Dean of the University of Chicago Law School: 1979-1987
Scholarship
Gerhard Casper is a scholar of constitutional law and history, comparative law, and jurisprudence. From 1977 to 1990, he served as the editor of The Supreme Court Review. At the conclusion of Casper’s deanship, the University of Chicago Law School Record praised his “distinguished accomplishments in political theory and empirical social science,” calling them, “part of the long multidisciplinary tradition of the Law School.” ["The Casper Deanship,” 7]
In addition to numerous scholarly articles, his notable publications include: Juristischer Realismus und politische Theorie im amerikanischen Rechtsdenken [Realism and Political Theory in American Legal Thought], 1967; Landmark Briefs and Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1975 (co-editor); The Workload of the Supreme Court, 1976 (co-authored with Richard A. Posner); Der Laienrichter im Strafprozeß: Empirische Studien zur Rechtsvergleichung [Lay Judges in the Criminal Courts: Empirical Studies in Comparative Law], 1979 (co-authored with Hans Zeisel); and Separating Power: Essays on the Founding Period, 1997.
Legal Scholarship
Two Models of Legal Education, Gerhard Casper, 1973
Law Schools Do Not Know Whether to Teach Chords or Songs: Here Are Two Variations on the Theme 'What is the Law?', Gerhard Casper, 1974
Foreword, Gerhard Casper, 1983
For "A Clear Comprehension" of the Law, Gerhard Casper, 1984
The Constitutional Organization of the Government, Gerhard Casper, 1985
Media
Law School Appoints a Woman, Jaan Elias, 1979
Casper Gets Chair, Chicago Maroon Staff, 1980
Black, Women Named in Law School, Sherrie Negrea, 1981
Law Dean Leaves, Karen E. Anderson, 1986
Kohl Discusses German Politics, Anjali Fedson, 1986
Law School Campaign Exceeds Goals, University of Chicago Magazine staff, 1987
The Casper Deanship, Mary Ann Glendon, 1987
Reports
The D'Angelo Law Library, D'Angelo Law Library, 1987
Speeches
Comments, Gerhard Casper, 1979
On the Strange Making, Training, and Thinking of an American Law School Dean, Gerhard Casper, 1980
Commencement Address, Gerhard Casper, 1982
