Neil S. Siegel
Professor of Law and Political Science
Neil S. Siegel received his B.A. (Economics and Political Science), summa cum laude, in 1994 and his M.A. (Economics) in 1995 from Duke University. He graduated in 2001 with joint degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, receiving his J.D. (first in class) from Boalt Hall School of Law and a Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy. While at Boalt Hall, Professor Siegel served as the Senior Articles Editor of the California Law Review.
Professor Siegel served as special counsel to Senator Joseph R. Biden during the confirmation hearings of John G. Roberts and Samuel A. Alito. During the October 2003 term, Professor Siegel clerked for Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court of the United States. He also served as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General at the United States Department of Justice and as a law clerk to Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Professor Siegel teaches in the areas of constitutional law and constitutional theory. His research interests include constitutional law, constitutional theory, and the economic analysis of constitutional law. When he is not working, he enjoys spending time with his daughters Sydney and Dylan, his wife Maria, and their cat Max.