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Kellen R. Funk is a legal historian specializing in civil procedure and remedies, with a focus on the development and reform of the American bail system and the intersection of law and religious practice. He joined the Columbia Law School faculty in 2018 after completing his Ph.D. in American history at Princeton University, where he was a Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellow. His scholarly work, including the forthcoming book 'Law’s Machinery' published by Oxford University Press, investigates the impact of the New York Field Code of 1848 on American civil procedure, highlighting the merging of law and equity. Funk integrates historical research with data science methodologies, such as his original text analysis project on 19th-century legal literature. He has contributed to notable publications, including the American Historical Review and has received accolades for his research, including the Harold Berman Award from the American Association of Law Schools. Funk teaches courses in Civil Procedure and Introduction to American Law, and his scholarship continues to influence the fields of digital legal history and civil litigation practices.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit • Washington, D.C.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas • Houston, TX
Juris Doctor (J.D.) program. While 'Department of Law' is not a formal administrative division for admissions, this entry covers the primary J.D. program.