Background
Vorenberg, James was born on January 10, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of F. Frank and Ida (Muhlfelder) Vorenberg.
educator lawyer university dean
Vorenberg, James was born on January 10, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of F. Frank and Ida (Muhlfelder) Vorenberg.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1948). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1951).
Law clerk to, Justice Frankfurter, 1953-1954;
with firm, Ropes & Gray, 1954-1962;
partner, Ropes & Gray, 1960-1962;
professor of law, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1962;
Roscoe Pound professor of law, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1981;
dean Law School, Harvard University, 1981-1989. Director Office of Criminal Justice, 1964-1965. Executive director President's Commision on Law Enforcement and Adminstrn Justice, 1965-1967.
Associate special prosecutor Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 1973-1975.
Trustee Legal Defense Fund, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Chairman Massachusetts Ethics Commission, 1978-1983. With United States Air Force, 1951-1953.
Married Dorothy Greeley, October 25, 1952. Children: Jill, Amy, Eliza. Married Elizabeth Weiner Troubh, June 20, 1970.