Dedication

• Date: 01 March 2015
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jels.12061
• Published date: 01 March 2015

Dedication

We dedicate this issue of the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies to the memory of Theodore

Eisenberg, the late Henry Allan Mark Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. Ted died of

a heart attack in February 2014 while on a family ski vacation in Utah. His death is

profoundly sad and its suddenness a shock, especially because Ted was so vibrant and

energetic, and had many works in progress and many plans for the future. Ted was an

intellectual giant and a pioneer in modern empirical legal studies. His fertile mind, gen-

erous spirit, and unadorned manner sat easily with the great force and scope of his scholarly

vision. That vision, which celebrates excellence and elevates data over conjecture in the

service of better understanding the complexities of law, permeates JELS and guides its

editorial ethos.

This issue contains six articles authored and co-authored by Ted on which he was

actively working when he died. They have now been completed by his colleagues and

co-authors and refined through the referee and editing process. These articles join the 18

other articles that Ted published in previous issues of JELS (16 of which were co-authored),

on subjects ranging from class actions to the death penalty to the impact of FDA preemp-

tion claims.

Ted was the driving force in the creation of JELS.Hispassion and commitment to the

field contributed mightily to the journal’s success and the flourishing of the Society for

Empirical Legal Studies. Ted was immensely proud that within a decade of its founding,

JELS became a leading social science journal, as measured by overall rankings, citation

counts, and impact factor.

Characteristically, Ted did not take star billing in JELS, and was always simply listed as

one of the several co-editors of the journal. (Luckily, his name appeared first alphabeti-

cally.) As he can no longer serve in that role, we have now altered the masthead to

appropriately recognize Ted as the Founding Editor. While we miss Ted greatly, as we

continue the work of JELS we are grateful for the many years we were able to work with him.

—The Editors

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Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Volume 12, Issue 1, 1, March 2015

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