Gail Heriot
Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Gail Heriot
Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Heriot teaches at the University of San Diego School of Law and writes in the areas of civil rights, employment discrimination, product liability remedies, and torts.
Prof. Heriot clerked for the Honorable Seymour F. Simon on the Illinois Supreme Court. Prior to entering academia, she practiced with Mayer, Brown & Platt in Chicago and Hogan & Hartson in Washington, D.C. She also served as civil rights counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary and as associate dean and professor of law at the George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. She joined the USD School of Law faculty in 1989.
Heriot is currently a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She was an editor of the University of Chicago Law Review. She is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif. She sits on the board of directors of the National Association of Scholars and the California Association of Scholars.
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Contributions
Explainer Episode 43 – An Agenda for Congress
In this episode, Hon. Gail Heriot, discusses her recent article for the New Criterion, An Agenda for Congress, in which she provides recommendations for Congress to adjust existing incentives that provide structural support for race-preferential admissions.
Listen to this podcastDeep Dive Episode 191 – Talks with Authors: A Dubious Expediency
Gail Heriot and Maimon Schwarzschild discuss their recent book, which is a collection of essays examining the impact of racial diversity preferences in American colleges and universities.
Listen to this podcastTalks with Authors: A Dubious Expediency
Gail Heriot and Maimon Schwarzschild discuss their recent book, which is a collection of essays examining the impact of racial diversity preferences in American colleges and universities.
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