Dean of The University of Michigan Law School
In 1994, Lehman became Dean of the University of Michigan Law School -- at that time the youngest law school dean in America. During his deanship, Michigan became the first U.S. law school to require all J.D. students to complete a course in transnational law. The school also drew attention for initiatives in public service and the teaching of legal writing. From 2001 to 2003, he served as president of the American Law Deans Association. Along with then-University President Lee Bollinger, Lehman received national attention in the 2003 Supreme Court case of Grutter v. Bollinger, in which the University largely succeeded in defending the law school's affirmative action admissions policies.
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