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Kellen Richard Funk holds dual roles as the Michael E. Patterson Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and the Florence Rogatz Visiting Associate Professor of Law (fall term) at Yale Law School. He specializes in legal history, civil procedure, and remedies, with particular expertise in the historical development of U.S. litigation practices, American bail system reform, and religious jurisprudence.
Education:
- Ph.D. in American History, Princeton University (2018)
- J.D., Yale Law School (2014)
- M.A. and B.A., Bob Jones University (2009 and 2007)
Research focuses on integrating historical research with data science, including text analysis projects mapping 19th-century U.S. case law citations and studying legal code transmission during Reconstruction. His work has been published in top journals such as the American Historical Review, Harvard Law Review, and California Law Review.
Awards:
- Harold Berman Award (2017) for groundbreaking analysis of church corporations in antebellum legal conflicts
Advising and Grants: While no specific students or grants are detailed in the text, his scholarship reflects extensive collaboration, including co-authored foundational work in digital legal history. His research agenda includes ongoing projects on civil litigation practices and the intersection of law and religion in pre-Civil War America.
