Steven Smith

Steven Smith
Phone: (619) 260-7969
Office: Warren Hall 304D
Assistant:

Tatiana Quiapo
tquiapo@SanDiego.edu

Professor of Law; Co-Executive Director, Institute for Law & Religion; Co-Executive Director, Institute for Law & Philosophy

  • JD, 1979, Yale University
  • BA, 1976, Brigham Young University

Areas of Expertise

Constitutional Interpretation, Torts, Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, Law and Religion, Religious Freedom/Separation of Church and State, Federal Courts, Constitutional Law

Professional Experience

Smith taught at the University of Notre Dame Law School, the University of Colorado School of Law, and the University of Idaho. He was a visiting professor at the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia. Smith joined the USD School of Law faculty in 2002.

Honors and Affiliations

Smith was the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School and was the Byron R. White Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law. He is the co-director of USD’s Institute of Law and Religion. In 2021-22, Smith was named the Herzog Endowed Scholar.

Scholarly Work