Faculty Publications
Dean Leonard, former United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, assumed the role of dean at Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law on July 15, 2013. Dean Leonard serves as Campbell Law’s fifth dean.
A native of Davidson County, Leonard is a 1971 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar. He earned a master's degree in education from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1973, and then earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1976.
He has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina since 1992 acting as Chief Judge from 1999 through 2006. Prior to that time, he was a United States Magistrate Judge (1981-92) and Clerk of Court of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (1979-92). For more than a decade Leonard also acted as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State, working with judiciaries in many developing countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
Chief Justice Marshall in Raleigh: The Untold Story
Having Thought About Private Matters: The Federal Court's Initial Response
Use of Electronic Documents in US Courts: A Personal View
So Where is Namibia?
Rule 11 in the Federal Courts of North Carolina
Leadership in the Federal Courts: A Candid Appraisal
After the Clerkship: Was it Worth It?
The Executive Component of the Court
Congressional Action Changes Federal Practice
The Judicial Dean
Interview transcipt