People
Students
"Our students are engaged, intelligent, and committed to decency and integrity—a privilege to teach and, in time, to know as colleagues."
—Professor A.J. Bellia, Founding Director
The Notre Dame Law School has many students interested in the study of constitutional law and the structure of government. Our students hail from dozens of different states and represent a highly selective student body. The faculty admires them not only for their strong intellects, but for their integrity and colleagiality. As Professor A.J. Bellia, Founding Director of the Program on Constitutional Structure puts it, "Our students are engaged, intelligent, and committed to decency and integrity—a privilege to teach and, in time, to know as colleagues."
Laura Aronsson is a third-year student from Vermont who attended Yale University and will clerk after graduation for Judge David W. McKeague of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
"My favorite aspect of my study of constitutional law at Notre Dame has been class discussions. From intimate seminars to larger lectures, the professors challenge the students with stimulating questions on timely topics. With thoughtfully selected and carefully edited reading assignments as a base, students are more than willing to participate, and the professors are eager to listen and respond. Outside of the classroom, professors are readily available to sit down and discuss in depth students' questions."
Patrick Cassidy is a third-year Wisconsin native who attended Boston College and will clerk after graduation for Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
"Notre Dame's constitutional law offerings challenge students, and in doing so, prepare them to analyze complex issues of constitutional importance. My first year constitutional law course provided me with the historical background and core principles to understand contemporary constitutional law issues, and upper-level electives have given me the opportunity to engage the theories and assumptions underlying constitutional law at a deeper level.
"Notre Dame's constitutional law faculty members make the coursework accessible, exciting, and enjoyable. My constitutional law professors consistently deliver enlightening lectures and facilitate thoughtful discussion and debate among students."
Faculty
"[O]ur founding institutional vision: to become a wellspring of hearts and minds devoted to the common good."
—Father John Jenkins, University President
The University of Notre Dame has an internationally renowned faculty in the area of constitutional structure—including leading experts in administrative law, comparative constitutional law, federalism, separation of powers, and a host of other fields of constitutional study. The Program shares the University's "founding institutional vision," as described by University President Father John Jenkins: "to become a wellspring of hearts and minds devoted to the common good."
Anthony J. Bellia Jr.
O'Toole Professor of Constitutional Law
Patricia L. Bellia
William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Professor of Law
Notre Dame Presidential Fellow
Gerard V. Bradley
Professor of Law
Paolo G. Carozza
Professor of Law
Director, Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Barry Cushman
John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law
Richard W. Garnett
Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law
Director, Program on Church, State & Society
Patrick Griffin
Madden-Hennebry Professor of History
William K. Kelley
Associate Professor of Law
Randy J. Kozel
Diane and M.O. Miller II Research Professor of Law
Director, Program on Constitutional Structure
Jennifer Mason McAward
Associate Professor of Law
Director, Center for Civil and Human Rights
Vincent Phillip Munoz
Tocqueville Associate Professor, Political Science
Concurrent Associate Professor of Law
Jeff Pojanowski
Professor of Law
Stephen Smith
Professor of Law
Jay Tidmarsh
Judge James J. Clynes, Jr., Professor of Law
Michael P. Zuckert
Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Political Science
