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Burns, Robert P.

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Burns, Robert P.
University/Affiliation Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Title William W. Gurley Memorial Professor of Law Emeritus
Status Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty
Professor Type Doctrinal
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Legal Practice and Procedure (18) Jurisprudence (14) Jury (11) Evidence (10) Ethics (8) Criminal Law and Procedure (6) Judges (6) Legal History (6) Trials (6) Law and Society (5)
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Cited by Articles (0-5 Years)
83
Cited by Articles (5+ Years)
274
Cited by Cases (0-5 Years)
0
Cited by Cases (5+ Years)
4
Accessed (Past 12 Months)
435
ScholarRank 5,073

Average Citations per Article
9.92
Average Citations per Document
7.93
Self-Citations 19
H-Index
12.00
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University of Cincinnati Law Review, Vol. 54, Issue 1 (1985), pp. 67-86
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
54 U. Cin. L. Rev. 67 (1985-1986)
Cited by 49 Articles
Accessed 162 Times
Syposium: Lawyering for the Middle Class
Fordham Law Review, Vol. 70, Issue 3 (December 2001), pp. 691-718
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
70 Fordham L. Rev. 691 (2001-2002)
Cited by 27 Articles
Accessed 56 Times
Democratizing Criminal Justice Symposium: Policy Proposals
Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 111, Issue 6 (2017), pp. 1693-1706
Kleinfeld, Joshua (Cited 301 times); Appleman, Laura I. (Cited 453 times); Bierschbach, Richard A. (Cited 540 times); Bilz, Kenworthey (Cited 138 times); Bowers, Josh (Cited 810 times); Braithwaite, John (Cited 872 times); Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times); Duff, R. A. (Cited 404 times); Dzur, Albert W. (Cited 79 times); Geraghty, Thomas F. (Cited 144 times)
111 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1693 (2016-2017)
Cited by 26 Articles
Accessed 29 Times
Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 83, Issue 1 & 2 , pp. 184-274
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
83 Nw. U. L. Rev. 184 (1988-1989)
Temple Law Review, Vol. 74, Issue 1 (Spring 2001), pp. 69-90
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
74 Temp. L. Rev 69 (2001)
Cited by 21 Articles
Accessed 6 Times
Teaching Legal Ethics: II. Improving the Required Ethics Course
Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 58, Issues 3-4 (Summer/Autumn 1995), pp. 37-50
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
58 Law & Contemp. Probs. 37 (1995)
Review Essay
California Law Review, Vol. 83, Issue 6 (December 1995), pp. 1477-1494
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
83 Calif. L. Rev. 1477 (1995)
Cited by 15 Articles
Accessed 17 Times
Nebraska Law Review, Vol. 75, Issue 4 (1996), pp. 684-703
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
75 Neb. L. Rev. 684 (1996)
Cited by 14 Articles
Accessed 5 Times
Symposium: On Critical Issues in Mediation Legislation
Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Vol. 2, Issue 1 (Fall 1986), pp. 93-116
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
2 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol. 93 (1986-1987)
Cited by 14 Articles
Accessed 10 Times
American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 38, Issue 2 (Spring 2001), pp. 205-240
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
38 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 205 (2001)
Georgia Law Review, Vol. 31, Issue 3 (Spring 1997), pp. 715-770
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
31 Ga. L. Rev. 715 (1996-1997)
More Information PathFinder Subjects: Judges; Jurisprudence
Essay
University of Kansas Law Review, Vol. 61, Issue 4 (April 2013), pp. 893-904
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
61 U. Kan. L. Rev. 893 (April 2013)
Cited by 12 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Symposium: 1997 W. M. Mikeck Foundation Forum on the Teaching of Legal Ethics
William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 39, Issue 2 (January 1998), pp. 327-356
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
39 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 327 (1997-1998)
Cited by 11 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Symposium: Ethics 2000 and beyond: Reform or Professional Responsibility as Usual
University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2003, Issue 5 (2003), pp. 1275-1298
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times); Lubet, Steven (Cited 870 times)
2003 U. Ill. L. Rev. 1275 (2003)
Cited by 9 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Symposium Article
Ohio Northern University Law Review, Vol. 37, Issue 3 (2011), pp. 575-596
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
37 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 575 (2011)
Cited by 9 Articles
Accessed 5 Times
Supreme Court Review: Foreword
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 85, Issue 4 (Spring 1995), pp. 843-877
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
85 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 843 (Spring 1995)
Cited by 8 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Symposium: Is the Rule of Law Waning in America: Twelfth Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy
DePaul Law Review, Vol. 56, Issue 2 (Winter 2007), pp. 307-334
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
56 DePaul L. Rev. 307 (2006-2007)
Cited by 8 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
Symposium: The Jury at a Crossroad: The American Experience: IV. Reinvigorating the Jury
Chicago-Kent Law Review, Vol. 78, Issue 3 (2003), pp. 1319-1358
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
78 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 1319 (2003)
Cited by 8 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
Symposium - The First Century: Celebrating 100 Years of Legal Scholarship - Essay
Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 100, Issue 1 (2006), pp. 131-150
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
100 Nw. U. L. Rev. 131 (2006)
Cited by 8 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Vol. 4, Issue 2 , pp. 129-156
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
4 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol. 129 (1988-1989)
Cited by 7 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
Guilt vs. Guiltiness Responses
Seton Hall Law Review, Vol. 38, Issue 4 (2008), pp. 1435-1442
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
38 Seton Hall L. Rev. 1435 (2008)
More Information PathFinder Subjects: Evidence; Legal History
Cited by 6 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
Symposium on Evidence Reform
Georgia Law Review, Vol. 47, Issue 3 (Spring 2013), pp. 691-722
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
47 Ga. L. Rev. 691 (2012-2013)
More Information PathFinder Subjects: Evidence; Hearsay
Journal of Law and Religion, Vol. 3, Issue 2 (1985), pp. 229-276
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
3 J. L. & Religion 229 (1985)
Cited by 5 Articles
Accessed 6 Times
Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 50, Issue 4 (Summer 2006), pp. 1155-1174
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
50 St. Louis U. L.J. 1155 (Summer 2006)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 3 Times
South Texas Law Review, Vol. 44, Issue 1 (Winter 2002), pp. 81-110
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
44 S. Tex. L. Rev. 81 (2002-2003)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 1 Time
The Civil Jury as a Political Institution Symposium
William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 55, Issue 3 (March 2014), pp. 805-836
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
55 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 805 (2013-2014)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 6 Times
Juries and Lay Participation: American Perspectives and Global Trends
Chicago-Kent Law Review, Vol. 90, Issue 3 (2015), pp. 899-926
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
90 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 899 (2015)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 6 Times
Third Annual Edward J. Shoen Leading Scholars Symposium: Jeremy Waldron
Arizona State Law Journal, Vol. 43, Issue 4 (Winter 2011), pp. 1147-1158
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
43 Ariz. St. L.J. 1147 (2011)
Cited by 4 Articles
Accessed 2 Times
American Journal of Jurispurdence, Vol. 22, pp. 19-54
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
22 Am. J. Juris. 19 (1977)
Cited by 3 Articles
Accessed 17 Times
Symposium - Law and Morality: The Twenty-Sixth Annual National Federalist Society Student Symposium on Law and Public Policy - 2007
Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 31, Issue 1 (Winter 2008), pp. 7-24
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
31 Harv. J. L. & Pub. Pol'y 7 (2008)
Cited by 2 Articles
Accessed 6 Times
Chicago-Kent Law Review, Vol. 55, Issue 2 (1979), pp. 383-406
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
55 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 383 (1979)
Symposium: In Honor of Professor Milner S. Ball
Georgia Law Review, Vol. 41, Issue 3 (Spring 2007), pp. 761-796
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
41 Ga. L. Rev. 761 (Spring 2007)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 2 Times
Review Symposium on Robert Burn's A Theory of the Trial
Law & Social Inquiry, Vol. 28, Issue 2 (Spring 2003), pp. 553-568
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
28 Law & Soc. Inquiry 553 (2003)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 12 Times
Essays & Articles
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 48, Issue 2 (Winter 2016), pp. 413-438
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
48 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 413 (2016-2017)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 4 Times
Symposium: The 50th Anniversary of 12 Angry Men: I: The American Jury
Chicago-Kent Law Review, Vol. 82, Issue 2 (2007), pp. 643-662
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
82 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 643 (2007)
Cited by 1 Article
Accessed 31 Times
Law and Humanities Symposium
Law and Humanities, Vol. 13, Issue 1 (2019), pp. 95-141
Mertz, Elizabeth (Cited 465 times); Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times); Anderson, Matthew; Sammons, Jack L. (Cited 211 times); Eisele, Thomas D. (Cited 104 times); Berger, Linda L. (Cited 506 times); Meyer, Linda Ross (Cited 234 times)
DOI: 10.1080/17521483.2019.1607026
13 Law & Human. 95 (2019)

