Edward F. Sherman
Edward F. Sherman | |
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| Born | 1937 |
| Died | 7 June 2022 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (BA) Harvard Law School (LLM, SJD) Texas Western University (MA) |
| Awards | 2004 winner of the ABA Robert B. McKay Award for the law professor who had contributed most to the advancement of justice, scholarship and the legal profession |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Law |
| Institutions | Tulane University Law School |
Edward F. Sherman was an American legal scholar who served as the 20th dean of the Tulane University Law School from 1996 to 2001. After his tenure as dean, he continued to teach at the law school until his retirement in 2015. Prior to this appointment, he taught at numerous law schools, including the University of Texas Law School, where he taught for 19 years. His scholarship focused on Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Working with USAID he helped Vietnam write a new code of civil procedure. In 1970, he was a founding board member of the Lawyers Military Defense Committee, which provided free civilian counsel to U.S. military members in Vietnam and West Germany.