Vivian E. Hamilton

Vivian Hamilton is a Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School, where she teaches courses in Civil Procedure, Education Law, Family Law, and Race & Law. She is also an affiliate faculty member of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program at the College of William & Mary. At the Law School, she serves as faculty advisor to the Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, the Black Law Students Association, and the Equality Alliance. She is a founder and co-chair of the William & Mary Faculty of Color Network.

Professor Hamilton’s research focuses on legal measures affecting adolescents and emerging adults, and her work has been published in the Boston University Law Review, Brigham Young University Law Review, and University of Georgia Law Review, among others. She has testified as an expert before numerous state legislatures, and her work has been widely cited in law journals and media outlets, including NewYork Times and The Washington Times. Professor Hamilton earned her B.A. in History from Yale College and is a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School.