Gregory Terrell Seabrooks Elected as Harvard Law Review President

The Harvard Law Review elected Gregory Terrell Seabrooks as its 139th president on Feb. 1, the Harvard Black Law School Association announced on Sunday.

Seabrooks, who graduated from Princeton University in 2021, will serve as the second consecutive Black president of the Law Review, succeeding Sophia M. Hunt ’19.

As president, Seabrooks said he will prioritize maintaining the quality of the journal established in previous years and help to “shape a great community that's able to put great scholarship out there into the world.”

“It’s really just a collaborative effort,” Seabrooks said.

At HLS, Seabrooks is also involved in the Harvard Defenders program, an group that provides pro bono legal services to low-income individuals in show-cause criminal hearings. He is also currently participating in the Ames Moot Court competition, a prestigious HLS annual competition often judged by Supreme Court justices.

Seabrooks was admitted to the Law School in 2019 through the Junior Deferral Program, which requires admitted students to take two years after graduating before enrolling at the Law School.

At Princeton, he played on the varsity lacrosse team and majored in Public and International Affairs with a certificate in History and the Practice of Diplomacy. He also won the Spirit of Princeton award, given in recognition of service and contribution to student life.

In an interview with The Crimson, Seabrooks said that given the Law Review’s history, he will continues to publish explanatory and “thought-provoking” pieces.

“You look back at the founding of the Law Review, it’s unique in the sense that it takes a profession that was previously done by professional lawyers, and it says, ‘Well, no, we students have something to add and something to contribute,’” Seabrooks said.

He also foresees having to address challenges with new technologies and policy innovations.

“You can never predict those,” Seabrooks said. “If people may have questions about AI, people ask questions about this change in law, whatever it may be, how do we prepare as a review to address those things?”

In a LinkedIn announcement, the Harvard Black Law Students Association praised Seabrooks.

“You've made HBLSA incredibly proud and will continue to do so in your new role!” they wrote.

In a statement to the Crimson, Hunt wrote that she is both “reassured and excited” for Seabrooks’ tenure.

“Not only is Terrell a phenomenal scholar and advocate, but he also is a bold innovator who will leave his stamp on the Law Review,” Hunt said. “Already, Terrell’s talent and character have positively impacted our organization.

“I will be his biggest cheerleader and champion,” she added.

—Staff writer Bradford D. Kimball can be reached at bradford.kimball@thecrimson.com.