L. Song Richardson

L. Song Richardson is an American legal scholar and lawyer. She is dean and chancellor's professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law,[1] and the future president of Colorado College.[2] At the time of her appointment, she was the only woman of color to lead a top-30 law school.

Dean

L. Song Richardson
AwardsDerrick Bell Award from the Association of American Law Schools (2012)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Irvine School of Law
Main interestsimplicit bias, criminal procedure, criminal law, and law and social science

Education

Richardson received her J.D. from Yale Law School, and a B.A. from Harvard University.[1]

Career

Richardson assumed the role of interim dean on July 1, 2017, replacing the school's founding dean, Erwin Chemerinsky. In January 2018, she was appointed UCI Law's second dean.[3] At the time of her appointment, she was the only woman of color to lead a top-30 law school.[4] On December 9, 2020, Colorado College announced that Richardson had accepted the post of President of the college.[5]

Writing and scholarship

Richardson's research focuses on implicit bias, criminal procedure, criminal law, and law and social science. She has examined implicit bias and prejudice in artificial intelligence technology.[6] She co-edited the book "The Constitution and the Future of Criminal Justice in America," with John T. Parry of Lewis and Clark College, Portland. The book was published in 2014 by Cambridge University Press.[7]

She is working on a forthcoming book examining the history of race in the United States, and implications for law and policy. [1]

Awards

Richardson received the Derrick Bell Award from the Association of American Law Schools in 2012.[8] The award recognizes exceptional contributions to legal education through mentoring, teaching and scholarship.

In 2018, she was named among "OC People of 2018" by OC Weekly.[9]

Affiliations

Richardson is a member of the American Law Institute[10] and serves on the executive committee of the Association of American Law Schools.[11]

References
  1. "L. Song Richardson". www.law.uci.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  2. https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/presidential-announcement/index.html
  3. Takahama, Valerie (2017-12-21). "UCI School of Law Names L. Song Richardson As Dean Effective In 2018". Orange Coast Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  4. Vega, Priscella. "New UC Irvine dean will be only woman of color to lead a top law school, university says". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  5. "Presidential Announcement • Presidential Announcement Colorado College". www.coloradocollege.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  6. Sahota, Neil. "Will A.I. Put Lawyers Out Of Business?". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  7. "The Constitution and the Future of Criminal Justice in America edited by John T. Parry". Cambridge Core. August 2013. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  8. "Section Award Recipients". Association of American Law Schools. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  9. Coker, Matt (2018-05-23). "L. Song Richardson Continues to Defy Expectations [OC People 2018]". OC Weekly. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  10. Institute, The American Law. "Members". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  11. "AALS Announces 2019 Leadership". Association of American Law Schools. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
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