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Our Faculty

Members of the Yale Law School faculty include some of the nation’s most prominent scholars in every area of law, along with leading experts in economics, philosophy, and history

Faculty Type

James J. Silk

Binger Clinical Professor Emeritus of Human Rights
Courses Taught
Human Rights Workshop
Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic
James J. Silk

Cecilia A. Silver

Lecturer in Legal Practice, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and Director of Legal Research and Writing
Courses Taught
Civil Pretrial Litigation
Trial Practice
Introduction to Legal Analysis and Writing
Writing & Research for Legal Practice
Cecilia A. Silver

Gerald Torres

Professor of Environmental Justice and Professor of Law
Courses Taught
Saginaw-Chippewa Disenrollment Clinic
Federal Indian Law
Gerald Torres

Tom R. Tyler

Macklin Fleming Professor Emeritus of Law, Professorial Lecturer in Law (fall term), and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory
Courses Taught
Criminal Justice Reform
Empirical Research Seminar
Social Science and Institutional Design
Topics in Law and Psychology
Tom Tyler

Between my colleagues and students, showing up for work means that I will have my premises challenged, my ideas tested, and my creativity spurred three times before I finish my morning coffee.