Questions & Answers: Administrative Law

Linda Jellum is a professor of law at the University of Idaho College of Law. She joined the faculty in July 2022. Prior to that, she was the Ellison Capers Palmer Sr. Endowed Chair in Tax Law at the University of Mercer School of Law. She teaches Administrative Law, Income Tax, Civil Procedure, and Statutory Interpretation.

Professor Jellum is a prolific scholar. Her numerous articles have appeared in top law journals, such as the Texas Law Review, the UCLA Law Review, and the Ohio State Law Journal. She has authored multiple books and book chapters.

Professor Jellum is a leader in legal education. She has served as the Deputy Executive Director for the Southeastern Association of Law Schools, the Deputy Director for the Association of American Law Schools, and the Chair of the American Bar Association Section’s on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. Professor Jellum received her J.D. from Cornell Law School and her undergraduate degree from Cornell University.

Karen A. Jordan is a Professor of Law at the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. Professor Jordan teaches primarily in the areas of civil procedure, evidence, and administrative law. Her scholarly endeavors focus predominantly on regulatory law and policy issues, especially as they relate to the allocation of power between the federal and state systems. Professor Jordan's articles have appeared in leading journals, and have been cited in federal and state judicial opinions and course textbooks.

Professor Jordan has developed her administrative law expertise primarily in the health law arena. In the past, Professor Jordan has been a speaker at national conferences sponsored by the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics and the Association of American Law Schools; and has contributed to forums such as West Legal News and the employee benefits section of the Association of American Law Schools. More recently, she has focused on issues relating to judicial deference to agency actions and agency preemption.