About David F. Forte
David F. Forte is Professor of Law at Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he was the inaugural holder of the Charles R. Emrick, Jr. - Calfee Halter & Griswold Endowed Chair. He was a Distinguished Fulbright Chair at the University of Trento and the University of Warsaw. In 2016 and 2017, Professor Forte was Garwood Visiting Professor at Princeton University in the Department of Politics. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Manchester University, the University of Toronto, and Columbia University.
David F. Forte
During the Reagan administration, Professor Forte served as chief counsel to the United States delegation to the United Nations and alternate delegate to the Security Council. He authored numerous briefs before the United States Supreme Court, frequently testified before the United States Congress, and consulted with the Department of State on human rights and international affairs issues. His advice was specifically sought on the approval of the Genocide Convention, worldwide religious persecution, and Islamic extremism. He has appeared and spoken frequently on national and international radio and television. In 2002, the Department of State sponsored a speaking tour for Professor Forte in Amman, Jordan. He was also a featured speaker at the Rimini Meeting in Italy. He has also been called to testify before numerous state legislatures across the country. He has assisted in drafting several pieces of legislation both for Congress and for the Ohio General Assembly dealing with abortion, international trade, and federalism. He sat as acting judge on the municipal court of Lakewood Ohio and was chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Cleveland Bar Association. He received numerous awards for his public service, including the Cleveland Bar Association’s President’s Award, the Cleveland State University Award for Distinguished Service, the Cleveland State University Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the Cleveland State University Award for Distinguished Research. He also received the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Alumni Award for Faculty Excellence. He served as Consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Family under Pope Saint John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. He has given over 300 invited addresses and papers at more than 100 academic institutions.
Professor Forte writes and speaks on various topics, including constitutional law, religious liberty, Islamic law, the rights of families, and international affairs. He served as book review editor for the American Journal of Jurisprudence and has edited a volume entitled Natural Law and Contemporary Public Policy, published by Georgetown University Press. His book, Islamic Law Studies: Classical and Contemporary Applications, has been published by Austin & Winfield. He is the Senior Editor of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution (2006) and its second edition (2014), published by Regnery & Co, a clause-by-clause analysis of the Constitution of the United States.
Organizers
The event is organized jointly by SWPS University’s Faculty of Law in Warsaw and the Alumni Association.
Our Faculty of Law brings together distinguished professors who are among the leaders in Polish legal practice, specialists enjoying international recognition as well as practitioners with numerous years of experience. It offers modern legal studies with a practical profile. We belong to the European Law Faculties Association — a prestigious group of the best law faculties from Europe and other continents
The Alumni Association was established in 2007 and brings together Polish alumni of all exchange and student programs financed by the U.S. government, including the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and the Fulbright Program. The Association aims to strengthen the links between the two nations, establish contacts with alumni of U.S. state department exchange programs in Poland and around the world, and support professional and personal development of its members.