Luke Norris

Luke Norris studies civil procedure and the civil litigation system from a historical and theoretical perspective, centering issues of political economy in procedure. In 2023, Luke's article The Promise and Perils of Private Enforcement was awarded the Junior Scholarship Award by the Civil Procedure Section of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Luke's publications have appeared or are forthcoming in the Texas Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Cornell Law Review, Virginia Law Review, NYU Law Review, Fordham Law Review, U.C. Irvine Law Review, William & Mary Law Review, and Law & Contemporary Problems. Luke is also the author of a treatise, Virginia Labor & Employment Law. Luke regularly teaches Civil Procedure, Labor Law, and Employment Law. In 2021 and 2024, Luke was selected by the graduating class of students as faculty graduation speaker.

Luke clerked for Judge Robert D. Sack and Judge Guido Calabresi, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and was a litigator at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. He previously served as a visiting assistant professor at Cardozo Law School and a fellow at Columbia Law School. Luke earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, his M.Sc. from Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, and his B.A. from Gettysburg College.