. 97 and the Appropriate Role of Foreign Judgments in the Interpretation of American Law: Hearing Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution (2005). http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cong/20
- Federal Rules of Statutory Interpretation, 115 2085 (2002). http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=748207