Vikram D. Amar

Background

Amar, Vikram D. was born on February 15, 1963 in Walnut Creek, California, United States. Son of Arjan Dass and Kamla Devi (Chambra) Amar.

Education

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1985; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1988.

Career

Law clerk to Honorary William Norris, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit), Los Angeles, 1988-1989; law clerk to Honorary Harry Blackmun, Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1989-1990; associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Sacramento, 1990-1993; professor of law, University of California, Davis, 1993-1998; professor of law, University of California Hastings College of Law, since 1998. Consultant American Civil Liberties Union, Los Angeles, since 1996.

Achievements

• Vikram D. Amar has been listed as a noteworthy Law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Father:

Arjan Dass Amar

Mother:

Kamla Devi (Chambra) Amar