A Life in the Law: An Interview with Drew Days

Authors

Rodger D. Citron, Touro Law CenterFollow

Abstract

Drew S. Days, III, has lived an extraordinary life in the law. Born in the segregated South, Days graduated from Yale Law School in 1966 and pursued a career as a civil rights lawyer. In 1977, he was appointed Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. After his stint in the administration of President Jimmy Carter, Days became a professor at Yale Law School. Then, in 1993, he was appointed So-licitor General of the United States, serving in that position until 1996. He now holds the position of Alfred M. Rankin Professor Emeritus of Law and Professorial Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. In 2011, he visited Touro Law Center to deliver the Howard A. Glickstein Civil Rights and Public Policy Lecture. As part of his visit, Professor Days was interviewed by Professor Rodger Citron about his life and career. An edited transcript of their conversation follows.

Recommended Citation

Citron, Rodger D. (2014) "A Life in the Law: An Interview with Drew Days," Touro Law Review: Vol. 30: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/lawreview/vol30/iss1/10