Stephen Wermiel

Stephen J. Wermiel is an American legal scholar, historian, and professor of law at American University Washington College of Law specializing in First Amendment law and the history of the United States Supreme Court. Wermiel has written several biographical books about Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. He graduated in 1968. From 1979 to 1991, Wermiel covered the U.S. Supreme Court for the Wall Street Journal, remaining there even after his law school graduation. In the 1990s, Wermiel also served on the board of directors and legal committee of the ACLU of Georgia. The records included case files, correspondence, and case histories that Justice Brennan's clerks had prepared each term. Wermiel responded by saying that he was overwhelmed by the project. Stern who reorganized the material and drafted most of the book chapters.

Wermiel is a contributor to SCOTUSblog, where he writes the SCOTUS for Law Students column. Wermiel has made numerous appearances on cable news networks, including ABC News and MSNBC. Wermiel has also made appearances on C-SPAN as a correspondent and legal expert.

American University Washington College of Law Wermiel was a teaching fellow at William and Mary Law School and then taught at Georgia State University College of Law. The project places law students in underserved high schools, where the law students teach constitutional law and civic engagement to high school students. He currently serves as a faculty adviser for the project.

Wermiel is a Fellow in the Program on Law & Government at the university. Together, they have one daughter, Anne. They have a home in Sharon, Connecticut.