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- Title
A LIFE IN THE LAW: AN INTERVIEW WITH DREW DAYS.
- Authors
Citron, Rodger D.
- Abstract
Drew S. Days, III, has lived an extraordinary life in the law. Born in the segregated South, Days graduated from Yale Law School in 1966 and pursued a career as a civil rights lawyer. In 1977, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. After his stint in the administration of President Jimmy Carter, Days became a professor at Yale Law School. Then, in 1993, he was appointed Solicitor General of the United States, serving in that position until 1996. He now holds the position of Alfred M. Rankin Professor Emeritus of Law and Professorial Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. In 2011, he visited Touro Law Center to deliver the Howard A. Glickstein Civil Rights and Public Policy Lecture. As part of his visit, Professor Days was interviewed by Professor Rodger Citron about his life and career. An edited transcript of their conversation follows.
- Subjects
DAYS, Drew S.; CIVIL rights lawyers; LEGAL education; YALE Law School; LAW teachers; UNITED States. Solicitor General; CONSTITUTIONAL torts
- Publication
Touro Law Review, 2014, Vol 30, Issue 1, p153
- ISSN
8756-7326
- Publication type
Interview