Michael A. Simons
Dean and Professor of Law
St. John's University
Michael A. Simons is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship at St. John's University School of Law. He teaches courses in Evidence, Criminal Law, and Sentencing. He was appointed a Senior Vincentian Research Fellow in 2003 pursuing his research interest in the role of remorse in sentencing. He clerked for the Honorable Louis F. Oberdorfer of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and later served as a staff attorney for The Washington Post as an associate at Stillman, Friedman & Shaw, and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. He holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School where he was also editor of the Law Review.
Academic Background
- J.D., Law, Harvard Law School
Research Interests
- Criminal punishment and sentencing, prosecutorial decision-making, and the intersection of retribution, remorse, and religion.
Affiliation with the Center
Senior Vincentian Research Fellow, Class of 2001"My experience as a fellow has enriched my research by deepening my awareness of the multiple ways in which poverty affects social justice and by always challenging me to examine the social justice implications of my work."
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