John F. Manning
John F. Manning (born 1961) is an American educator and lawyer. Manning is currently the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Harvard Law School. Career. Manning graduated from Harvard College in 1982 and lived in Thayer Hall during his freshman year. He then graduated from Harvard Law School in 1985. Following law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Robert H. Bork at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He then served as a law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia for the Supreme Court's 1988 term . Manning also worked two stints at the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and in the Solicitor General's office. Manning was brought to Harvard Law School by Dean Elena Kagan to help shore up Harvard Law School's expertise in public law; he is an expert in administrative law and a constitutional scholar of textualism. Manning's hiring, along with that of Jack Goldsmith, and Adrian Vermeule, has "helped assuage complaints that Harvard marginalized conservative views." Manning is also an expert on separation of powers issues. On July 23, 2012, the Supreme Court appointed Manning "amicus curiae , in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center". He argued the case on December 4, 2012. On April 30, 2013, Manning was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. On January 5, 2017, Martha Minow, then-dean at Harvard Law School, announced that she would be stepping down as dean at the end of the academic year. On June 1, 2017, Manning was formally announced as the law school's next Dean, beginning on July 1, 2017. Manning, a textualist legal scholar, whose selection drew criticism from some progressive and liberal groups, has stated that his academic background "will  not affect how he leads the Law School." Published works. Manning is the coauthor of two leading textbooks: He has also written more than thirty law review articles. Some of his most-cited pieces are: Cases argued in front of the Supreme Court: