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Daniel Epps | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Duke University (AB) Harvard Law School (JD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Constitutional law, federal courts, criminal law and procedure |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
Daniel Epps (born c. 1982) is an American legal scholar who specializes in U.S. constitutional law, federal courts, and criminal law and procedure. He currently teaches at the Washington University School of Law.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Epps is the son of Garrett Epps, a law professor and author.[2] Epps graduated from Duke University in 2004 with an A.B., summa cum laude, in philosophy. He then graduated from Harvard Law School in 2008, magna cum laude. He received the John M. Olin Law & Economics Prize at Harvard. He also served as the Articles Co-Chair of the Harvard Law Review.[1]
Career
[edit]After graduating from law school, Epps worked as a law clerk to Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 2008 to 2009. He then clerked for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court from 2009 to 2010.[1][3][4] Epps was co-clerks with Scott Keller and Misha Tseytlin.[5]
Following his clerkships, Epps practiced appellate litigation as an associate at King & Spalding from 2010 to 2013.[1][6] Epps drafted the petition for certiorari and merits briefing in Walden v. Fiore (2014).[1] Epps' amicus brief for Professor Stephen Sachs in Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. U.S. District Court (2013) was recognized by the Green Bag as an example of exemplary legal writing.[7] Epps was then a Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School prior to becoming a professor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
Epps has published scholarly articles on Supreme Court reform, U.S. constitutional law, federal courts, and criminal law and procedure. Epps has regularly been cited by news publications, such as the New York Times,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Washington Post,[15][16] and Wall Street Journal,[17][18] for his Supreme Court scholarship and as a source for Supreme Court commentary. A proposal by Epps and Ganesh Sitaraman to restructure the Supreme Court was endorsed by Mayor Pete Buttigieg during his 2020 presidential campaign.[18][19][20][21]
Epps served as co-counsel for the defendant in Ocasio v. United States (2016). In 2020, Epps was a Special Counsel for Senator Sheldon Whitehouse during the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.[1]
Epps co-hosts the legal podcast Divided Argument with William Baude.[1][22] He also serves as Of Counsel at Wilkinson Stekloff.[3]
Selected scholarly works
[edit]- Epps, Daniel (2015). "The Consequences of Error in Criminal Justice". Harvard Law Review. 128 (4): 1065–1151.
- — (2016). "Adversarial Asymmetry in the Criminal Process". New York University Law Review. 91 (4): 762–854.
- — (2018). "Harmless Errors and Substantial Rights". Harvard Law Review. 131 (8): 2117–2186.
- —; Ganesh Sitaraman (2019). "How to Save the Supreme Court". Yale Law Journal. 129 (1): 148–206.
- —; William Ortman (2020). "The Defender General". University of Pennsylvania Law Review. 168 (6): 1469–1540.
- —; Adam Chilton; Kyle Rozema; Maya Sen (2021). "Designing Supreme Court Term Limits". Southern California Law Review. 95 (1): 1–72.
- —; Danielle D'Onfro (2023). "The Fourth Amendment and General Law". Yale Law Journal. 132 (4): 910–993.
- —; Alan M. Trammell (2023). "The False Promise of Jurisdiction Stripping". Columbia Law Review. 123 (7): 2077–2152.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Daniel Epps - WashU Law". law.washu.edu. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Wolfe, Rob (2024-01-16). "How to Fix the Supreme Court". Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ a b "Daniel Epps". Wilkinson Stekloff. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ SCOTUS, High School (2022-04-08). "Interview: Daniel Epps". High School SCOTUS. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "Where are they now? Supreme Court clerks, OT 2009". Excess of Democracy. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "Prof. Daniel Epps". The Federalist Society. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "Almanac & Reader". www.greenbag.org. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Baker, Peter (2017-02-01). "Picking One Justice, Trump Has Eye on Choosing a Second (Published 2017)". Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (2020-01-14). "Trump's Impeachment Trial a Perilous Duty for Chief Justice (Published 2020)". Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (2020-01-27). "A Proposal to Offset Prosecutors' Power: The 'Defender General' (Published 2020)". Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (2020-10-29). "In Voting Cases, Chief Justice Roberts Is Alone but in Control (Published 2020)". Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Coy, Peter (2022-06-27). "Opinion | The Politicization of the Supreme Court Is Eroding Its Legitimacy (Published 2022)". Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ VanSickle, Abbie; Liptak, Adam (2023-11-13). "Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code After Reports of Undisclosed Gifts and Travel (Published 2023)". Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (2023-06-15). "Justice Neil Gorsuch Is a Committed Defender of Tribal Rights (Published 2023)". Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Barnes, Robert; Marimow, Ann E. (2023-01-19). "Supreme Court says it can't determine who leaked draft Dobbs opinion". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Barnes, Robert (2020-06-30). "With abortion ruling, Roberts reasserts his role and Supreme Court's independence". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Bravin, Jess; Kendall, Brent (2018-07-15). "Kavanaugh's Collegial Nature Could Change Supreme Court's Tenor". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ a b Wise, Ken Thomas and Lindsay. "Biden Intends to Create Bipartisan Commission to Study Court Overhaul". WSJ. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Board, The Editorial (2020-01-16). "Opinion | Pete Buttigieg Says He's More Than a Résumé". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Lederman, Josh (2019-06-03). "Inside Pete Buttigieg's plan to overhaul the Supreme Court". NBC News. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ WashULaw (2019-07-31). "Professor Dan Epps Discusses How to Save the Supreme Court - WashU Law". law.washu.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "The Harvard Law Review Presents the Divided Argument podcast, hosted by Professors William Baude and Dan Epps". Harvard Law School. Retrieved 2025-07-30.