James J. Brudney

Newton D. Baker-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law

Following graduation from law school, Professor Brudney clerked for the Honorable Gerhard A. Gesell of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. and subsequently for Justice Harry A Blackmun of the United States Supreme Court. He was associated for four years with the firm of Bredhoff and Kaiser in Washington, where he represented individuals and unions in constitutional and statutory matters.

Professor Brudney served for six years as Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Senate Subcommittee on Labor. He has been Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown Law Center and Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

He teaches Employment Law, Labor Law, Legislation, Comparative Labor and Employment Law, Age Discrimination in the Workplace, and Comparative Legislation. His scholarly writing is in the areas of workplace law and statutory interpretation.

Professor Brudney was selected by the Class of 1996 as the Outstanding Law Professor of the Year. He was honored with a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award to do research and lecturing at Oxford University in the Fall of 2000. In 2008, he received an Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching from the Ohio State University.

Recent Publications

• The Warp and Woof of Statutory Interpretation: Comparing Supreme Court Approaches in Tax Law and Workplace Law, 58 DUKE L.J. 1231 (2009)
• Liberal Justices’ Reliance on Legislative History: Principle, Strategy, and the Scalia Effect, 29 BERKELEY J. EMPL. & LAB. L. 117 (2008) (with Corey Ditslear)
• Intentionalism’s Revival, 44 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 1001 (2007)
• Below The Surface: Comparing Legislative History Usage by The House of Lords and The Supreme Court, 85 WASH. U.L. REV. 1 (2007)
• Comment, NLRB: 45 Days to Challenge Voluntary Recognition, CCH Lab. Law Reports, Insight (October 2007)
• Recrafting a Trojan Horse: Thoughts on Workplace Governance in Light of Recent British Labor Law Developments, 28 COMP. LAB. L. & POL'Y J. 193 (2007)
• Neutrality Agreements and Card Check Recognition: Prospects for Changing Labor Relations Paradigms, American Constitution Society Issue Brief, available at www.acslaw.org/node/4342 (February 2007)

Professor Brudney's Podcasts

Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke, Evelyn

Issues: Labor Law
Podcast Series: U.S. Supreme Court
Date: July 5, 2007

Ledbetter, Lilly v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Issues: Gender Discrimination, Labor Law, Statute of Limitations
Podcast Series: U.S. Supreme Court
Date: June 22, 2007