John R. Quinn - Assistant Professor of Law

Assistant Professor of Law John R. Quinn, who teaches Civil Dispute Resolution and Procedure, Evidence, Appellate Advocacy, and related courses, and serves as co-advisor to Moot Court, is dedicated to bridging theory and practice in the law school classroom.

During his time at the Law Center, he has been recognized with such awards as the Judge George C. Pratt Moot Court Board Alumni Association Award in Appellate Advocacy,  the Student Bar Association Faculty Award of Excellence, the Law Center’s Award for Devoted Service to the Ideals and Purpose of Legal Education, and Professor of the Year. 

Professor Quinn has previously taught in a wide array of settings, including the first-year legal writing course at St. John’s and Harvard Law Schools, Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties at Stony Brook, and English in a Bronx public high school. He brings to the classroom three decades of professional experience, including fifteen years behind the bench assisting federal judges as a long-term clerk, and fifteen in an active trial and appellate practice. 

In addition to the subjects he teaches, Professor Quinn’s current research interests include law and religion, constitutionalism, hermeneutics, federal and state habeas corpus, and statutory interpretation.

Professor Quinn earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from Harvard and a doctorate in English from Stony Brook.