Dr. Garrett West

Biography

Garrett West is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School. His areas of expertise include torts, remedies, federal courts, and administrative law. His scholarship primarily investigates the intersection of private law theory with public law problems, focusing on constitutional interpretation, doctrinal coherence, and constitutional change. West earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2018, where he also served as the Articles and Essays Editor for the Yale Law Journal. Prior to obtaining his JD, he completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Hillsdale College in 2015. After graduating from Yale, West practiced appellate litigation in Washington, D.C. He has clerked for Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain, Judge Thomas Griffith, and Justice Samuel Alito, gaining invaluable experience in appellate courts.

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