Assistant Professor Sarah M.R. Cravens has been with The University of Akron School of Law since 2005. She received her A.B., magna cum laude, from Princeton University, her M.Phil from Cambridge University and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Washington & Lee University, where she was senior articles editor of the Washington and Lee Law Review. Her areas of interest include legal ethics and judicial role. Professor Cravens currently teaches Torts, Professional Responsibility and a seminar on the judicial role. She has been admitted to the Oklahoma state bar, as well as the District of Columbia bar. Prior to joining the Akron Law faculty, Professor Cravens was a law clerk for The Honorable Stephanie K. Seymour in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and was an attorney for Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington D.C. Professor Cravens writes on the role of the judge, focusing in recent articles and book chapters on the concept of impartiality, the use of appearances in recusal analysis, and the importance of explicit reason-giving in judicial opinions.
Articles
In Pursuit of Actual Justice, Alabama Law Review (2007)
This Article proposes that the fundamental goal of judicial ethics and practice is to achieve...
Judges as Trustees: A Duty to Account and an Opportunity for Virtue, Washington & Lee Law Review (2005)
The title of this symposium asks whether we have ceased to be a common law...
Involved Appellate Judging, Marquette Law Review (2004)
What happens when the parties miss the point? It is well established that if a...
Working Papers
Impartiality: Balancing Personal and Professional Integrity in Judicial Decisionmaking, Forthcoming book chapter (2008)
Presentations
Judging Discretion, Hon. Stephanie K. Seymour Lecture (2007)
This paper was delivered in October as the inaugural Hon. Stephanie K. Seymour Lecture at...