Roger Anthony Fairfax Jr. is an American legal scholar.
Roger Fairfax | |
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| Dean of the Howard University School of Law | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Crooms-Robinson |
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| Born | Roger Anthony Fairfax Jr. |
| Spouse | Lisa Fairfax |
| Relatives | Justin Fairfax (brother) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) University of London (MA) |
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Education
editRoger Fairfax Jr. attended Harvard College before completing a master's degree from the University of London.[1][2] He also attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.[3] While a student at Harvard Law School, Fairfax edited the Harvard Law Review. He was a law clerk for Patti B. Saris and later Judith W. Rogers.[4]
Family
editRoger Fairfax Jr. is the eldest son of Roger Sr. and Charlene Fairfax.[5] Fairfax Jr.'s youngest brother, Justin Fairfax,[6] served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. The Fairfax family can trace its ancestry to Simon Fairfax, a slave freed by Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.[7]
Roger Fairfax Jr. and his wife Lisa Fairfax raised three children.[5][8]
Career
editFairfax is an elected member of the American Law Institute.[9] Fairfax was a federal prosecutor and worked for O'Melveny & Myers before joining the George Washington University Law School faculty, where he served as Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law until 2021,[10] when he was appointed dean of the Washington College of Law at American University.[11][12] In 2024, Fairfax became dean of the Howard University School of Law.[13] Fairfax is also the chair of Archbishop Carroll High School's board of directors.[3]
References
edit- ^ Green, Erica L. (March 20, 2022). "Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices While at Harvard". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
Roger A. Fairfax, who was two years behind her [ Ketanji Brown Jackson ]..."
- ^ "Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. Dean and Professor of Law". Washington College of Law. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Board of Directors". www.archbishopcarroll.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ "Roger A. Fairfax, Jr". William S. Richardson School of Law. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs". www.banking.senate.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ Wilson, Patrick (March 18, 2017). "How outsider Justin Fairfax broke through the Democratic Party in bid for lieutenant governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Schneider, Gregory S. (January 27, 2018). "Poised to make history, Justin Fairfax got a powerful reminder of his own heritage". Washington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2022. Republished as: Schneider, Gregory S. (February 8, 2018). "Fairfax cherises paper that emancipated his ancestor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Ackerman, Andrew (2016-03-14). "SEC Nominee Lisa Fairfax Is Diversity Advocate and Law Professor". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "Dean Roger A. Fairfax, Jr". American Law Institute. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Professor Fairfax Named Dean of American University Washington College of Law". George Washington University Law School. April 21, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Roger A. Fairfax Jr. Named Dean of Washington College of Law". American Law Institute. April 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "American University Names Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. as Dean of Washington College of Law". Washington College of Law. April 6, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "New Appointment: Dean of Howard University School of Law". Howard University. December 15, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2024.