John R. Quinn - Assistant Professor of Law

John R. Quinn is dedicated to bridging theory and practice in legal education. He joined the Touro faculty full-time in August 2023 as an Assistant Professor of Legal Process and this year transitions to the tenure track as an Assistant Professor of Law.  He will teach Civil Dispute Resolution & Procedure, Evidence, Appellate Advocacy and related courses while continuing to serve as co-advisor to Moot Court.  During the academic year 2024-25, Professor Quinn received 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.

Before joining Touro, Professor Quinn taught 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 also served as a long-term law clerk in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York after more than a decade in trial and appellate litigation that took him from Paul, Weiss to a thriving solo 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.  He currently holds an appointment to Criminal Justice Act Panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.