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Richard Delgado (born October 6, 1939)[1] is an American legal scholar considered[by whom?] to be one the founders of critical race theory, along with Derrick Bell.[2] Delgado is currently a Distinguished Professor of LawatSeattle University School of Law.[3] Previously, he was the John J. Sparkman Chair of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law. He has written and co-authored numerous articles and books, many with his wife, Jean Stefancic. He is also notable for his scholarship on hate speech and for introducing storytelling into legal scholarship.[4][5]
Richard Delgado
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Born | (1939-10-06) October 6, 1939 (age 84) |
Education | University of Washington (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Occupation | Professor |
Employer(s) | University of California, Los Angeles University of Pittsburgh University of Colorado Seattle University University of Alabama |
Known for | Critical race theory |
Spouse | Jean Stefancic |
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The son of a Mexican-American father who immigrated to the United States by himself at the age of 15, Delgado grew up in a migratory household and attended public schools as a child. He earned an A.B. in philosophy and mathematics at the University of Washington, and then attended the UC-Berkeley School of Law, where he earned a J.D. and served as an editor of the California Law Review.
Delgado previously taught at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he held the John J. Sparkman Chair of Law and taught courses in race and civil rights. Earlier, he also taught at UCLA Law School for eight years and the University of Colorado for fourteen.
He currently teaches at Seattle University School of Law, where he is a distinguished professor of law.
Delgado is an amateur cloud-watcher, retired track athlete, and fiction writer.
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