Jenny Martínez

Jenny S. Martínez (born November 5, 1971) is an American legal scholar and Stanford University's 14th provost. Stanford University President Richard Saller named her to the position in August 2023, effective October 1, 2023. Martinez succeeds Persis Drell, who announced in May that she would step down as provost.^[1] From April 2019 to September 2023, she served as the Dean of Stanford Law School. She joined the Stanford faculty in 2003, and has taught courses on constitutional law, international law, and human rights. She is a leading expert on international law and constitutional law, including comparative constitutional law. She is the author of The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 2012) and numerous articles in leading academic journals.^[2]

Jenny Martínez
14th Provost of Stanford University
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2023
Preceded by	Persis Drell
Personal details
Born	(1971-11-05) November 5, 1971 (age 52) San Francisco, California U.S.
Education	Yale University (BA) Harvard University (JD)

Education and legal career

Martínez graduated cum laude with distinction from Yale University and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. During her first year in law school, she was awarded the Sears Prize, which goes to the two students with the highest first year grades. She served as managing editor of the Harvard Law Review and was twice published in the Law Review. After law school, she clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer,^[3] Patricia Wald of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,^[4] and Judge Guido Calabresi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

She joined Stanford Law School's faculty in 2003, after working as an attorney at the law firm Jenner & Block in Washington, D.C., and as a senior research fellow and visiting lecturer at Yale University. She has twice been named one of the "100 Most Influential Hispanics" and an "Elite Woman" by Hispanic Business magazine." She also was named to the National Law Journal's list of "Top 40 Lawyers Under 40" and the American Lawyer's "Young Litigators Fab Fifty." She also has received the Civil Rights Advocacy Award from the La Raza Lawyers of San Francisco and the Ray of Hope Award from Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE). When asked to cite the best U.S. Supreme Court decision since 1960 by Time, she cited New York Times Co. v. U.S. (1971).^[5] She has pointed to the Japanese internment case, Korematsu v. U.S. (1944), as among the worst opinions.^[6] Martínez represented José Padilla in the Supreme Court in Rumsfeld v. Padilla.^[7][8][9]

She is a member of the American Law Institute^[10] and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[11]

Publications

• Martínez, Jenny S. (2012). The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539162-6.
• —— (2011). "International Courts and the U.S. Constitution: Re-examining the History". University of Pennsylvania Law Review. 159 (4): 1069–1140. JSTOR 41149893.
• —— (2008). "Process and Substance in the 'War on Terror'". Columbia Law Review. 108 (5): 1013–1092. JSTOR 40041795.
• —— (2006). "Inherent Executive Power: A Comparative Perspective". The Yale Law Journal. 115 (9): 2480–2511. doi:10.2307/20455703. JSTOR 20455703.

Personal life

In 2004, Martínez married David Silliman Graham.^[12] They have four daughters.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 2)

References

1. "Jenny S. Martinez appointed Stanford provost". Stanford Report. Stanford University. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
2. "About the Provost". Stanford Office of the Provost. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
3. Feldman, Noah (May 8, 2017). "Nominees for the appeals court bench are brilliant lawyers, who happen to be conservative". Bloomberg News. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
4. Kontorovich, Eugene (February 3, 2014). "Three international courts and their constitutional problems". Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
5. Sachs, Andrea (October 6, 2015). "The Best Supreme Court Decisions Since 1960". Time Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
6. Bomboy, Scott (December 18, 2015). "The Supreme Court's 'worst decision' lives on in 2016 campaign". Constitution Center Blog. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
7. . Law.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
8. Barbash, Fred (November 22, 2005). "Padilla's Lawyers Suggest Indictment Helps Government Avoid Court Fight". Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
9. "Bush Unbound: The Supreme Court must order the government to charge or release Jose Padilla". Harvard Crimson. April 29, 2004. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
10. "SLS Professor Jenny S. Martinez Elected to American Law Institute". Stanford Law School. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
11. "New 2020 Members Announced". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
12. "Weddings: Jenny Martinez, David Graham". New York Times. November 7, 2004. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

External links

• Stanford Law School Faculty -- Jenny S. Martinez
• Video discussion about International Law with Jennifer Martinez and Henry Farrell on Bloggingheads.tv
• WJP Rule of Law Index (1:31 min), Jenny S. Martinez. YouTube, February 27, 2014.