John C. Harrison joined the faculty in 1993 as an associate professor of law after a distinguished career with the U.S. Department of Justice. His teaching subjects include constitutional history, federal courts, remedies, corporations, civil procedure, legislation and property. In 2008 he was on leave from the Law School to serve as counselor on international law in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State.
A 1977 graduate of the University of Virginia, Harrison earned his law degree in 1980 at Yale, where he served as editor of the Yale Law Journal and editor and articles editor of the Yale Studies in World Public Order. He was an associate at Patton Boggs & Blow in Washington, D.C., and clerked for Judge Robert Bork on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He worked with the Department of Justice from 1983-93, serving in numerous capacities, including deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel (1990-93).
Panel: Police Powers and the Pandemic
23rd Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference
Webinar & Live Stream
Lunch Program: Congress and the Executive on War Powers
Capitol Visitor Center - AtriumFirst St NE
Washington, DC 20515
Originalism & Precedent: Exploring Paths to Reform
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law - Caplin Pavilion580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville , VA 22903
The Future of Originalism: Conflicts & Controversies
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law580 Massie Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Panel: Police Powers and the Pandemic
23rd Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference
With the many COVID-19 emergency measures undertaken by state and local officials as a backdrop,...
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Panel IV: The Role of the Legislative and Executive Branches in Interpreting the Constitution [Archive Collection]
1987 National Student Symposium
On April 3-5, 1987, the Federalist Society's Chicago Student Chapter hosted the sixth annual National...
Panel IV: The Role of the Legislative and Executive Branches in Interpreting the Constitution [Archive Collection]
1987 National Student Symposium
On April 3-5, 1987, the Federalist Society's Chicago Student Chapter hosted the sixth annual National...
COVID-19, State Power, and Civil Liberties: An Historical Perspective
In 1787, there existed a well-developed body of law on the subject of infectious diseases. Over the...
Panel: Who's Afraid of Substantive Due Process?: Original Meaning and the Due Process of Law
21st Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference
Conventional wisdom holds that the original meaning of the "due process of law," as used...