William Laurens Walker

Background

Walker, William Laurens was born on February 11, 1937 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Laurens and Georgia B. Walker.

Education

Davidson College (Bachelor of Arts, 1959). Duke Law School (Juris Doctor, 1963). Harvard Law School (Doctor of Juridical Science, 1970).

Career

Associate, Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan, Atlanta, 1963, 65-67;from assistant professor to professor of law, University North Carolina, 1968-1975;Eaton professor of law, University North Carolina, 1976-1978;professor of law, University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1978-1984;Boyd professor, University of Virginia, since 1984;class of 1963 research professor, University of Virginia, 1990-1992.

Achievements

• Bar: Georgia 1964, District of Columbia 1966, North Carolina 1972, Virginia 1983.

Works

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• book

  • Social Science in Law (University Casebook Series)
  • Social Science in Law, Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)
  • Procedural Justice: A Psychological Analysis (Paper)
  • Treating Adult and Juvenile Offenders with Special Needs (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)
  • Procedural Justice: A Psychological Analysis
  • Ocean Sciences, Technology, and the Future International Law of the Sea (The Social Science Program of the Mershon Center for Education in National Security, Number 2)
  • Social Science in Law (University Casebooks)

• Other Work

  • Author: (with John Monahan) Social Science in Law, 1985, 3d edition, 1994, (with John Thibaut) Procedural Justice, 1975.

Membership

Served to captain United States Army, 1963-1965. Member American Law Institute.

Connections

Married Marjo Vogl, March 13, 1965 (divorced February 1981). Children: Helgard, Margit. Married Sharon Smith, November 10, 1981.

Father:

William Laurens

Mother:

Georgia B. Walker

Spouse:

Marjo Vogl

Spouse:

Sharon Smith

child:

Helgard Walker

child:

Margit Walker