Michael J. Gerhardt
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Law
Active 1920–2024
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About
Michael J. Gerhardt is the Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at UNC School of Law, where he joined the faculty in 2005. His teaching and research focus on constitutional conflicts between presidents and Congress, with particular expertise in impeachment, appointments, presidential power, Supreme Court precedent, and separation of powers. Gerhardt is the author of nine books, including 'Lincoln’s Mentors' (2021) and 'The Forgotten Presidents' (2013), which was named by The Financial Times as one of the best non-fiction books of 2013. He has written over a hundred law review articles and numerous op-eds in prominent publications such as SCOTUSblog, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. His extensive public service includes testifying more than 20 times before Congress, serving as special counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and providing expert commentary during multiple presidential impeachment proceedings. Gerhardt's contributions to legal scholarship and public understanding of constitutional law have been recognized through awards such as the UNC Thomas Jefferson Award in 2023 and his induction into the American Law Institute in 2016.
Research topics
- Political Science
- Art
- Law
Selected publications
The Federal Impeachment Process
2018-09-03 · 14 citations
book1st authorCorrespondingOxford University Press eBooks · 2018-08-30 · 6 citations
book1st authorCorrespondingImpeachment: What Everyone Needs to Know® is the step back and deep reflection on the law of impeachment that everyone needs now. Written in an accessible and lively question-and-answer format, it offers a timely explanation of the impeachment process from its very meaning to its role in politics today. The book defines the scope of impeachable offenses, and how the Constitution provides alternative procedures and sanctions for addressing misconduct in office. It explains why the only two presid…
The Law of Presidential Impeachment
New York University Press eBooks · 2024 · 2 citations
1st authorCorrespondingA clear and comprehensive overview of presidential impeachment from a leading expert in the field As a result of Donald Trump’s presidency, impeachment was once again thrust into the spotlight of American political discussion. However, its history goes back to the very founding of the nation, when American colonists, remembering their grievances against their former king, entrenched the process in their new Constitution. The Law of Presidential Impeachment breaks down both the law and politics o…
Penn Carey Law Legal Scholarship Repository (University of Pennsylvania) · 2020-04-22 · 1 citations
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingOn Thursday, February 18, 2016, Professor Michael J. Gerhardt of the UNC School of Law visited the UK College of Law as part of the Randall-Park Lecture Series. He discussed an upcoming work entitled Constitutional Arrogance.
Will Donald Trump Be Impeached?
Oxford University Press eBooks · 2018-08-30 · 1 citations
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingMy concern in this chapter is the same as it has been throughout this book: it is not with questions of fact or with whether or not someone actually did something bad or not. Whether or not President Trump will ever be subject to the...
Frequent coauthors
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Maria Inman
Faraday Technology (United States)
- 64 shared
Roger Narayan
North Carolina State University
- 64 shared
Jeremy Theil
- 64 shared
Yoshihisa Matsumoto
National Institute of Technology, Oita College
- 64 shared
Tae‐Hoon Lim
- 64 shared
Fikile R. Brushett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 64 shared
Liuchuan Tong
- 64 shared
Michael J. Aziz
Harvard University
Education
- 1994
Ph.D., Law
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 1989
Other, Law
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 1985
B.A., Political Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Awards & honors
- Order of the Coif (1982)
- Distinguished Visitor of the Order of the Coif (2020-2021)
- UNC’s Thomas Jefferson Award (2023)
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