Sallyanne Payton
Sallyanne Payton | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California |
Education | 1964, Stanford University 1968, Stanford Law School |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Employer | University of Michigan Law School |
Sallyanne Payton is an American lawyer. She is the William W. Cook Professor Emerita of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. She was Stanford Law School's first African-American graduate.
Early life and education
Payton was born and raised in Los Angeles, California,[1] to an insurance underwriter and schoolteacher.[2] She earned her law degree from Stanford Law School in 1968, becoming their first African-American graduate.[3] During her time at Stanford, Payton served as an editor of the Stanford Law Review.[4]
Career
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With her newly obtained law degree, Payton was hired at the law firm Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.[5] While there, she caught the attention of President Richard Nixon who hired her to sit on the White House Domestic Council staff in 1971.[6] Her alma mater Stanford also elected her as an alumni-elect on their Board of Trustees.[7] Payton was later appointed to Chief Counsel of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1973.[5]
In 1976, Payton and Christina B. Whitman were hired full-time at the University of Michigan Law School.[8] The following year, she was elected to Stanford's Board of Trustees for a five-year term.[9] During the Clinton presidency, she served as an adviser for the Clinton Health Care Reform Task Force, which led to her election as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.[5]
On May 28, 2008, Payton was reappointed the William W. Cook Professor of Law until May 31, 2013.[10] Two years later, she was elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance[11] and a Senior Fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States.[12] In 2013, Payton officially retired from the University of Michigan Law School.[5]
References
- ^ Schoch, Deborah (February 25, 2007). "Spirituals hit a high note in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
said Payton, who grew up in Los Angeles
- ^ Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. May 1962. p. 30. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Liban, Ismail; Ashe, Stephanie (February 12, 2020). "Stanford Black Law Students Association Celebrates 50th Anniversary". law.stanford.edu. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Volume 19 Editorial Board". stanfordlawreview.org. 1967. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Vloet, Katie (2013). "Payton Retires; Was One of First Female Faculty Members" (PDF). law.umich.edu. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Albin Krebs (April 30, 1971). "Notes on People". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Trustees Elected". Stanford Daily. California. June 20, 1972.
- ^ "Payton, Whitman Join Michigan Law Faculty" (PDF). law.umich.edu. 1976. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Charonnat, Bruce (June 21, 1977). "Board OKs two new VPs". Stanford Daily. California.
- ^ "Regents Roundup". ur.umich.edu. May 28, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "National Academy of Social Insurance Announces New Members". nasi.org. March 4, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "ACUS Announces Senior Fellows". acus.gov. October 4, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2020.