Soucek received his PhD in Philosophy from Columbia University and his JD from Yale Law School. He brings his background in the philosophy of art to bear questions regarding the law’s relationship to appearances and the aesthetic. Soucek’s writing has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, cited in the federal courts, and recently honored with UCLA’s Dukeminier Award recognizing the year’s best article on sexual orientation law. https://law.ucdavis.edu/faculty/soucek/