University of Virginia School of Law professor Deborah Hellman was recently named president of NOMOS: the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy, among other accolades for the Law School community.
NOMOS was founded to bring together scholars in political science, law and philosophy who are interested in interdisciplinary exploration of a range of problems in political and legal philosophy, according to the organization. Each year, NOMOS hosts a conference on a topic (this year was on “Structural Injustice”) with papers from each of the disciplines.
“This list of past presidents includes some super impressive people — Lon Fuller, John Rawls, Judith Shklar, Dennis Thompson, Joel Feinberg, Michael Walzer and Amy Gutman, among others — and so I am feeling very flattered to be asked to take on this role,” Hellman said.
Hellman is the Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law and directs the school’s Center for Law & Philosophy. Her work focuses on equal protection law and its philosophical justification, and on the obligations of professional roles.
Additionally, Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 was named the NOMOS’s secretary-treasurer. He is the Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law and co-directs the school’s Karsh Center for Law and Democracy.
