9 7 8 . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Public ▁Administration ▁in ▁Sy rac use ▁University ' s ▁Max well ▁School ▁of ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁and ▁Public ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁special ▁coun sel ▁member ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁nominated ▁Stephen ▁Bre yer ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁judge . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁B anks ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁Laura ▁J . ▁and ▁L . ▁Douglas ▁Mer ed ith ▁Professor ▁for ▁Te aching ▁Ex cell ence . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁first ▁SU ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁Board ▁of ▁Ad vis ors ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁National ▁Security ▁and ▁C ounter ter ror ism , ▁a ▁research ▁inst itute ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Sy rac use ▁University ' s ▁Max well ▁School ▁of ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁and ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁B anks ▁is ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁National ▁Security ▁Law ▁& ▁Policy , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁only ▁peer - review ed ▁national ▁security ▁law ▁and ▁policy ▁publication . ▁He ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Inf ra G ard ▁National ▁M embers ▁Alliance ▁Board ▁of ▁Ad vis