bɹˈʊks hˈæzbiːn ɐ kˈɑːləmnˌɪst fɚðə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs tˈaɪmz dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv tʊ ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ænd, sˈɪns tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ æt ðə dʒˈɔːɹdʒtaʊn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi lˈɔː sˈɛntɚ.
Brooks has been a columnist for the Los Angeles Times (June 2005 to April 9, 2009) and, since 2007, a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center.