Charles T. McCormick

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Charles Tilford McCormick (born June 29, 1889 in Dallas , Texas) served as professor of law at The University of Texas (1922-1926, 1940-1963), the University of North Carolina (1926-1931), and Northwestern University (1931-1940). He also served as dean of the law school at the University of North Carolina (1927-1931) and The University of Texas (1940-1949).

During his tenure as dean, McCormick led the UT Law School through the difficult war years, won approval for a new building, and is widely credited for his efforts to improve the curriculum, the faculty, and the school's national reputation. He was an authority on evidence, damages, and federal court procedure, and published extensively in those areas.

He authored, among other books, the 1935 classic, Handbook on the Law of Damages, which continues to be cited in legal opinions as authority. His Handbook on the Law of Evidence remains in print (now edited by a group of professors) and is a standard resource for lawyers and law students.

He was a member of the American Law Institute, the Philosophical Society of Texas, and served as president of the Association of American Law Schools.

Dean McCormick received a B.A. in 1909 from the University of Texas at Austin and LL.B. from Harvard in 1912.

Dean McCormick died in Austin, Texas, on December 22, 1963.