Hunter R. Clark

Professor of Law

Expertise: International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Trade, State & Local Government Law, U.S. Supreme Court

Education

JD, Harvard Law School
AB, Harvard College, cum laude

Experience

Drake Law School professor since 1993
Chief counsel to the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia
Staff writer for TIME magazine
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman, Washington, D.C.
Counsel, Council of the District of Columbia

Selected Publications

Israel and the Palestinians: Is the “Two-State Solution” Still Viable? (forthcoming 2026).
Cuba and the U.S.: Getting to Normal? (forthcoming 2026).
Thurgood Marshall: His Triumph in Brown, His Years on the Supreme Court (2014) (Kindle Ebook Edition).
Thurgood Marshall: From His Early Years to Brown (2012) (Kindle Ebook Edition).
Justice Brennan: The Great Conciliator (Carol Pub. Group, 1995).

Significant Accomplishments

Served on the Reading Group that vetted Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s appellate decisions for the ABA’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary (2020)
Interviewed on "Booknotes," C-SPAN
Brian Lamb Notable Biographers of People Who Shaped America Award (1999)
Drake University President and Provost’s Special Commendation for Excellent Performance in All Areas of Faculty Performance (1997)

Biography

Hunter R. Clark is a graduate of Harvard Law School, J.D. 1979, and Harvard College, A.B. cum laude 1976. During law school, he wrote for the Harvard International Law Journal, and edited the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. From 1981-1986, he worked as a staff writer for TIME Magazine, writing weekly articles on world affairs and diplomatic developments. His writings on foreign direct investment and global economic development have appeared in leading journals and law reviews, including the Cornell International Law Journal; Minnesota Journal of Global Trade; and The American University International Law Review. During high school, Clark served as a page in the U.S. Supreme Court. He is the author of two books: Justice Brennan: The Great Conciliator and Thurgood Marshall: Warrior at the Bar, Rebel on the Bench. Clark joined Drake University’s law faculty in 1993.

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