John Carlo Paul Goldberg[1] (born October 10, 1961) is an American legal scholar. He is the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence at Harvard Law School.[2] Goldberg has served as the acting dean of Harvard Law School in place of John F. Manning since March 14, 2024, and as interim dean following Manning's August 15 appointment as provost of Harvard and resignation from the deanship.[3][4]