Robert M. Chesney

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Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

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Robert Chesney is the Charles I. Francis Professor in Law at the University of Texas School of Law and a senior editor at the Journal of National Security Law and Policy. His current research focuses on national security law and policy, constitutional law, and counterterrorism law and policy. | View Full Bio

Experience

Current Positions

  • Charles I. Francis Professor in Law, University of Texas School of Law
  • Associate Member, Intelligence Science Board
  • Senior Editor, Journal of National Security Law and Policy

Past Positions

  • Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law
  • Litigation Associate, Davis Polk & Wardwell
  • Law Clerk, Chambers of Hon. Robert D. Sack, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Law Clerk, Chambers of Hon. Lewis A. Kaplan, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • J.D., Harvard Law School
  • B.S., Texas Christian University

Contact

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512.232.1298

202.797.6105Brookings Office of Communications

Resources

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