An expert in criminal justice has been appointed professor of law at Harvard Law School (HLS), Dean Robert C. Clark announced yesterday.
William J. Stuntz will come to Harvard from the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Law, where he holds UVA's Class of 1962 professorship.
Harvard is "fortunate to have him," said Kim A. Forde-Mazrui, a member of the UVA faculty. "He is an incredibly insightful, respected scholar [and] cares a lot about his teaching."
The HLS Dean's Office greeted Stuntz's acceptance with enthusiasm.
"William Stuntz's appointment is a stunning addition to our criminal law faculty," Clark said in a prepared statement.
Many of Stuntz's colleagues said they share high esteem for Stuntz and his investigations into modern criminal law.
UVA Law School Dean John C. Jeffries said in an interview that Stuntz is a "leading scholar on the intersection of criminal law and criminal procedure" and said that the school certainly regretted his departure.
Stuntz held a visiting professorship at HLS in the fall of 1998 and said the nature of the students at Harvard served as part of his attraction to the school.
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