Emma Coleman Jordan
Professor of Law
Emma Coleman Jordan is a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, where she has been on the faculty for decades. She graduated first in her class from Howard University School of Law and is a past president of both the Association of American Law Schools and the Society of American Law Teachers. She was a White House Fellow in 1980-81, serving as special assistant to the Attorney General. She was elected to the American Law Institute in 1984 and has been a leading voice on economic justice, financial regulation, and the intersection of race and commercial law.
Teaching Style
Professor Jordan is a commanding classroom presence who uses the Socratic method to challenge students to connect legal doctrines in business and commercial law to questions of economic justice and racial equity. She cold-calls with high expectations, drawing on decades of experience in legal education to push students toward rigorous analysis. Her classes emphasize how commercial and financial regulation affects different communities, and she expects students to engage with the social context of business law.
Cold Call Tips
- 1Be prepared to discuss the intersection of race, economics, and commercial law
- 2Understand the regulatory framework for financial institutions and be ready to analyze its effects on different communities
- 3Know the assigned cases thoroughly, including the economic and social context in which they arose
- 4Be ready to discuss current events related to financial regulation and economic inequality
Areas of Expertise
Education
- J.D., Howard University School of Law (cum laude, first in class)
- B.A., California State University, San Francisco
Notable Publications
- Economic Justice: Race, Gender, Identity, and Economics (co-authored casebook)
- Articles on financial regulation and racial economic inequality
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