Biography:
Professor Westley joined the Tulane faculty in 1995 after completing his PhD in philosophy. His dissertation topic was "Fourteenth Amendment Jurisprudence: Race and the Rights of Groups."  While at Yale, Professor Westley was a recipient of a Mellon Foundation Fellowship in the Humanities.  After receiving his PhD, he served as President's Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, San Diego.  His research and teaching interests are in the fields of critical race theory, constitutional law, philosophy of law, and the legal profession.  In 1997, he chaired the Ninth Annual Critical Race Theory Workshop, a working meeting of young legal scholars addressing issues concerning communities of color; the workshop was held at Tulane.  He is a former member of the Board of Governors of the Society of American Law Teachers. 

Courses:
Fall 2009 - Legal Profession; Constitutional Law: 14th Amendment
Spring 2010 - Critical Race Theory Seminar
Other courses - Law & Literature Seminar; Constitutional Criminal Procedure: Investigation