Joan M. Fitzpatrick, 1950 - 2003

Education

• B.A. summa cum laude, History, 1972. Rice University. Phi Beta Kappa.
• J.D. magna cum laude, 1975. Harvard Law School.
• Diploma in Law, 1980. Oxford University.

University of Washington and the School of Law

• Jeffrey & Susan Brotman Professor of Law, March 2000.
• Law School Dean Search Committee, 1999-2000 and 1989.
• Professor, September 1985 to March 2000.
• Chair, Ethics Law Committee, 1996-97; Member, 1995-96.
• Chair, Conflict of Financial Interest Advisory Committee, 1995-97.
• Acting Vice Provost, September 1994 to December 1994.
• Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, July 1993 to June 1994.
• Faculty Council on Faculty Affairs, 1992-94.
• Chair, Distinguished Teaching Awards Committee, 1993; Member, 1992.
• Faculty Senate, 1987-89.
• Chair, Hearing Committee, Adjudication Panel, 1985-86; Member 1986-88.
• Associate Professor, January 1984 to September 1985.

Courses

Constitutional law, Federal courts, Human rights, Immigration law, International law, Refugee law.

Other Employment

• Fundamentals of Human Rights, Oxford University/George Washington University Program in Human Rights, Oxford, 1996, 1998, 1999 & 2002.
• Immigration Law, University of San Diego Program in Paris, 1997.
• Immigration Law, University of San Diego Program in Mexico City, 1990.
• Associate Professor of Law, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, July 1982 to January 1984.
• Visiting Associate Professor of Law, University of Virginia, August 1982 to May 1983.
• Assistant Professor of Law, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, August 1980 to July 1982.
• Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, February 1977 to September 1979.
• Trial attorney, Bureau of Competition, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, September 1975 to February 1977.

Bar Memberships

• Bar of Massachusetts
• Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States

Awards

• Jeffrey & Susan Brotman Endowed Professorship, University of Washington, 2000
• Horowitz Lecturer for Teaching Excellence, 1991-92, University of Washington School of Law.
• Spencer Short Award for Excellence in Scholarship, 1994-95, University of Washington School of Law.
• University of Washington Law School Foundation Scholar, 1995-97.
• Professor of the Year, 1985-86, 1987-88, University of Washington School of Law.

Professional Activities

• Member, Board of Editors, American Journal of International Law; Deak Prize Committee, 2002; Nominating Committee, 2002-2003.
• Vice President, Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute, Washington, D.C.; Editorial Board, PAIL book series.
• Member, Editorial Board, Refugee and Human Rights Series, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
• Member, Executive Council, American Society of International Law, 1988 to 1991; Nominations Committee, 1992; Steering Committee for Human Rights in a Post Cold War World, 1993; Chair, Book Awards Committee, 2000-2001.
• Rapporteur, Enforcement of Human Rights Law Committee, International Law Association, 1985 to 1990.
• Member, Human Rights Committee and Refugee Law Committee, American Branch of the International Law Association.
• Member, Executive Committee of the Immigration Law Section, Association of American Law Schools, 1987-88.
• Member, Board of Directors, Amnesty International USA, June 1984 to 1989; Vice-Chair, 1986-1988. Member, AI Borderline Committee, 1989-1991. Member, AI Standing Committee on Mandate, 1992-96, Chair 1996-98.
• Member, Legal Advisory Council, Center for Justice and Accountability, San Francisco.
• Consultant, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Global Consultations on Refugee Protection.
• Participant, German-American Project on Migration and Refugee Policies, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and German-American Academic Council Foundation, 1994-95.
• Member, Working Group of Experts on the Exclusion Clauses of the Refugee Convention, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, 1997-99.
• Pro Bono Litigation Concerning Human Rights, Refugees and the Death Penalty, on Behalf of Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Joan Fitzpatrick Human Rights Conference, Feb. 27-29, 2004, at the University of Cincinnati Law School, in conjunction with Amnesty International USA Legal Network's biannual meeting.

Roland L. Hjorth, Joan Fitzpatrick: In Memoriam, 78 Wash. L. Rev. 973-75 (2003).

Elizabeth J. Kane, In Memory of Joan Fitzpatrick: A Former Student's Perspective, 78 Wash. L. Rev. 977-79 (2003).

Daniel Bodansky, Joan Fitzpatrick (1950-2003), 97 Am. J. Int'l L. 656 (2003).

The Guardian (UK), May 23, 2003, by Irene Khan, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, reprinted at 78 Wash. L. Rev. 981-83 (2003). 

The Seattle Times, May 23, 2003.

Comments upon Prof. Fitzpatrick's installation as the Jeffrey & Susan Brotman Professor of Law, March 2000.