Wesley James "Jim" Liebeler (May 9, 1931 – September 25, 2002) was an American law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (emeritus) and George Mason University, Warren Commission staff member, and director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation.[1][2]
Wesley Liebeler | |
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| Born | Wesley James Liebeler May 9, 1931 Langdon, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 2002 (aged 71) Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Education | Macalester College (BA) University of Chicago Law School (JD) |
| Occupation | Law professor |
| Spouse | Susan Liebeler |
Liebeler was born in Langdon, North Dakota.[1] He received a BA in 1953 from Macalester College and a JD in 1957 from the University of Chicago Law School where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and served on the editorial board of the University of Chicago Law Review.[3][4] Prior to joining the Warren Commission, he practiced law on Wall Street.[2] In 1965 Liebeler joined the UCLA Law School, where he taught antitrust law for more than 30 years.[1][2] In 1999 he joined George Mason’s School of Law and gave courses in antitrust and constitutional political economy law.[1][2]
Liebeler and his flight instructor were killed in 2002 when their Piper Twin Comanche crashed into New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee.[5] The National Transportation Safety Board summarized the probable cause of the accident: "The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an uncontrolled collision with water."[6]
He was married to Susan Liebeler.[2][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Wesley Liebeler, 71; Taught Antitrust Law at UCLA for 30 Years". Los Angeles Times. September 29, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Wesley Liebeler, 71". The Washington Post. September 29, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ Liebeler, Wesley J. “What Are the Alternatives to Chicago?” Duke Law Journal, vol. 1987, no. 5, 1987, pp. 879–96. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1372692. Accessed 14 Jan. 2023.
- ^ "Editorial Board, 1956-57". The University of Chicago Law Review. 24 (2). Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ Frothingham, Steve Frothingham (September 26, 2022). "Two Killed in N.H. Plane Crash". apnews.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ National Transportation Safety Board (April 28, 2004). National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report: NYC02FA196 (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. NYC02FA196. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an uncontrolled collision with water.
- ^ "Law Professor Wesley J. Liebeler Dies". Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2016-10-01.