Kevin C. Walsh
Associate Professor of Law
Courses Taught Complex Litigation Constitutional Law Federal Courts Supreme Court Seminar
Profile

Professor Kevin Walsh teaches and writes in the areas of federal jurisdiction and constitutional law. His scholarship focuses on doctrines that define the scope of federal judicial power, and has appeared in the Stanford Law Review, New York University Law Review, and Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, among other venues. Prior to joining the Richmond Law faculty in 2009, Professor Walsh was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Villanova University School of Law. He also clerked for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States and for Judge Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Presentations
"Frames of Reference and the 'Turn to Remedy' in Facial Challenge Doctrine," Symposium, The Roberts Court: Distinguishing As Applied Versus Facial Challenges in the Midst of Ideological Differences, February 6, 2009, UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA.
"Partial Unconstitutionality," Junior Faculty Workshop, Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA.
Bar Admissions
Virginia
Maryland
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Law (2012-present)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Va.
Assistant Professor of Law (2009-12)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Va.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law (2007-09)
Villanova University School of Law
Associate (Litigation, IP, and Antitrust) (2004-07)
Hunton & Williams LLP, Richmond, VA
Law Clerk (2003-04)
Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States 
Law Clerk (2002-03)
Hon. Paul V. Niemeyer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 
Publications
Articles
The Ghost that Slayed the Mandate, 64 Stanford Law Review 64 (2012)
Partial Unconstitutionality, 85 New York University Law Review 738 (2010)
Frames of Reference and the "Turn to Remedy" in Facial Challenge Doctrine, 36 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 667 (2009) (invited symposium contribution).
Note, The Science, Law, and Politics of Fetal Pain Legislation, 115 Harvard Law Review 2010 (2002).
Case Comment, INS v. St. Cyr115 Harvard Law Review 477 (2001).
Recent Case, KDM ex rel. WJM v. Reedsport School District114 Harvard Law Review 954 (2001).
In the News

Live Updates: Inauguration Day 2013 (ABC News)
Mon., Jan. 21, 2013

Full House to vote on local gay judge (Richmond Times-Dispatch and Individual.com)
Tue., Jan. 15, 2013

SCOTUS orders appeals court to hear Liberty University health care lawsuit (Politico)
Mon., Nov. 26, 2012

4th Circuit shedding conservative reputation (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Mon., Nov. 19, 2012

Justice Elena Kagan: Overlooked turncoat on health care law? (Politico)
Thu., Jul. 5, 2012

Supreme Court healthcare ruling leaks have DC buzzing: Who is the culprit? (The Hill)
Wed., Jul. 4, 2012

Experts eat crow after healthcare ruling (The Hill)
Sat., Jun. 30, 2012

Roberts Straddles Ideological Divide (The Wall Street Journal and FOX 10 Phoenix)
Thu., Jun. 28, 2012

Roberts's health ruling seen as tactical (The Hill)
Thu., Jun. 28, 2012

Overnight Health: Supreme Court to rule Thursday (The Hill)
Mon., Jun. 25, 2012

How the Sausage Is Made (National Journal)
Thu., Jun. 7, 2012

Congress Gets Rough Treatment at Supreme Court (Bloomberg Businessweek, CBS News, and The Huffington Post)
Sat., Mar. 31, 2012

Supreme Court Takes Up Healthcare in Secrecy (Chicago Tribune)
Fri., Mar. 30, 2012

Politico's Pro Health Care Breakfast Briefing (Politico)
Thu., Mar. 22, 2012

Legal experts say court likely to uphold health law (Politico)
Thu., Mar. 22, 2012

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Mine Discontent on Health-Care Law (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Tue., Mar. 20, 2012

Health law faces its biggest test (Politico)
Sun., Mar. 11, 2012

Religious liberty and Obama's retreat (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012

New Lawsuit Challenges Obama Contraception Rule (ABC News)
Thu., Feb. 9, 2012

Doomsday forecasts aside, changes coming in 2012 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sun., Jan. 1, 2012


Education
A.B., Dartmouth College 1998
M.A., University of Notre Dame 1999
J.D., Harvard Law School 2002
Contact Information
(804) 287-6018
(Mobile)
(804) 289-8992 (Fax)
Areas of Expertise
Federal Courts
Constitutional Law
The U.S. Supreme Court