Charles E. Rice | |
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| Vice Chair of theConservative Party of New York | |
| In office 1962–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kiernan O'Doherty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Edward Rice (1931-08-07)August 7, 1931 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 2015(2015-02-25) (aged 83) |
| Spouse | Mary E. Rice |
| Children | 10 |
| Education | College of the Holy Cross (BA) Boston College (JD) New York University (LLM,JSD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel (reserves) |
Charles Edward Rice (August 7, 1931 – February 25, 2015) was an American legal scholar, Catholic apologist, and author of several books.[1] He is best known for his career at theNotre Dame Law School atNotre Dame, Indiana. He began teaching there in 1969,[1] and in 2000 earned professor emeritus status. During the time he was retired, he continued to teach classes at the University of Notre Dame until 2014.[1]
Rice was ofIrish descent and his father was active inIrish-American andCatholic organizations inNew York City.[2][3] He lived with his wife, Mary, inMishawaka, Indiana. They had 10 biological children and 41 grandchildren,[4][5] and adopted a son fromSouth Vietnam.[1]
Rice received a B.A. degree from theCollege of the Holy Cross, a J.D. fromBoston College Law School and LL.M. and J.S.D. fromNew York University. He practiced law inNew York City and taught atNew York University Law School andFordham Law School before joining, in 1969, the faculty of law at Notre Dame.[4]
He was instrumental in the founding of theConservative Party of New York in the 1960s. He served as vice-chairman of the party from 1962 to 1969.[6]
Rice served in theMarine Corps and was a retired lieutenant colonel who served in theMarine Corps Reserve.[1]
From 1981 to 1993, Rice was a member of the Education Appeal Board of theUnited States Department of Education. He also served as a consultant to theUnited States Commission on Civil Rights and to various Congressional committees on constitutional issues and was an editor of theAmerican Journal of Jurisprudence. He was a member of the governing boards ofFranciscan University of Steubenville and theEternal Word Television Network. He served as chairman of the Center for Law and Justice International in New Hope, Kentucky, and a director of theThomas More Law Center inAnn Arbor. He was an assistant coach of the Notre Dame Boxing Club.
Rice was one of the co-founders ofAve Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[7] He is also a board member ofBlackstone Fellowship the Christian conservative legal training program run byAlliance Defending Freedom.[8]
Rice made several video lectures onNatural Law Theory and other topics, includingThe Good Code forEWTN,[1][9]Right Reason with Dr. Charles Rice alongsideMichael Voris for Church Militant.tv,[10] andNatural Law: What It Is and Why We Need It for International Catholic University.[11]
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link){{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)Rice was a regular columnist forThe Irish Rover, a student-run newspaper serving the University of Notre Dame campus.[1]
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