Faculty

Curriculum Vitae

Stuart M. Benjamin

Office Address:

Duke University School of Law
Science Drive & Towerview Road
Box 90360, Durham NC 27708-0360
benjamin@law.duke.edu

Education:

Publications

Articles

Books

Experience

Fall 2003 -
the present
Duke University School of Law: Professor of Law
Teaching and Research Areas:
Telecommunications Law
Administrative Law
Law and Technology
First Amendment
Native American Law
January 2005 -
the present
Duke University School of Law: Associate Dean for Research
Develop and implement initiatives designed to enhance faculty scholarly productivity and the intellectual climate of the Law School
Fall 2001-
Fall 2003
University of Texas School of Law: Rex G. & Edna Baker Professor in Constitutional Law
Fall 1997-
Fall 2001
University of San Diego School of Law: Associate Professor
Spring 2001 University of Texas School of Law: Visiting Associate Professor
Fall 2000 University of Pennsylvania Law School: Visiting Associate Professor
Sept. 1996 -
June 1997
Professor Laurence Tribe: Associate
Drafted appellate briefs and revisions to Constitutional Law treatise
1995-1996 Justice David H. Souter, United States Supreme Court: Law clerk
Winter 1992 -
Summer 1995
United States Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel:
Attorney-advisor
Drafted legal opinions and provided legal advice to the Executive Branch on questions of federal statutory and constitutional law; reviewed proposed legislation for constitutionality; briefed and argued Applegate v. United States, 25 F.3d 1579 (Fed. Cir. 1994), a takings case
Autumn 1992 Legal Resources Centre, Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Staff attorney
Assisted in trial preparations for a major land claim on behalf of the Mfengu of Tsitsikamma, who were removed from their land in 1977
1991-1992 Judge William C. Canby, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Phoenix, Arizona: Law clerk
Summer 1991 United States Department of Justice, Environment Division, Appellate Section: Summer law clerk
Wrote the United States’ brief in Wyoming ex rel. Sullivan v. Lujan, 969 F.2d 877 (10th Cir. 1992), a standing case
Summer 1990 Shea & Gardner, Washington, DC: Summer associate
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, San Francisco, CA: Summer associate
Summer 1989 Tuttle & Taylor, Los Angeles, California: Summer associate
1987-1988 Wuhan Urban Design Institute, Hubei, China: Instructor
Taught English to students in a Chinese university and studied Mandarin
Summer 1986 Black Sash, Johannesburg, South Africa: Caseworker
Served as a caseworker advising black South Africans on their rights and remedies in areas including immigration, labor and housing
1984 -
the present
Starmount Company, Greensboro, North Carolina: Member of the Board Direct the operations of a privately held real estate company