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George C. Christie
George C. Christie (born March 3, 1934) is the James Buchanan Duke, James B. Duke Emeritus Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, where he taught jurisprudence and tort law before retiring from teaching in 2013. Early life and education Christie was born in New York City in 1934. His father, himself a lawyer, emigrated from Greece to the United States in 1920. He was awarded his Bachelor of Arts, A.B. in 1955 and his Juris Doctor, J.D. in 1957, both from Columbia University. While at Columbia he was editor-in-chief of the Columbia Law Review. In 1962 he was granted a Diploma in International Law from Cambridge University. Later, in 1966 he received Doctor of Juridical Science, S.J.D. from Harvard Law School, Harvard University. Career Christie was admitted to the bar in New York in 1957 and in the District of Columbia in 1958. He spent two years in private practice in Washington D.C. and from 1960-1961 he was a Ford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
