Thaddeus Hoffmeister
Associate Professor
- Location: 5 Keller Hall
- Phone: 937-229-3810
- Email: Contact
- Webpage: http://juries.typepad.com/
Profile
Before joining the faculty at the University of Dayton School of Law, Professor Hoffmeister spent four years in the U.S. House of Representatives serving as a legislative director, counsel and subcommittee staff director. He also clerked in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey for the Honorable Anne E. Thompson. In addition, he served as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) working in Korea, Japan and Washington, D.C. Currently, he is a major in the Army Reserves.
Besides teaching, Professor Hoffmeister edits a blog discussing Juries. He has been quoted frequently in newspapers, including the Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch, Houston Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, and has appeared on local television programs to comment on legal issues.
On joining the Dayton Law faculty in 2007, Professor Hoffmeister said, “I found the university to be a very warm and welcoming place.”
Curriculum Vitae
Courses Taught
LAW 6112 Criminal Procedure Investigation
LAW 6215 Federal Criminal Law
LAW 6216 Criminal Procedure Adjudication
LAW 6510 Nuremberg Trials
LAW 6850 International Law
LAW 6950 Criminal Law Clinic
Degrees
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
B.A., Morgan State University
Areas of Law
Criminal Law
National Security Law
International Law
Legislation and Juries
Selected Publications
Google, Gadgets, and Guilt: Juror Misconduct in the Digital Age, 83 U. Colo. L. Rev. XXX (2011).
An Insurrection Act for the 21st Century, 39 Stetson L. Rev. 861 (2010) (Symposium) (Peer-reviewed and selected for presentation at AALS Annual Meeting).
Resurrecting the Grand Jury’s Shield: The Grand Jury Legal Advisor, 98 Journal of Crim. L. and Criminology 1171 (2008) (lead article).
The Growing Importance of Advanced Medical Directives in the Military, 177 Military L. Rev. 110 (2003).
