Education
In 1960, Birmingham earned an A.B. from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1963, he earned his J.D. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. While earning his law degree, Birmingham distinguished himself as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. While completing his third and final law school year, and also serving as law journal Editor-in-Chief, Birmingham was enrolled in the first year of a Ph.D. program in economics. After receiving his law degree, Birmingham traveled to New England where he earned his advanced law degree, an LL.M, from Harvard University (1965). Birmingham returned to the University of Pittsburgh where, in 1967, he completed his doctorate in Economics, and then a Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1976.
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