Joseph L. Hoffmann is a leading scholar of criminal procedure and the death penalty, and a professor of law. As of 2022, Hoffmann teaches at the
Maurer School of Law in Indiana.[1]
In 1986, Hoffmann joined the faculty as assistant professor of the
Indiana University Maurer School of Law.[6] In 1992, he became a professor, and in 2000 was named the Harry Pratter Professor of Law. An expert in criminal procedure and the death penalty,[7] he co-authored a report for
Massachusetts GovernorMitt Romney's Council on Capital Punishment.[8][9]
Selected publications
With King, Nancy J. (2011). Habeas for the 21st Century: Uses, Abuses and the Future of the Great Writ.
University of Chicago Press.
With King, Nancy J. (2009). "Rethinking the Federal Role in State Criminal Justice." 84
N.Y.U. L. Rev. 791.
(2005). "Protecting the Innocent: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report." 95
J. of Crim. L. & Criminology 561.
^Joseph L. Hoffmann, author biography, Wolters Kluwer, publishers. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
^Joseph L. Hoffmann, Faculty Biographies, Indiana University Maurer School of Law Academic Bulletin, 2000-2002. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
^Zennie, Michael (September 5, 2005). "Professors, former clerks remember friend, mentor; IU: Former Rehnquist clerks reflect on legacy."
Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved February 21, 2017.