About Barbara E.
Barbara E. Armacost is a law professor at the University of Virginia School of Law whose career spans teaching, scholarship and legal practice. She earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989 after completing graduate work at Regent College of the University of British Columbia. Her academic path began with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia in 1976.
Her educational record is notable for its variety. The M.T.S. from Regent College in 1984 added a humanities and theological dimension to an otherwise law-centered trajectory. The decision to return to Virginia for her law degree set the stage for a long association with the university and with legal education in the state.
After law school she qualified for membership in the Virginia State Bar in 1989 and has maintained that membership since. That bar credential sits alongside her academic title. She divides her professional energies between the classroom and the university community. Her role at the law school places her at the intersection of teaching and institutional life.
Students describe classes that are disciplined and exacting. She assigns rigorous reading and expects careful analysis. Outside scheduled instruction she advises students on course selection and legal writing. Colleagues note that she brings an academic’s patience to the task of explaining difficult material. Her work in the law school includes advising on curricular matters and participating in seminars and workshops.
Her scholarship is part of an ongoing academic record. She contributes to the law school’s intellectual life through articles, lectures and public events. Her interests reflect the broader concerns of legal academics: doctrine, pedagogy and the ways law interacts with other fields. She pursues research projects and participates in conferences that aim to refine legal argument and clarify statutory and constitutional questions.
At the University of Virginia School of Law she holds the title of Professor of Law and remains a member of the Virginia State Bar. She continues to teach, publish and mentor students at the law school. She currently teaches and conducts scholarship in law at the University of Virginia School of Law.
