Dr. Scott Bice

Biography

Scott Bice joined the faculty of the USC Gould School of Law in 1969. He has a distinguished career, having served as a clerk for Chief Justice Earl Warren of the U.S. Supreme Court. His teaching focuses on Constitutional Law, Federal Jurisdiction, and Torts, with scholarly interests in constitutional theory and federal jurisdiction. His published works include influential articles such as 'Rationality Analysis Constitutional Law' (Minnesota Law Review, 1980) and 'Standards of Judicial Review in American Constitutional Law – Equal Protection and Due Process Illustrations' (Wissenschaftsrecht Wissenschaftsverwaltung Wissenschaftsforderung, September 1978). Bice served as Dean of USC Gould from 1980 to 2000 and has held various prestigious positions, including Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court and president of the Association of American Law Deans. He is a life member of the American Law Institute and a life fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Bice has received multiple teaching awards, including the USC Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching and the William Rutter Distinguished Teaching Award in 2007. He has also served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and has been a visiting professor at institutions such as the California Institute of Technology and the University of Virginia School of Law. Bice earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Juris Doctor from USC Gould, where he was the editor-in-chief of the Southern California Law Review.

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