Michael F. Sturley
- Fannie Coplin Regents Chair
- Professor
Michael Sturley is an expert on maritime law and Supreme Court practice. He teaches courses and conducts research in the areas of admiralty, property, and commercial law while serving as co-director of the Texas Law Supreme Court Clinic. Since joining the Texas Law faculty in 1984, Professor Sturley has authored and co-authored various publications on admiralty law, including his book “Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States,” now in its fourth edition.
Featured Work
An expert in maritime law (admiralty) and Supreme Court practice, Professor Sturley clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., and practiced with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City before joining the faculty in 1984. He teaches and writes in the areas of admiralty, property, and commercial law, and he co-directs the Supreme Court Clinic. He is a co-author of The Rotterdam Rules (Sweet & Maxwell, 2d ed. 2020), Voyage Charters (Informa, 5th ed. 2022), and Admiralty and Maritime Law in the United States (Carolina Academic Press, 4th ed. 2020); and the author or co-author of numerous articles on admiralty law.
2024
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Article
Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Michael F. Sturley, Matthew H. Ammerman. “Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.” In 48 TULANE MARITIME LAW JOURNAL, Page 329 (2024). -
Book Chapter
Choice-of-Law Issues in Marine Insurance Cases in the United States
Michael F. Sturley. “Choice-of-Law Issues in Marine Insurance Cases in the United States” In RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON MARINE INSURANCE LAW, Page 238 (edited by Özlem Gürses, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024). -
Book Chapter
Punitive Damages in Maritime Cases — A View from Across the Pond
Michael F. Sturley. “Punitive Damages in Maritime Cases — A View from Across the Pond” In DAMAGES, RECOVERIES AND REMEDIES IN SHIPPING LAW, Page 238 (edited by Baris Soyer & Andrew Tettenborn, January 1, 2024).
2023
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Making Sense of Batterton and the Availability of Punitive Damages Under FELA and the Jones Act
Michael F. Sturley. “Making Sense of Batterton and the Availability of Punitive Damages Under FELA and the Jones Act.” In 52 JOURNAL OF MARITIME LAW & COMMERCE, Page 79 (2023). -
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Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Michael F. Sturley, Matthew H. Ammerman. “Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.” In 47 TULANE MARITIME LAW JOURNAL, Page 453 (2023).
2022
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Book
VOYAGE CHARTERS
Michael F. Sturley, Timothy Young, Michael Ashcroft, Julian Cooke, Andrew Taylor, John D. Kimball, David Martowski & LeRoy Lambert. VOYAGE CHARTERS ( London: Informa Law from Routledge, 5th ed., September 16, 2022). -
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Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Michael F. Sturley, Matthew H. Ammerman. “Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.” In 46 TULANE MARITIME LAW JOURNAL, Page 531 (2022). -
Other Activity
Competition Administrator
Michael F. Sturley. “Competition Administrator” at Cumberland County Courthouse, Portland, Maine (March 30-April 2, 2022). -
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Planning Meeting Chairman
Michael F. Sturley. “Planning Meeting Chairman” (March 2, 2022). -
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Meeting Attendance
Michael F. Sturley. “Meeting Attendance” at Tampa, FL (February 12, 2022).
2021
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Presentations
Michael F. Sturley. “Presentations” at Maritime Law Association of the United States (November 3-5, 2021). -
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Paper Presentation
Michael F. Sturley. “Paper Presentation” at CLE's 30th Annual Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference (October 15, 2021). -
Article
Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Michael F. Sturley, Matthew H. Ammerman. “Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.” In 45 TULANE MARITIME LAW, Page 549 (January 1, 2021).
2020
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Book
ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW IN THE UNITED STATES
Michael F. Sturley. ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW IN THE UNITED STATES ( Carolina Academic Press, 4th ed. 2020). -
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The Twenty-Sixth Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition
Michael F. Sturley. “The Twenty-Sixth Annual Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition.” In 44 TULANE MARITIME LAW JOURNAL, Page 383 (January 1, 2020). -
Article
Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Michael F. Sturley, Matthew H. Ammerman). “Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.” In 44 TULANE MARITIME LAW JOURNAL, Page 513 (January 1, 2020).
2019
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THE ROTTERDAM RULES: THE U.N. CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS WHOLLY OR PARTLY BY SEA (2d ed.)
Michael F. Sturley, with Tomotaka Fujita & Gertjan van der Ziel. THE ROTTERDAM RULES: THE U.N. CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS WHOLLY OR PARTLY BY SEA (2d ed.) ( London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2019). -
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Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Michael F. Sturley, David W. Robertson & Matthew H. Ammerman. “Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.” In 43 TULANE MAR. L.J., Page 367 (January 1, 2019). -
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Can Commercial Law Accommodate New Technologies in International Shipping? in NEW TECHNOLOGIES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SHIPPING LAW IN THE 21ST CENTURY 22
Michael F. Sturley, Bariş Soyer & Andrew Tettenborn eds.. Can Commercial Law Accommodate New Technologies in International Shipping? in NEW TECHNOLOGIES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SHIPPING LAW IN THE 21ST CENTURY 22 (edited by Bariş Soyer & Andrew Tettenborn. Routledge, 2019). -
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The Rotterdam Rules and Vessel Safety
Michael F. Sturley. “The Rotterdam Rules and Vessel Safety.” In 25 JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW, Page 429 (January 1, 2019).
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spring 2026
- Clinic: Supreme Court Litigation
- Property