# Ruth Colker

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**Ruth Colker** (born 1956)[1] is an American legal scholar who held the position of Distinguished Professor and Heck Faust Chair in Constitutional Law at the [Ohio State University Moritz College of Law](/source/Ohio_State_University_Moritz_College_of_Law) before her retirement in 2026. She cited Ohio State's implementation of Ohio Senate Bill 1, restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives as her reason for retiring early.[2] Colker was awarded the 2009 Distinguished University Professor by the university.[3]

## Education

Colker earned a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in social studies from [Radcliffe College](/source/Radcliffe_College) in 1978 and a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School) in 1981.[4]

## Career

Colker's scholarship focuses on [constitutional](/source/Constitutional_law_of_the_United_States) and [disability law](/source/Disability_law).[5][6] She spent four years as a trial attorney in the [United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division](/source/United_States_Department_of_Justice_Civil_Rights_Division). Prior to joining Ohio State University, she worked as a professor at the [Tulane University Law School](/source/Tulane_University_Law_School), [University of Toronto Faculty of Law](/source/University_of_Toronto_Faculty_of_Law), [University of Pittsburgh School of Law](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh_School_of_Law), and [George Washington University Law School](/source/George_Washington_University_Law_School).[7]

## References

1. [*The AALS Directory of Law Teachers*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Gio7AQAAIAAJ&q=Ruth+Colker+1956). West Publishing Company. 2001.

1. ["FORMER OHIO STATE LAW PROFESSOR REFLECTS ON HOW SB 1 LED TO HER EARLY RETIREMENT"](https://www.thelantern.com/2026/03/former-ohio-state-law-professor-reflects-on-how-sb1-led-to-her-early-retirement/). Retrieved March 18, 2026.

1. ["Ruth Colker"](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vutgaKgAAAAJ&hl=en). Retrieved March 6, 2017.

1. ["Ruth Colker | Moritz College of Law"](https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/ruth-colker). *moritzlaw.osu.edu*. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

1. Gram, Maggie (2020-05-27). ["For Many Caregivers and People With Disabilities, WFH Was Never Just a Perk"](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/at-home/work-from-home-history.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2023-01-13.

1. ["People With Disabilities May Face Greater Challenges When Returning To In-Person Work"](https://www.nhpr.org/national/2021-06-08/people-with-disabilities-may-face-greater-challenges-when-returning-to-in-person-work). *New Hampshire Public Radio*. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

1. Barry, Erin (2022-02-21). ["Abusers in Power and Their Impact on Public Issues with Ruth Colker"](https://www.pellcenter.org/abusers-in-power-and-their-impact-on-public-issues-with-ruth-colker/). *Pell Center*. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

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