Curtis R. Reitz
Curtis Randall Reitz (born November 20, 1929)[1] is the Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[2]
ProfessorCurtis Randall Reitz
November 20, 1929
Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law
- University of Pennsylvania (A.B. 1952)
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.B. 1956)
Biography[edit]
Reitz was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.[2] His father was a jeweler, and his mother was a teacher.[2] He attended Reading High School.[2]
He received his A.B. in History from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951 (Phi Beta Kappa). He then spent two years in the armed forces during the Korean War.[2] Reitz then earned his LL.B. summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1956.[3][4][2] He served as the editor-in-chief of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review from 1955 to 1956. At Penn Law he was a student of A. Leo Levin, and a research assistant for Professor Louis B. Schwartz.[2] He then worked as a law clerk to United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren from 1956 to 1957.[4]
He is the Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[3] He has taught at the law school since 1957.[3] The Penn Law Class of 1968 created the Class of 1968 Scholarship Fund Honoring Curtis R. Reitz, which provides financial support to LL.M. students at the school.[5]
Reitz has represented Pennsylvania for 25 years in the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, and is chair of the Conference's Committee on International Legal Developments.[3] He also participated in the recent revision of the Uniform Commercial Code. His recent work has focused on international commercial law, including aspects of the World Trade Organization's operations.