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Edward Hirsch Levi (June 26, 1911 – March 7, 2000) was an American legal scholar and academic. He served as dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 1950 to 1962, president of the University of Chicago from 1968 to 1975, and then as United States Attorney General from 1975 to 1978 under President Gerald Ford.
Edward Hirsch Levi (* 26. Juni 1911 in Chicago , Illinois ; † 7. März 2000 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist, Politiker ( Republikanische Partei ) und Justizminister (Attorney General) .
Edward Hirsch Levi was a singular product of the University of Chicago. Educated at the University beginning with kindergarten, Levi attended the Laboratory Schools, the College, and the Law School.
Edward H. Levi became dean of the University of Chicago Law School in 1950, succeeding Wilber G. Katz in the role. As dean, Levi oversaw the marked academic and physical growth of the Law School.
Levi, a former president of the University of Chicago, assumed the role of U.S. attorney general in 1975 at a time of depleted civilian trust in the executive branch following the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the midst of the Watergate scandal.
14. Okt. 2021 · Inaugurated on Nov. 14, 1968, Edward Levi took office amid the Vietnam War. Student protestors gathered at his ceremony and interrupted several speakers at his inaugural dinner at Chicago’s Hilton Hotel.
Levi's efforts to bring transparency, independence and integrity back to the Justice Department restored public confidence at a pivotal stage in U.S. history.
