Henry N. Butler
Henry Nodle Butler (born February 16, 1954) is an American professor of law, economics, and public policy and former executive director of the Law and Economics Center at the Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, Virginia.
Henry N. Butler | |
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| Dean of the Antonin Scalia Law School | |
| In office June 25, 2015 – December 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel D. Polsby |
| Succeeded by | Ken Randall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Nodle Butler February 16, 1954 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Richmond (BA) Virginia Tech (MA, PhD) University of Miami (JD) |
| Occupation | Professor of law, lawyer |
Butler formerly served as the director of the Judicial Education Program at the American Enterprise Institute-Brookings Institution Joint Center for Regulatory Studies. A conservative, he supports free markets with little regulation. He has acted as an expert witness in a legal cases involving antitrust, restrictive covenants, damages, joint ventures, and other issues.
Butler ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the U.S. House of Representatives for Virginia's 11th congressional district in 1992; he lost the general election to Democrat Leslie L. Byrne.