Dr. Julia Simon Kerr

Professor

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Biography

Julia Simon-Kerr is the Maurice R. Greenberg Visiting Professor at Yale Law School. She has over 13 years of teaching experience and has received multiple commendations for her distinguished teaching. A leading scholar in the field of evidence, Simon-Kerr's work focuses on key issues like credibility, lying in law, and topics at the intersection of evidence theory and critical legal perspectives, influencing reform in these areas. Her research and teaching interests encompass civil procedure, criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, and immigration law. Simon-Kerr has clerked for Judge Kermit V. Lipez of the U.S. Court of Appeals and Justice Jaynee LaVecchia of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Additionally, she served as the executive editor of the Yale Journal of Law & Humanities.

Research Interests

Experience

Maurice R. Greenberg Visiting Professor

2023-01-01 — 2023-06-01

Yale Law School • New Haven, CT

Teaching law subjects, focusing on areas of interest within the field.

Evangeline Starr Professor

2009-01-01 — 2022-01-01

University of Connecticut School of Law • Hartford, CT

Teaching law subjects and conducting research in evidence and procedural law.

Requirements for Yale Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree
Application Checklist
  • LSAC LLM CAS registration
  • TOEFL scores
  • Two to four letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Two required essays (1,000 words and 250 words)
  • Curriculum vitae
Specialization Notes

Department of Law offers the Master of Laws (LL.M.) program.