William Hubbard

William Hubbard is the Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics at the University of Chicago Law School and is a Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation. Trained at the University of Chicago as both a lawyer and an economist, his research and teaching encompass the study of courts, civil procedure, and the economic analysis of law. He is the author of the casebook Civil Procedure: An Integrated Approach (2021) and is co-author of Court on Trial: A Data-Driven Account of the Supreme Court of India (2023). Hubbard currently serves as chair of the University of Chicago AI and Academic Life Committee and the Law School AI Committee. He has served as editor of the Journal of Legal Studies and Deputy Dean of the Law School. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Chicago, Hubbard practiced law, specializing in electronic discovery and appellate advocacy.