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John A. Siliciano

Senior Vice Provost Academic Affairs and Professor of Law

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Contact Information

Office of the Vice Provost
433 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4901

Phone: (607) 255-3062
Fax: (607) 255-7193
Email: jas83@cornell.edu

Professional Biography

John Siliciano, who is a national authority in torts and products liability, has served on Cornell Law School's faculty since 1984. The co-author of The Torts Process, Prof. Siliciano clerked for Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall on the U.S. Supreme Court, and for Chief Judge Wilfred Feinberg at 2nd Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals. He was Columbia Law Review editor-in-chief, and was in private practice for three years before turning to teaching. He has served as associate dean since 1997 and as vice dean from 2000-2003.

Education

  • B.A., Cornell University 1975
  • M.P.A., Princeton University 1979
  • J.D., Columbia University 1979