Catherine Struve
David E. Kaufman & Leopold C. Glass Professor of Law

Catherine Struve teaches and researches in the fields of civil procedure and federal courts. She serves as Reporter to the U.S.
Books
16A & 16AA FEDERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (5th edition, 2019 & 2020, respectively) (with the late Charles Alan Wright, Arthur R. Miller, & Edward H. Cooper) (volumes on the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure).
Articles and Book Chapters
The Federal Rules of Inmate Appeals, 50 ARIZ. ST. L.J. 249 (2018).
Phantom Rules, 117 COLUM. L. REV. ONLINE 70 (2017).
The Conditions of Pretrial Detention, 161 U. PA. L. REV. 1009 (2013).
Sovereign Litigants: Native American Nations in Court, 55 VILL. L. REV. 929 (2010).
Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.: Scholar, Law Reformer, Teacher, and Mentor, 158 U. PA. L. REV. 1307 (2010).
Foreword: Procedure as Palimpsest, 158 U. PA. L. REV. 421 (2010).
The Story of Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez, in FEDERAL COURTS STORIES (Vicki Jackson & Judith Resnik eds., 2009).
Judiciary Act of 1891, in ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES (David S. Tanenhaus et al., eds., Macmillan Reference USA 2008).
Commentary on Class Settlements Under Attack, 156 U. PA. L. REV. 2143 (2008).
Constitutional Decision Rules for Juries, 37 COLUM. HUM. RTS. L. REV. 659 (2006).
Tribal Immunity and Tribal Courts, 36 ARIZ. ST. L.J. 137 (2004).
More publications can be found here.
Research Areas
- Civil Procedure
- Federal Courts
- Federal Indian Law
Positions
Penn Law - Professor (2005- ); Assistant Professor (2000-2005)
Cravath, Swaine & Moore - Litigation Associate (1996-2000)
Law Clerk to the Hon. Amalya L. Kearse, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1995-96)
Reporter to Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (2019- )
Co-Reporter to Third Circuit Task Force Preparing Model Jury Instructions in Civil Cases (2004-09, 2013-19); Reporter (2009-2013)
Professional Activities
Member, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Executive Committees for the Federal Courts Section of the Association of American Law Schools.
Member, American Law Institute (elected 2006); ALI Council member (elected 2010).
Chair of the Civil Procedure Section of the Association of American Law Schools (2008); member, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Executive Committees.
Member, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Committees on Professional Development of the Association of American Law Schools.
Courses
- Civil Procedure
- Federal Courts
- Federal Indian Law
- Advanced Problems in Federal Procedure