David B. Cruz is assistant professor of law at the Law School. He received both a B.S. in Mathematics (1988) and a B.A. in Drama (1988) from UC, Irvine; an M.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University; and a J.D. (1994) from New York University School of Law, where he was a RootTildenSnow Scholar. Among his many academic distinctions are Managing Editor, New York University Law Review and the Paul D. Kaufman Memorial Award, which recognizes the law note of outstanding excellence published in the New York University Law Review, for his note entitled Piety and Prejudice: Free Exercise Exemption from Laws Prohibiting Sexual Orientation Discrimination, 69 New York University Law Review 1166 (1994). In addition to Phi Beta Kappa, he was both a Regents and National Merit Scholar. At graduation, he received the University Graduation Prize for the highest cumulative average. In addition, Professor Cruz received the Benjamin F. Butler Memorial Award for unusual distinction in scholarship, character, and professional activities, and was elected to the Order of the Coif.
As a Bristow Fellow, he worked in the Office of the Solicitor General in Washington, D.C., where he helped to draft briefs in opposition to certiorari filed against the government in the Supreme Court, prepared recommendations regarding the authorization of government appeals in the lower courts, assisted the Solicitor General in the preparation of oral arguments in the Supreme Court, and worked on special projects. He has served as law clerk to the Honorable Edward R. Becker, circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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