Vivian O. Berger
Nash Professor of Law Emerita
B.A., Radcliffe (Harvard), 1966; J.D., Columbia, 1973.  Joined the Columbia faculty first in 1975 and again in 1983.  Principal areas of interest are criminal process and law (in particular, capital punishment), habeas corpus, mediation/alternative dispute resolution, and employment discrimination.
Barbara Aronstein Black
George Welwood Murray Professor Emerita of Legal History, Dean Emerita, Faculty of Law
B.A., Brooklyn, 1953; LL.B., Columbia, 1955; Ph.D., Yale, 1975.
Harlan M. Blake
Arthur Levitt Professor Emeritus of Law
B.A., Chicago, 1946; M.A., 1947; J.D., 1954.
Marvin A. Chirelstein
Professor Emeritus of Law
B.A., California (Berkeley), 1950; J.D., Chicago, 1953.
R. Randle Edwards
Walter Gellhorn Professor Emeritus of Law
A.B., Harvard, 1956; J.D., 1964; A.M., 1964; M. Phil., 1967. Research associate in Chinese law, Harvard Law School, 1967–73
Frank P. Grad
Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor Emeritus of Legislation
Former Director, Legislative Drafting Research Fund B.A., Brooklyn, 1947; LL.B., Columbia, 1949.
Louis Henkin
University Professor Emeritus
B.A., Yeshiva, 1937; LL.B. Harvard, 1940; L.H.D., Yeshiva, 1963; LL.D. Columbia 1995; J.D. (hon.), Brooklyn, 1997. Book review editor, Harvard Law Review. Before joining the Columbia University faculty he served as law clerk to Judge Learned Hand and Justice Felix Frankfurter, as well as in the U.S. Department of State. He has taught Constitutional Law, Human Rights, and International Law.
Alfred Hill
Simon H. Rifkind Professor Emeritus of Law
B.S., College of the City of New York, 1937; LL.B., Brooklyn, 1941; S.J.D., Harvard, 1957; LL.D., Brooklyn, 1986.
James L. Hoover
Professor Emeritus of Law
Vice Dean for Administration, Retired
Arthur W. Murphy
Joseph Solomon Professor Emeritus in Wills, Trusts, and Estates
A.B., Harvard, 1943; LL.B., Columbia, 1948. Articles editor, Columbia Law Review.
Subha Narasimhan
Professor Emerita of Law
B.S., London, 1970; M.S., Stanford, 1972; Ph.D., 1975; J.D., Columbia, 1980.
Albert J. Rosenthal
Maurice T. Moore Professor Emeritus of Law; Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Law
B.A., Pennsylvania, 1938; LL.B., Harvard, 1941. President, Harvard Law Review.
William F. Young
James L. Dohr Professor Emeritus of Law
B.A., Texas, 1947; LL.B., 1949.