Dr. Jordan Steiker

Professor

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Biography

Jordan Steiker is the Judge Robert M. Parker Chair Law Professor at Texas Law. He specializes in capital punishment and constitutional law, serving as the director of the Texas Law Capital Punishment Center. Professor Steiker has authored extensively on constitutional law, federal habeas corpus, and the death penalty, including works such as 'Courting Death: Supreme Court Capital Punishment' and 'American Death Penalty (In)Visibility Race'. Before joining Texas Law in 1990, he clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall at the United States Supreme Court. His teaching focuses on constitutional law, criminal law, and death penalty law. He has served as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and has contributed significantly to legal scholarship, influencing policies related to the death penalty.

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Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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