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Kevin C. Walsh

Professor of Law

Courses Taught Constitutional Jurisprudence Constitutional Law Federal Courts First Amendment Law

Profile

Professor Kevin C. 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, the University of Chicago Law Review, and the Notre Dame Law Review, 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

Presenter, "John Marshall: Hidden Hero of National Union," Hail to the Chief Justice: An Exploration of the Evolution of the Supreme Court, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia (Oct. 2018).

Presenter, "Supreme Court Review, Civil Cases OT 2017," Law Clerk & Staff Training, Supreme Court of Virginia and Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond (Aug. 2018).

Commentator, "Revisiting Contempt: Congress' Arrest Power and the Limits of Liquidation," Junior Scholars Colloquium, Federalist Society, Annapolis (June 2018).

Presenter, "Supreme Court Review: October Term 2017," Judicial Conference of Virginia, Roanoke (May 2018).

Presenter, "Religious Liberty at a Crossroads: An Assessment from Recent Cases," Religious Liberty at a Crossroads: Legal Perspectives, Thomas More College, Institute for Religious Liberty, Crestview Hills, Kentucky (Jan. 2018).

Presenter, "The King of Crimes: The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr," John Marshall Foundation, Richmond (Jan. 2018).

Presenter, Supreme Court Review & Preview, Chesterfield County Republican Committee (Oct. 2017).

Presenter, "John Marshall's Legacy," John Marshall Foundation, Washington, D.C. (Oct. 2017).

Presenter, "John Marshall: Hidden Hero of American Self-Government," Hampton Roads Federal Bar Association, Norfolk, VA (March 2017), University of Richmond Law School (June 2017, October 2017, November 2017), and l'Anson Hoffman Inn of Court, Williamsburg, VA (Oct. 2017).

Panelist, "International and Comparative Law as a Source for Judicial Decisions," The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, Washington, D.C. (Sept. 2017).

Presenter, Supreme Court Review & Preview, Rotary Club of West Richmond (Aug. 2017).

Presenter, "The Limits of Reading Law in the Affordable Care Act Cases," Federal Courts Symposium, University of Notre Date Law School (Feb. 2017).

Co-presenter, "Tradition and Constitutional Law," The Tradition Project at the Center for Law & Religion, St. John's University School of Law, N.Y. (Oct. 2016).

Presenter, "Hidden Heroism: Self-Help for Self-Government from the Study of John Marshall," James Madison University of Richmond Chapter of Phi Delta Phi (Oct. 2016).

Presenter, "Supreme Court Review," 2016 Law Clerks' Conference, Court of Appeals of Virginia (Aug. 2016).

Presenter, "RFRA Laws and the Constitution," 11th Annual NAACA Conference, Philadelphia (June 2016).

Presenter, "Supreme Court Review," Rotary Club of West Richmond (June 2016).

Presenter, "Dignitary Harm, Religious Institutions, and the New Establishment," Alliance Defending Freedom Summer Academy, Maui, HI (June 2016).

Commentator, "The Past and Future of Religious Free Exercise," Federalist Society, San Francisco (June 2016).

Presenter, "John Marshall Day," The John Marshall Foundation, Richmond (May 2016).

Presenter, "The Unsung Heroism of John Marshall," Tax Court Judicial Conference, Williamsburg, Va. (April 2016).

Debater, "Judicial Departmentalism," Judicial Supremacy v. Departmentalism Law Review Symposium, William & Mary Law School, Williamsburg (Feb. 2016).

Presenter, "Enduring Originalism," Originalism Works-in-Progress Conference of the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism, University of San Diego School of Law (Feb. 2016).

Presenter, "Religious Responses to Same-Sex Marriage," AALS Annual Conference/Law & Religion Section, New York (Jan. 2016).

“Personal Foundations of Professional Excellence in the Law: Some Insights from John Marshall, Military Officer," University of Richmond School of Law (Oct. 2015).

"Supreme Court Review: October Term 2014," Judicial Conference of Virginia, Richmond (May 2015).

"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, UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA. (Feb. 2009).

"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

Professor of Law (2015-present)

University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Va.

Associate Professor of Law (2012-15)

University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Va.

Assistant Professor of Law (2009-12)