Larry H. Cunningham
Larry H. Cunningham | |
|---|---|
| 5th Dean of Charleston School of Law | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Abrams |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | John Jay College Georgetown Law School |
Lawrence Hugo Cunningham is an American legal scholar and academic administrator. He is the 5th dean and provost of Charleston School of Law. Cunningham was a law professor at St. John's University School of Law from 2008 to 2020. He is a scholar of higher education, judicial ethics, and insurance law, among other topics.
Career[edit]
Cunningham completed a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from John Jay College and law degree Georgetown Law School.[1] He then clerked for Judge Claude Hilton of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He is admitted to practice law in New York State, Texas, and Virginia.[2][dead link][3] Cunningham was an assistant district attorney in the appeals bureau of the Bronx County District Attorney's office.[3] He served as a prosecutor in Virginia and in The Bronx.[4]
From 2008 to 2020, Cunningham was a law professor at St. John's University School of Law.[1][5] He is a scholar of higher education, judicial ethics, and insurance law, among other topics.[5] In 2015, while working an associate dean at St. John's University School of Law, Cunningham was quoted in an AP interview as calling for the resignation of the chief of police of Ferguson, Missouri, following a government report recording a pattern of racial profiling at the department.[4] In 2016, in response to the killing of a lowland gorilla named Harambe, he was quoted by the AP as agreeing with the decision not to prosecute the mother because "the purpose of the criminal law is not to punish someone for accidents".[6]
On June 30, 2020, Cunningham succeeded Andy Abrams as dean of the Charleston School of Law.[1] He was later promoted to dean and provost.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Cunningham is gay and believes intersectionality is important.[7] He is a proponent for safe spaces in higher education.[7] Cunningham lives in Charleston with his husband, Jonathan.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Charleston School of Law selects new dean". Charleston Regional Business Journal. BridgeTower Media Holding Company, LLC. April 3, 2020 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ↑ https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/attorneyservices/wicket/page/DetailsPage?2. Retrieved 16 August 2022. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Law, Charleston (2022-02-25). "Cunningham promoted to Provost at Charleston School of Law". Charleston School of Law. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ferguson police chief stays on the job after federal report", Mattoon Journal Gazette (March 7, 2015), p. 2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Larry Cunningham". Charleston School of Law. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Dan Sewell, "Prosecutor: No charges against boy's mother in gorilla case", Sioux City Journal (June 7, 2016), p. A2.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Charnosky, Christine (June 22, 2022). "'I Couldn't Imagine Leading and Not Being Openly Gay': How LGBTQIA+ Pride Informs Law School Leadership". Law.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ↑ "Provost, Dean, and Professor of Law @ Charleston School of Law (@Charleston_Law). Husband to Jonnathan 👬. Dog dad to Lexi the puggle 🐾🐾". Twitter. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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