Joseph E. Kennedy

Biography

Joe Kennedy is the Willie Person Mangum Distinguished Professor and Martha Brandis Professor of Law at the UNC School of Law. Kennedy teaches Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure Investigation. He has in the past taught Cybersecurity Law, Constitutional Law, International and Comparative Criminal Law and Lawyering Skills. Prior to teaching, Kennedy worked as an advocate at a center for the homeless in Los Angeles and practiced law as a litigation associate for Morrison and Foerster and as a public defender in San Francisco. Kennedy earned his BA in History from Stanford University and his JD from the University of California at Los Angeles where he served on Law Review.