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Brian Slocum is a Visiting Professor of Law with expertise in administrative law, jurisprudence, legislation, contracts, evidence, statutory interpretation, and the intersection of linguistics with legal interpretation. His scholarly work focuses on legal theory, statutory interpretation, and the application of linguistic methodologies to jurisprudence.
His notable publications include the books Ordinary Meaning: A Theory of the Most Fundamental Principle of Legal Interpretation (2015), Inference, Intention and ‘Ordinary Meaning’ (2017), and Justice Scalia: Rhetoric and the Rule of Law (2019). His research explores foundational principles of legal interpretation, drawing from philosophy, linguistics, and judicial philosophy.
He has contributed to top-tier journals such as Columbia Law Review, Michigan Law Review, and Yale Journal of International Law, and his work is frequently cited in legal scholarship. His professional experience includes a clerkship with Judge Frank Magill and a role in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Honors Program, where he argued appellate cases and shaped federal criminal policy.
- Education: PhD in Linguistics (University of California, Davis, 2014), JD (Harvard University, 1999).
