Background
Mishkin, Paul J. was born on January 1, 1927 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Mark Mordecai and Bella (Dworetsky) Mishkin.
Mishkin, Paul J. was born on January 1, 1927 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Mark Mordecai and Bella (Dworetsky) Mishkin.
AB, Columbia University, 1947. Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1950. Master of Arts (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1971.
Member faculty Law School University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1950-1972. Professor law University California, Berkeley, 1972-1975, Emanuel S. Heller professor, 1975—2000, Emanuel S. Heller professor emeritus, since 2000. Consultant City of Philadelphia, 1953.
Reporter study division jurisdiction between state and federal courts American Law Institute, 1960-1965. Member faculty Salzburg Seminar in American Studies, 1974. Charles Inglis Thompson guest professor University Colorado, 1975.
John Randolph Tucker lecturer, 1978, Owen J. Roberts Memorial lecturer, 1982. Visiting fellow Wolfson College, Cambridge University, 1984. Visiting professor Duke University Law School, 1989.
Trustee Jewish Publication Society of America, 1966-1975, Center for Law in the Public Interest, 2001-2004. Member permanent committee Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise, 1979-1987. With United States Naval Reserve 1945-1946.
Fellow American Academy Arts Sciences, American Bar Foundation. Member American Law Institute, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mildred Brofman Westover. 1 child, Jonathan Mills Westover.