Bertrall Ross re-joined the law faculty in 2025. He teaches and writes in the areas of constitutional law, constitutional theory, election law, administrative law, and statutory interpretation.
Ross’s research is driven by a concern about democratic responsiveness and accountability, as well as the inclusion of marginalized communities in administrative and political processes. His past scholarship has been published in several books, law review, and peer review journals. Two of his articles were selected by the Yale, Harvard, Stanford Junior Faculty Forum.
Prior to re-joining the Berkeley Law faculty, Ross taught at the University of Virginia School of Law from 2021-2025 where he was the Justice Thurgood Marshall Professor of Law. Ross taught at Berkeley Law from 2010-2021 where he received the Rutter Award for Teaching Excellence. He has also been awarded the Steven M. Polan Fellowship from the Brennan Center for Justice, the Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin, the Princeton University Law and Public Affairs Fellowship, the Columbia Law School Kellis Parker Academic Fellowship, and the Marshall Scholarship. Ross is currently serving on the Administrative Conference of the United States and served on President Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court in 2021.
Ross earned his undergraduate degree in international affairs and history from the University of Colorado, Boulder, his graduate degrees from the London School of Economics and Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, and his law degree from Yale Law School. After law school, he clerked for the Hon. Dorothy Nelson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Hon. Myron Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
Education
B.A., University of Colorado, 1998
M.Sc., London School of Economics, 2001
M.P.A., Princeton University, 2003
J.D., Yale Law School, 2006
Bertrall Ross is not teaching any Law courses in Spring 2026.
Courses During Other Semesters
| Semester | Course Num | Course Title |  Teaching Evaluations | Fall 2026 | 225 sec. 001 | Legislation and Statutory Interpretation |
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