About John W. Reed
Lived 1918 – 2018 (aged 99). John W. Reed was an American jurist.
John W. Reed (11 December 1918 – 6 March 2018) was an American law professor and Thomas M. Cooley Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Michigan Law School.
Biography Reed received law degrees from Cornell Law School (LL.B. 1942) and Columbia Law School (LL.M. 1949, J.S.D. 1957). In retirement, he became dean of the Wayne State University Law School and taught there. Reed served as a visiting professor at Harvard, Yale, Chicago, NYU, and other law schools.
Reed received awards from the American College of Trial Lawyers, Association of Continuing Legal Education Administrators, and State Bar of Michigan. The John W. Reed Michigan Lawyer Legacy Award of the State Bar of Michigan is named in his honor.
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Law professor
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John W. Reed was born on 11 December 1918 in Independence.
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John W. Reed died on 6 March 2018.
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John W. Reed was a jurist.
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John W. Reed was American.
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