Five UChicago Law Professors Recognized Among Nation’s Top 100 Legal Scholars

February 27, 2025

Five University of Chicago Law School professors have been named among the nation’s top 100 legal scholars in a newly released ranking—two of whom earned spots in the top five.

Professors William Baude and Aziz Huq ranked second and third, respectively. Also included on the prestigious list were Tom Ginsburg (twenty-fourth), Eric A. Posner (twenty-seventh), and Curtis A. Bradley (ninety-seventh).

The rankings, compiled by Rob Willey and Melanie Knapp of George Mason University’s law library, are based on citations to law review articles from 2018 to 2020. The full methodology and list of scholars can be found in Willey and Knapp’s paper, "The Top Legal Scholars of 2024."

"The Top 100 Legal Scholars of 2024" (SSRN, February 2024)

William Baude

Harry Kalven, Jr. Professor of Law, Faculty Director, Constitutional Law Institute

Aziz Z. Huq

Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law

Tom Ginsburg

Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science, Faculty Director, Malyi Center for the Study of Institutional and Legal Integrity, Faculty Director, Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression

Eric A. Posner

Kirkland & Ellis Distinguished Service Professor of Law, Arthur and Esther Kane Research Chair

Curtis A. Bradley

Allen M. Singer Distinguished Service Professor of Law

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