Search Committee for New Dean of Law School Announced

Provost Alec D. Gallimore has appointed a committee to lead the search for the next dean of Duke University School of Law. The new dean will succeed Kerry Abrams, who recently announced she will step down as dean at the end of June 2027.

The search committee will be chaired by Elisabeth de Fontenay, Karl W. Leo Distinguished Professor of Law. Other members of the committee are:

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• Collin J. Cox, Partner, Gibson Dunn; Chair of the Duke University School of Law Board of Visitors 
• H. Timothy Lovelace, Jr., John Hope Franklin Research Scholar, Professor of Law
• Mary Frances Luce, Dean and Robert A. Ingram Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business
• Jennifer Nash, Jean Fox O'Barr Women's Studies Distinguished Professor, Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
• Jedediah Purdy, Raphael Lemkin Distinguished Professor of Law
• Arti K. Rai, Elvin R. Latty Distinguished Professor of Law

The provost will charge the committee with conducting a thorough search to identify a diverse pool of candidates for the position. Executive search firm Isaacson, Miller will support the committee.

The search committee invites candidate nominations and comments about the position via Isaacson, Miller's website. All submissions will be considered confidential.