Paul Brest
Paul A. Brest | |
|---|---|
Brest in 2013 | |
| Dean of Stanford Law School | |
| In office January 2024 – June 17, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jenny S. Martinez |
| Succeeded by | George Triantis |
| In office 1987–1999 | |
| Preceded by | John Hart Ely |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen M. Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 (age 84–85) |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Paul Brest (born c. 1940) is an American legal scholar who is a former president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and a former dean of Stanford Law School. He is credited with coining the name originalism to describe a particular approach to interpreting the United States Constitution.