Peter A. Joy
Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law; Director, Criminal Justice Clinic, Washington University, St. Louis
Professor Joy is well known for his work in legal ethics, clinical legal education, criminal justice, and
trial
practice. As director of the Criminal Justice Clinic, he supervises student-lawyers who provide direct legal
representation to clients and work with experienced public defenders on criminal matters. Professor Joy has
written
extensively and presented nationally and internationally on legal ethics, lawyer and judicial
professionalism,
clinical legal education, and access to justice issues. Professor Joy is a recipient of the Association of
American
Law Schools’ (AALS) Pincus Award for outstanding contribution to clinical legal education and is
currently on
the Board of Editors for the Internal Journal of Clinical Legal Education. Before becoming a law professor,
he was
of counsel at Meckler & Meckler in Cleveland, Ohio, and he started his legal career as National
Co-Director for
the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council (LSCRRC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
joy@wustl.edu