Dr. Norman Abrams

Biography

Norman Abrams is a distinguished professor of law emeritus at UCLA School of Law, where he has been a faculty member since 1959. He was the acting chancellor of UCLA in 2006-2007 and served in various administrative roles, including vice chancellor for academic personnel from 1991 to 2001. He has taught as a visiting professor at several prestigious law schools, including Stanford and UC Berkeley. His scholarship largely focuses on anti-terrorism law and federal criminal law, producing notable works such as the seventh edition of Federal Criminal Law Enforcement and the fifth edition of Anti-Terrorism Criminal Enforcement. He holds both an A.B. and a J.D. from the University of Chicago, where he was also editor-in-chief of the University of Chicago Law Review. Throughout his long career, Abrams has contributed extensively to discussions around prosecutorial discretion, federal jurisdiction, and evidentiary privileges. His legal expertise is recognized through various awards, including the Lifetime Distinguished Service Award from the UCLA Emeriti Association in 2012. He has also been involved as a consultant for state and federal commissions and has written numerous scholarly articles in prominent law reviews.

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