M. Elizabeth Magill
Mary Elizabeth Magill (born 1965) is an American legal scholar and academic administrator, currently serving as the 9th president of the University of Pennsylvania since July 2022.
Elizabeth Magill | |
|---|---|
| 9th President of the University of Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Amy Gutmann |
| 13th Dean of Stanford Law School | |
| In office 2012–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Martínez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Elizabeth Magill 1965 (age 57–58) Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Relatives | Frank J. Magill (father) |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Magill previously served as provost of the University of Virginia from 2019 to 2022 and dean of Stanford Law School from 2012 to 2019.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Fargo, North Dakota, Magill is the daughter of Frank Magill, a senior United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Her brother, Frank Magill Jr., is a District Judge in Minnesota's Fourth Judicial District. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Yale University in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1995.[2]
Professional career
From 1988 until 1992, Magill worked as a senior legislative assistant for United States Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota.[2]
Magill worked as a law clerk for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1995 until 1996, and then worked as a clerk for United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from 1996 until 1997.[3] Magill joined the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997, and she served as vice dean of the school from 2009 to 2012.[2][4] In 2012, she was named dean of the law school at Stanford University. She held this position until 2019, then returned to the University of Virginia to serve as the school's provost.[4]
In January 2022, Magill was named as ninth president of the University of Pennsylvania.[5] She became president on July 1, 2022.[4]
References
- Karen Sloan, Stanford looks to Virginia for its next dean, The National Law Journal (July 24, 2012).
- Stanford Law Faculty Biography: M. Elizabeth Magill
- Gilbert, Samantha (August 16, 2012). "Meeting Magill: getting to know the new dean of Stanford Law". Stanford Daily. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- "M. Elizabeth Magill". www.law.upenn.edu. University of Pennsylvania Law School. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- "M. Elizabeth Magill nominated to become president of the University of Pennsylvania". Penn Today. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-13.