John H. Garvey
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John H. Garvey | |
|---|---|
| 15th President of the Catholic University of America | |
| In office July 1, 2010 – July 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | David M. O'Connell |
| Succeeded by | Peter Kilpatrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1948 Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse | Jeanne Walter Garvey |
| Education | |
| Profession | University administrator, legal scholar |
John Hugh Garvey (born September 28, 1948) is an American attorney and university administrator who served as the 15th president of the Catholic University of America[1] from 2010 to 2022.[2]
John H. Garvey attended the University of Notre Dame where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970. He was candidate for a Master of Theological Studies degree at Harvard Divinity School (1970–71), and then entered the Harvard Law School, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1974.[citation needed]
Career
Garvey was law clerk to Judge Irving R. Kaufman, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit from 1974 to 1975, associate of Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, California, from 1975 to 1976, assistant to solicitor general Ted Olson in the Department of Justice in the Ronald Reagan administration,[3] from 1981 to 1984, professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law from 1976 to 1994, visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School from 1985 to 1986, professor at the Notre Dame Law School from 1994 to 1999 and dean of Boston College Law School from 1999 to 2010. In September 2009, Garvey joined 75 fellow Boston College Law faculty members in a letter denouncing the actions of faculty member Scott Fitzgibbon and stating that his statements critical of same-sex marriage were his personal opinion and not the teaching of the Law School. This has led to articles in Catholic Culture criticizing his later appointment as president of CUA.[4]
