Roger Fairfax

Roger Anthony Fairfax Jr. is an American legal scholar.

Roger Fairfax
19th Dean of the American University Washington College of Law
Preceded byCamille A. Nelson
Chair of the Board of Directors of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.
Personal details
Born
Roger Anthony Fairfax Jr.
SpouseLisa Fairfax (wife)
RelativesJustin Fairfax (brother)
EducationHarvard University (AB, JD)
University of London (MA)
Archbishop Carroll High School (HS)
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Family

Roger Fairfax Jr. is the eldest son of Roger Sr. and Charlene Fairfax.[1] Fairfax Jr.'s youngest brother, Justin Fairfax,[2] served as lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. The Fairfax family can trace its ancestry to Simon Fairfax, a slave freed by Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.[3]

Roger Fairfax Jr. and his wife Lisa Fairfax raised three children.[1][4]

Career

Roger Fairfax Jr. attended Harvard College before completing a master's degree from the University of London.[5][6] He also attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.[7] While a student at Harvard Law School, Fairfax edited the Harvard Law Review. He was a law clerk for Patti B. Saris and later Judith W. Rogers.[8] Fairfax is an elected member of the American Law Institute.[9] Fairfax was a federal prosecutor and worked for O'Melveny & Myers before joining the George Washington University Law School faculty, where he served as Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law until 2021,[10] when he was appointed dean of the Washington College of Law at American University.[11][12] Fairfax is also the chair of Archbishop Carroll High School's board of directors.[7]

References
  1. "United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs". www.banking.senate.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. Wilson, Patrick (March 18, 2017). "How outsider Justin Fairfax broke through the Democratic Party in bid for lieutenant governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. Schneider, Gregory S. (January 27, 2018). "Poised to make history, Justin Fairfax got a powerful reminder of his own heritage". Washington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2022. Republished as: Schneider, Gregory S. (February 8, 2018). "Fairfax cherises paper that emancipated his ancestor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  4. Ackerman, Andrew (2016-03-14). "SEC Nominee Lisa Fairfax Is Diversity Advocate and Law Professor". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  5. Green, Erica L. (March 20, 2022). "Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices While at Harvard". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2022. Roger A. Fairfax, who was two years behind her [ Ketanji Brown Jackson ]..."
  6. "Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. Dean and Professor of Law". Washington College of Law. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  7. "Board of Directors". www.archbishopcarroll.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  8. "Roger A. Fairfax, Jr". William S. Richardson School of Law. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  9. "Dean Roger A. Fairfax, Jr". American Law Institute. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  10. "Professor Fairfax Named Dean of American University Washington College of Law". George Washington University Law School. April 21, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  11. "Roger A. Fairfax Jr. Named Dean of Washington College of Law". American Law Institute. April 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  12. "American University Names Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. as Dean of Washington College of Law". Washington College of Law. April 6, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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