Sheldon Jay Plager
Sheldon Jay Plager
Personal
U.S. Navy, 1948-1970
Law professor, University of Florida, 1958-1963
Law professor, University of Illinois, 1963-1977
Visiting professor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1967-1968
Dean and professor, Indiana University School of Law, 1977-1984
Visiting fellow, Cambridge University and Rockefeller Foundation Research Center, 1980
Visiting scholar, Stanford Law School, 1984-1985
Counselor to the undersecretary of health and human services, 1986-1987
Associate director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1987-1988
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1988-1989
Education
Levin College of Law - University of Florida
The law school offers courses of study leading to the Juris Doctor degree, including Certificate Programs in Environmental and Land Use Law, Estates and Trusts Practice, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law or International and Comparative Law. Joint J.D./M.A. and J.D./Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines are available, too. The college also offers one of the leading LL.M. in Taxation programs in the United States.
Columbia Law School
Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.
Judicial Career
Federal Circuit Appeals Court
