Garrett West is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School. His subject areas include torts, remedies, federal courts, and administrative law. His scholarship focuses on the uses of private law theory in public law and on the problems of constitutional interpretation and doctrinal coherence through constitutional change.
West received a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as an Articles and Essays Editor on the Yale Law Journal, and a B.A. from Hillsdale College in 2015. After graduating from Yale, West practiced appellate litigation in Washington, D.C., and clerked for Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain, Judge Thomas Griffith, and Justice Samuel Alito.
Plenary Panel 2: Justice Alito's Jurisprudence
J. Joel Alicea, Stephanos Bibas, Sherif Girgis, Michael H. Park, E. Garrett West
An Examination of the Jurisprudence of Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito
This panel will examine Justice Samuel Alito’s jurisprudence as a whole, with particular attention to...
Plenary Panel 2: Justice Alito's Jurisprudence
J. Joel Alicea, Stephanos Bibas, Sherif Girgis, Michael H. Park, E. Garrett West
An Examination of the Jurisprudence of Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito
This panel will examine Justice Samuel Alito’s jurisprudence as a whole, with particular attention to...
Prof. J. Joel Alicea's Remarks Upon Receiving Joseph Story Award
J. Joel Alicea
2026 National Student Symposium
Thank you to Sheldon Gilbert, Lee Otis, and the award committee for this tremendous honor....
2026 Joseph Story Award Winner: Prof. J. Joel Alicea
J. Joel Alicea, Spencer Chianyu Shia
2026 National Student Symposium
On March 14, 2026, the Federalist Society presented the Joseph Story Award to Professor J....
Panel: Originalism, Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment
J. Joel Alicea, Amanda Frost, Kurt T. Lash, Keith E. Whittington, Ilan Wurman
Prof. Amanda Frost, David Lurton Massee, Jr., Professor of Law, Director, Immigration, Migration and Human Rights...
Showcase Panel IV: How Originalist is the Supreme Court?
J. Joel Alicea, Randy E. Barnett, Richard Fallon, Neomi Rao, Stephen E. Sachs
2023 National Lawyers Convention
Featuring: Prof. J. Joel Alicea, Co-Director, Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition,...
Showcase Panel IV: How Originalist is the Supreme Court?
J. Joel Alicea, Randy E. Barnett, Richard Fallon, Neomi Rao, Stephen E. Sachs
2023 National Lawyers Convention
Featuring: Prof. J. Joel Alicea, Co-Director, Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition,...
Panel I: What is Democracy?
J. Joel Alicea, Bruce Cain, Edith H. Jones, Daniel H. Lowenstein, Stephen I. Vladeck
2023 National Student Symposium
There has been much discussion about threats to democracy over the past year. But conceptions...
Panel I: What is Democracy?
J. Joel Alicea, Bruce Cain, Edith H. Jones, Daniel H. Lowenstein, Stephen I. Vladeck
2023 National Student Symposium
There has been much discussion about threats to democracy over the past year. But conceptions...
Panel: Dobbs & the Rule of Law
Sherif Girgis, Vicki C. Jackson, Stephen E. Sachs, Reva Siegel, J. Joel Alicea
24th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference
This past June, the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization...