He is a Professor of Law Emeritus at Syracuse University College of Law and Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs Emeritus at SU's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
He is also the current Chair of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law & National Security.
[3] Banks joined the faculty of the Syracuse University College of Law in 1978.
[3] He currently serves as a member of the InfraGard National Members Alliance Board of Advisors; of the Advisory Council for the Perpetual Peace Project; and of the Executive Board of the International Counter-Terrorism Academic Community (ICTAC).
He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University.