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Book Review
Criminal Law and Philosophy, Vol. 5, Issue 1 (January 2011), pp. 93-96
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
DOI: 10.1007/s11572-010-9105-6
5 Crim. L. & Phil. 93 (2011)
Commentaries: Jury Nullifcation
Law, Culture and the Humanities, Vol. 17, Issue 3 (October 2021), pp. 394-403
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
DOI: 10.1177/1743872117716132
17 Law, Culture & Human. 394 (2021)

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Connecticut Bar Journal, Vol. 52, Issue 5 (1978), pp. 396-415
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
52 Conn. B.J. 396 (1978)
Part I: Symposium: "The Trial: Past, Present, Future"
Studies in Law, Politics, and Society, Vol. 49, pp. 3-24
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
DOI: 10.1108/S1059-4337(2009)0000049004
49 Stud. L. Pol. & Soc'y 3 (2009)
Accessed 2 Times
International Commentary on Evidence, Vol. 3, pp. [i]-7
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
3 Int'l Comment. on Evidence [i] (2005)
Symposium: Ethnography in the Realm of the Pragmatic: Studying Pragmatism in Law and Politics
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Vol. 26, Issue 2 (November 2003), pp. 109-135
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
26 PoLAR 109 (2003)
More Information PathFinder Subjects: Evidence; Courts
Directions
PoLAR: The Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Vol. 31, Issue 2 (2008), pp. 303-329
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times); Constable, Marianne (Cited 45 times); Richland, Justin (Cited 13 times); Sullivan, Winnifred (Cited 1 times)
31 PoLAR 303 (2008)
Accessed 6 Times
Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 79, Issue 5 & 6 , pp. 949-966
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
79 Nw. U. L. Rev. 949 (1984-1985)
Accessed 3 Times
Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law, Vol. 10, Issue 2 (2020), pp. 307-325
Burns, Robert P. (Cited 357 times)
10 Notre Dame J. Int'l Comp. L. 307 (2020)
Accessed 5 Times
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