Washington and Lee University School of Law

Total Years as a dean: 9.24

Email: [email protected]

Gender: Female

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Biography/Resume Link: https://law.wlu.edu/faculty/full-time-faculty/melanie-wilson

University Title: Dean and Roy L. Steinheimer Jr. Professor of Law

Previous Position: Faculty:  Dean Emerita and Lindsay Young Distinguished Professor at Tennessee Law

Subjects of Interest: Fourth Amendment, Prosecutorial Ethics, Sixth Amendment

Current Deanship

Washington and Lee University School of Law
2022-07-01 to 2026-09-21
Duration: 4.23 years

Past Deanship


2015-07-01 to 2020-07-01
Duration: 5.01 years

Law Degrees

J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Georgia–University of Georgia School of Law (1990)

Non-Law Degrees

B.A., magna cum laude, Journalism, University of Georgia (1987)