Background
Peck, Robert Stephen was born on December 11, 1953 in Brooklyn. Son of Irwin and Edith Rose (Welt) Peck.
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Peck, Robert Stephen was born on December 11, 1953 in Brooklyn. Son of Irwin and Edith Rose (Welt) Peck.
Bachelor in Political Science, George Washington University, 1975. Juris Doctor, Cleveland-Marshall Law School, 1978. Postgraduate, New York University, 1978.
Master of Laws, Yale University, 1990.
Congressional aide United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1972-1974. Division director Automated Correspondence, 1974-1975. Law clerk to presiding justice Cleveland Municipal Court, 1976.
Editor Matthew Bender & Company, New York City, 1977-1978. Legal director Public Education Association, 1978-1982. Staff director American Bar Association, Chicago, 1982-1987, Washington, 1987-1989.
Judicial fellow Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1990-1991. Legislation counsel American Civil Liberties Union, 1991-1995. Adjunct professor American University, Washington, since 1991, George Washington University, Washington, since 2000.
Director legal affairs Association Trial Lawyers American, 1995-1998, senior director legal affairs, 1998—2003. President Center for Constitutional Litigation, since 2001. Legal advisor Freedom to Read Foundation, Chicago, 1986-2002, executive committee board trustees, 1987-1990, 93-97, president, 1988-1990, vice president, trustee, 1993-1997.
Board directors National Constitutional Center, 1990-1993. Board overseers Research and Development Institute Civil Justice, since 2001. Member lawyers committee National Center for State Courts, since 2002, board directors, since 2005.
Lecturer on constitutional law, legal ethics.
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Member New York State Education Advisory Board, Albany, New York, 1979-1981. Board directors National Committee on Public Education and Religious Liberty, 1995-1997, Americans for Religious Liberty, 1995-2000, Citizens for Constitution, since 1997. National chair Lawyers for Libraries, 1996-2002.
Chair legal advisory committee National Center for Science Education, 1996-2000. Member first amendment advisory council Media Institute, 1996—2009. Member of American Bar Association (chairman public election law committee 1983-1985, 1987-1990, vice chairman access to justice committee 1997-1998, program chairman consumer and personal rights litigation committee 1997—2000, chairman 1998-1999, chairman first amendment committee 1999—2005, chairman appellate advisory committee 2001-2002, chairman committee American Law Institute and Uniform Laws 2002-2003, special advisor Commission on 21st Century Judiciary 2002-2003, governing council tort, trial and insurance law section 2003-2006, chairman 20/20 vision task force 2004-2006, member Commission American Jury 2005-2006, chairman task force disaster relief 2005-2007, chairman emerging issues committee 2008-2009, chairman task forces plaintiffs involvement 2008-2009), Center Professionalism University South Carolina Law School (member advisory committee since 2009), American Law Institute, United States Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association (president 2004-2006).
Married Terre Garcia. 1 child, Zachary Madison.