Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Paul F. Campos

Professor of Law
Constitutional Law; Legal Philosophy; Legislative Process; Property

University of Colorado Law School
466 Wolf Law Building
401 UCB
Boulder, CO  80309-0401
Phone: (303) 492-6053
E-mail: paul.campos@colorado.edu

Curriculum Vitae:  View (PDF format)

Educational Background:
J.D.   University of Michigan Law School   1989  
M.A.   University of Michigan   1983  
A.B.   University of Michigan   1982  

Bio:
Paul Campos left a position with a Chicago law firm to begin his teaching career at Colorado Law School in 1990. As a scholar, he has focused on constitutional law and legal theory. His graduate studies in English literature, which culminated in a thesis on Shakespeare's King Lear, provided him with rigorous training in literary theory that has been helpful in his current work in constitutional interpretation. He has written several well-regarded law review articles in this area, including "Against Constitutional Theory," published in the Yale Journal of Law and Humanities, and "Advocacy in Scholarship," published in the California Law Review. Both of these articles have been noted as major critiques of the political and normative orientation of current constitutional theory. Professor Campos' regular column for the Rocky Mountain News (distributed by the Scripps Howard News Service), written for a general audience on political, social, and legal issues, has developed a considerable following. A packed house, drawn by his provocative take on a wide range of topics, attended his presentation of the 27th Annual Austin W. Scott, Jr. Lecture entitled "The Obesity Myth & The Lewinsky Scandal," which was based on his latest book project. His second book, Jurismania: The Madness of American Law, critiques the American legal system. Professor Campos also served as the first director of CU law school's Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law.


Courses:

Spring 2013 Property LAWS 5624-802
Fall 2012 Legal Interpretation and Legislative Process LAWS 6128-001
Fall 2012 Theory of Punishment LAWS 8548-001
Spring 2012 Property LAWS 5624-802
Fall 2011 Legal Interpretation and Legislative Process LAWS 6128-001
Fall 2011 Theory of Punishment LAWS 8548-001
Spring 2011 Property LAWS 5624-803
Fall 2010 Legal Interpretation and Legislative Process LAWS 6128-001
Fall 2010 Theory of Punishment LAWS 8548-001
Spring 2010 Property II LAWS 5634-802
Spring 2010 Theory of Punishment LAWS 8548-001
Fall 2009 Property LAWS 5624-803
Fall 2009 Legal Interpretation and Legislative Process LAWS 6128-001
Spring 2009 Property II LAWS 5634-803
Spring 2009 Theory of Punishment LAWS 8548-001
Fall 2008 Property LAWS 5624-803
Fall 2008 Legal Interpretation and Legislative Process LAWS 6128-001
Spring 2008 Property II LAWS 5634-801