Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
Herman Phleger Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School

Justice Cuéllar began serving on the Supreme Court of California in January 2015. Previously, he was the Stanley Morrison Professor of Law, Professor (by courtesy) of Political Science, and Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cuéllar is a scholar of public law, complex organizations, and political economy whose work explores problems in administrative law and legislation, cyberlaw and artificial intelligence, public health and safety law, and international affairs. As Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute, Cuéllar led Stanford’s principal institution for the study of international affairs, with centers and programs focused on governance and development, international security, health and environmental policy, and education. He grew the Institute’s faculty; launched university-wide initiatives on global poverty and cyber security to support the creation of new research centers; expanded the Institute’s research on nuclear security, health, and education; and increased support for undergraduate and graduate students. (Full bio)