Richard Allen Posner

Richard Posner has devoted his professional career to teaching and judging. He spent twelve years as professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School, and 35 years on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, including seven years as chief judge. He has written 70 books on many aspects of law, including most recently Reflections on Judging, Divergent Paths, and The Federal Judiciary, Strengths and Weaknesses. Upon retiring from the judiciary in September 2017, he created a nonprofit company (soon to be nationwide) called the Posner Center of Justice for Pro Se's, which provides legal assistance and guidance to pro se's, i.e., litigants who either can't afford to hire lawyers or want to represent themselves in any legal disputes that they become involved in.