Ronald (Ron) Levin

William R. Orthwein Distinguished Professor of Law

Office

Anheuser-Busch Hall
Room 577


About Ronald (Ron) Levin

Ronald M. Levin specializes in administrative law and has published widely in that field. He has testified before Congress on regulatory reform issues and participates actively in the work of the American Bar Association and the Administrative Conference of the United States.

Professor Levin’s coauthored books on administrative law include a casebook and a student text. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on administrative law topics, including judicial review, rulemaking, and legislative reform of the regulatory process. He also has written about the law of lobbying and legislative ethics. Professor Levin has been active in the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice for more than three decades and served as its Chair in 2000-01. He currently represents the Section in the ABA House of Delegates. He is a senior fellow of the Administrative Conference of the United States and has chaired its Judicial Review Committee. Before joining the law faculty, Professor Levin clerked for the Hon. John C. Godbold, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and practiced for three years in Washington, D.C., with the firm of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan. He was the Associate Dean of the School of Law from 1990-1993.

Education

  • B.A., Yale University, 1972
  • J.D., University of Chicago, 1975

Courses

  • Administrative Law
  • Civil Procedure
  • Election Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Legislation

Areas of Expertise

  • Administrative Law
  • Legislative Law

Scholarship

SSRN Author’s Page

See CV for additional publications.

Media

West Academic | Book | January 8, 2025

Bloomberg | Quote | July 1, 2024

Politico | Quote | June 25, 2024

Bloomberg Law | Quote | May 15, 2024

Yale Journal on Regulation | Quote | March 18, 2023

Law.com | Quote | November 17, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court | Amicus Curiae Brief | September 22, 2023

CNN | Article | July 2, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court | Amicus Curiae Brief | September 28, 2023

The Federalist Society | Debate | November 2, 2023

The Regulatory Review | Article | July 19, 2023

West Academic Publishing | Book | June 19, 2025

Barron’s | Quote | November 29, 2023

The Yale Law Journal | Article | March 14, 2025

Education Week | Quote | June 19, 2025

Thompson Reuters | Quote | January 11, 2024

Bloomberg | Quote | July 15, 2025

Inside Higher Ed | Quote | June 16, 2025

Bloomberg Law | Quote | September 25, 2025

Bloomberg | Quote | May 31, 2025

Law360 | Quote | April 3, 2024

The Notre Dame Law Review | Paper | July 6, 2023

Activity & Affiliations

Selected Activities:

  • Member, ABA House of Delegates, since 2014
  • Senior Fellow, Administrative Conference of the United States, since 2017 (former chair, Judicial Review Committee, 2012-17)
  • Member of the American Law Institute, since 2013
  • ABA Advisor, Drafting Committee to Revise the Model State Administrative Procedure Act (Uniform Law Commission), 2007-10
  • Chair, ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 2000-01.

See CV for additional activities.