Michael Tigar was on the faculty of the University of Texas School of Law from 1983 to 1998, serving as the Joseph D Jamail Centennial Chair in Law for much of that time.
18 Facts About Michael Tigar
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Michael Tigar earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962 and his JD from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1966.
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Michael Tigar interviewed Bertrand Russell during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis for Pacifica Radio.
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In law school Michael Tigar was a member of Order of the Coif, worked as a research assistant to Ann Fagan Ginger documenting the era's explosion in civil rights and civil liberties litigation, and served as editor-in-chief of the California Law Review.
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In 1966, Tigar was hired as a law clerk by Justice William J Brennan of the United States Supreme Court.
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In 1967, Michael Tigar became the first Editor-in-Chief of the Selective Service Law Reporter.
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Michael Tigar taught evidence classes and a course in Selective Service Law.
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Michael Tigar then formed his own firm with partner Samuel J Buffone.
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Michael Tigar was then a professor at American University's Washington College of Law starting in 1998, and later at Duke Law School.
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Michael Tigar has been visiting professor at the law faculty of the Paul Cezanne University, Aix-en-Provence, and has lectured at law schools in a number of other countries.
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Michael Tigar made several trips to South Africa, working with organizations of African lawyers engaged in the struggle to end apartheid, and after the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, to lecture on human rights issues and to advise the African National Congress on issues in drafting a new constitution.
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Michael Tigar has been actively involved in efforts to bring to justice members of the Chilean junta, including former President Pinochet.
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In retirement, Michael Tigar continues to work in the field of human rights.
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Michael Tigar was an expert witness for the defense in the Julian Assange case in London in 2020.
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Michael Tigar is professor of the practice of law emeritus at Duke Law School, and research professor emeritus at the American University, Washington College of Law.
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In 2016, Michael Tigar donated his papers to the University of Texas Law School Library, which held a symposium to launch the collection in 2018.
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Michael Tigar has argued seven cases before the United States Supreme Court, and over 100 federal appellate cases.
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Michael Tigar has appeared as a trial lawyer in all parts of the United States.