Prof. Catherine Fitzpatrick

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Senior Lecturer · History & Political Science

Prof. Fitzpatrick teaches constitutional law, administrative law, and urban governance. Before academia she spent twelve years as a municipal attorney advising city councils on zoning, eminent domain, and public-private partnerships.

POLSCI-200 POLSCI-302 POLSCI-402

Contact & office

✉ cfitzpatrick@urbanicity.space

🏢 Online — office hours by video

Office hours: Tue 11:00 AM-1:00 PM · Krieger Hall 310 | Thu 3:00 PM-5:00 PM · Krieger Hall 310

College

J.D. Law — Yale Law School (2005)

M.P.A. Public Administration — Syracuse University (2002)

B.A. Political Science — Wellesley College (2000)

Family

Married to a retired Navy JAG; two grown daughters, both lawyers, to her mixed delight.

Spouse: Cmdr. Daniel Fitzpatrick (ret.), Navy JAG

Teaching now — POLSCI-200

Last #2 · Lesson 2: Parliamentary Systems ↗

Current #3 · Lesson 3: Presidential & Semi-Presidential Systems ↗

Next #4 · Lesson 4: Federal vs. Unitary Governance ↗

Recommends

SCOTUSblog ↗

Reading list

America's Constitution: A Biography ↗

Akhil Reed Amar · from the syllabus

The Nine ↗

Jeffrey Toobin · from the syllabus

Mastering the Art of French Cooking ↗

Julia Child · cooking

Field

Municipal law, urban governance, zoning litigation, eminent domain, public-private partnerships