Susan Raeker-Jordan

Susan Raeker-Jordan is a Professor of Law at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. She has held roles as Assistant Professor (1993-96), Associate Professor (1996-2005), and Professor (since 2005). Her research focuses on capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment and products liability, with notable publications in leading law reviews. She served as Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development (2007-09) and taught at the Delaware campus from 1990-93. She is affiliated with the AALS Section on Law and Mental Disability and edited the South Carolina Law Review.

Education: BA (High Distinction, University of Maine) and JD (Order of the Coif, University of South Carolina School of Law). Professional Experience: Legal Writing Instructor at Widener, Associate Attorney at Lord, Bissell & Brook, and Public Interest Law Fellow at Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago. Admitted to practice in Illinois and the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Research interests integrate constitutional law, criminal justice, and torts. Her scholarship critiques death penalty jurisprudence and explores federal preemption in product liability cases. Teaching includes Torts, Civil Procedure, Products Liability, and Capital Punishment seminars.

Awards: None explicitly listed. Professional service includes leadership roles in legal academia and editorial contributions. No listed grants or lab affiliations.