Jed Rubenfeld

Jed L Rubenfeld (born 15 February 1959) is an American lawyer and novelist. The Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School, he is an expert on constitutional law, privacy, and the First Amendment. He joined the Yale faculty in 1990 and was appointed to a full professorship in 1994. Rubenfeld has also taught as a visiting professor at both the Stanford Law School and the Duke University School of Law.[1] Married to Amy Chua with two daughters, he is also the author of two novels.

Jed Rubenfeld
Born1959 (age 60–61)
EducationJuilliard School
Princeton University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
SpouseAmy Chua

Early life

Rubenfeld was born and raised in Washington D.C. in a Jewish family.[2] His father was a psychotherapist and his mother was an art critic.[3] He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with an A.B. in philosophy in 1980 and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School with a J.D. in 1986.[1][3]

He also studied theater in the Drama Division of the Juilliard School between 1980 and 1982. Rubenfeld clerked for Judge Joseph T. Sneed on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1986–1987.[1] After his clerkship, he worked as an associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and as an assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York.[1]

Books
  • Freedom and Time: A Theory of Constitutional Self-Government (2001)
  • Against Lemuel (2003)
  • Revolution by Judiciary: The Structure of American Constitutional Law (2005)
  • The Interpretation of Murder, his first novel, published by Henry Holt & Co.,[4] September 2006, was a number one bestseller in the United Kingdom, and sold over a million copies worldwide.[5]
  • The Death Instinct, his second novel, a mystery-thriller published in 2010,[6] uses the Wall Street bombing (1920) as a key plot element.[7][8]
  • The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America (2014) with Amy Chua

Yale investigation

In 2018, Rubenfeld was investigated by Yale Law School for allegations of harassment and inappropriate conduct, particularly towards female students, with the investigation being conducted by Title IX investigator Jenn Davis.[9] The investigation began when a student alleged that he told her that Judge Brett Kavanaugh favored a certain "look" for female clerks.[10] The school promised a thorough investigation of any potential faculty misconduct. Rubenfeld and Chua—who faced similar claims—denied all allegations,[10] and Yale did not find any cause for sanction, with Chua returning to regular teaching.[11]

Personal life

Rubenfeld is Jewish.[12] He resides in New Haven, Connecticut and is married to Yale Law School professor Amy Chua, author of the books World on Fire and Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. The couple co-wrote The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America.[13]

Rubenfeld and Chua have two daughters,[14] the oldest of whom told the New Yorker in 2014, "my dad totally thrives on confrontation."[15]

References
  1. "Digital Collections" (PDF). Petra Christian University Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  2. Weinstein, Jessica. "A Jewish-Asian love affair". The Jewish Chronicle. The JC Network. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. Szalai, Jennifer (January 29, 2014). "Confessions of a Tiger Couple". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  4. "The Death Instinct – Jed Rubenfeld". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  5. "Jed Rubenfeld – The Death Instinct « Crime and Publishing". Crimeandpublishing.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  6. Meadows, Susannah (February 2, 2011). "Brimming With Clues That Are Hard to Link". The New York Times.
  7. Stern, Seth (February 23, 2011). "Book review: 'The Death Instinct' by Jed Rubenfeld". The Washington Post.
  8. Rubenfeld, Jed (2010). The Death Instinct. ISBN 978-0755343997.
  9. Mystal, Elie. "Details On The Allegations Against, And Yale Law School Investigation Into, Professor Jed Rubenfeld". Above the Law. Above the Law. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  10. Kirchgaessner, Stephanie; Mystal, Elie (September 20, 2018). "'No accident' Brett Kavanaugh's female law clerks 'looked like models', Yale professor told students". The Guardian. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  11. "Courses | Yale Law School Course Information and Selection Site". courses.law.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  12. I Am Amazed by Amy Chua – Chris Abraham Archived 2011-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Cochrane, Kira (7 February 2014). "The truth about the Tiger Mother's family". the Guardian.
  14. Chua, Amy (January 8, 2011). "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior". Wall Street Journal.
  15. Marantz, Andrew, "Ink: The Tiger Cub Speaks," The New Yorker, Feb. 10, 2014, p.20, 22.
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