PhD Student in Jurisprudence and Social Policy
Michael Banerjee is a Ph.D. student in Jurisprudence and Social Policy, studying the interrelated histories of state, university, and corporation. He holds two B.A.'s from the Pennsylvania State University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.A. from Berkeley Law. At Harvard, Michael served as a student attorney with both the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau and the Harvard Defenders. During the 2022-23 year, Michael served as law clerk to Vermont Chief Justice Paul L. Reiber. He is currently a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Hawai'i.
Teaching Interests:
Teaching Interests:
- Primary: Property Law; Local Government Law; State Constitutional Law
- Secondary: Legal History; Criminal Law; Corporations
M.A., Berkeley Law, 2022; J.D., Harvard Law School, 2019; B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2016; B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2016
Publications
- "California’s Constitutional University: Private Property, Public Power, and the Constitutional Corporation, 1868–1900," California Legal History (forthcoming 2023).
- Awarded 2nd place in the 2023 Selma Moidel Smith Student Writing Competition in California Legal Historyby the California Supreme Court Historical Society.