Amy Wharton
- Director, Law Library
Amy Wharton joined the law library in 2008 and became director in 2018. She holds a master's in library and information studies from the University of Oklahoma, where she was elected to the Beta Phi Mu honor society. Previously Wharton was a librarian in the Washington, D.C. office of Winston & Strawn. Wharton has practiced law in Virginia and the District of Columbia and is an associate member of the Virginia State Bar. She is a past president of the Virginia Association of Law Libraries. Wharton teaches Advanced Legal Research.
Education
- J.D.George Mason University School of Law1992
- M.L.I.S.University of Oklahoma2007
- B.A.University of Virginia1987
Publications
“Local Law,” in A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia (with Kristin Glover), Joyce Manna Janto, ed., Virginia CLE Publications, 8th ed., (2017).
“Landing at a Run: Tips for Molding Effective and Productive New Associates,” 60 Va. Law. 62 (2011). Article
“Web 2.0: What’s in it for Lawyer 1.0,” 58 Va. Law. 56 (2009). Article
Current Courses
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Faculty in the News
Michael A. Livermore, Can Red and Purple States Go Green? (The Regulatory Review)
Risa L. Goluboff, PrezFest 2019: May 23 (Miller Center of Public Affairs)
A. E. Dick Howard, Across US, Women Have Unequal Access to Abortion (AFP)
A. E. Dick Howard, U.S. Anti-Abortion Activists Once 'Chipped Away' at Roe vs. Wade — Now They've Picked Up a Sledgehammer (CBC News)
