Ken Gormley (academic)
| Ken Gormley | |
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| 13th President of Duquesne University | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Charles J. Dougherty |
| Dean of Duquesne Law School | |
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In office December 10, 2008 – January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Donald J. Guter |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kenneth Gerald Gormley March 19, 1955 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Kozler Gormley |
| Children | Carolyn, Luke, Rebecca, Madeleine |
| Alma mater |
University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Academic administrator Law professor Lawyer |
| Website | Office of the President |
Kenneth Gerald Gormley (born March 19, 1955) is an American lawyer and academic who is the 13th president of Duquesne University. He is a former dean and a professor of constitutional law at Duquesne University School of Law. He is also a legal counsel for the Appellate Practice Group at the law firm Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP. His scholarly work focuses particularly on the Watergate scandal and special prosecutors.
Kenneth Gerald Gormley was born in Pittsburgh on March 19, 1955 and grew up in nearby Swissvale and Edgewood. He earned a B.A. in political science and philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1980.
Gormley joined the Duquesne Law faculty in 1994 after clerking for U.S. District Judge Donald E. Ziegler, teaching at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, engaging in private practice, serving as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission, and serving as special clerk to Justice Ralph J. Cappy of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Gormley was named dean of the law school in December 2008.
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