Dr. John Goldberg

Biography

John C. P. Goldberg is the Morgan Helen Chu Dean Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he joined the faculty in 2008. Goldberg is recognized as an expert in tort law and tort theory, and has contributed significantly to political philosophy. He served as Deputy Dean from 2017 to 2022 and will be Interim Dean from 2024 to 2025. Goldberg notably held the Eli Goldston Professorship in Law from 2012 to 2018 and the Carter Professorship of General Jurisprudence from 2018 to 2025. Before his tenure at Harvard, he was a faculty member at Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as Associate Dean for Research from 2005 to 2008. As an accomplished scholar, Goldberg has co-authored leading publications such as 'Recognizing Wrongs' (2020) and has produced numerous articles for prestigious legal journals. He has taught various first-year and upper-level courses and has been honored with multiple teaching awards. In addition to his teaching and scholarship, Goldberg is an Associate Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Fourth Restatement of Property and has been actively involved with editorial boards and legal organizations. He earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1991, followed by a B.A. with high honors from Wesleyan University, an M.Phil. in Politics from Oxford University, and an M.A. in Politics from Princeton University. Goldberg briefly practiced law in Boston before joining the Vanderbilt faculty.

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