Professor of Law
Cynthia E. Jones has taught Evidence, Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure at the American University Washington College of Law for the past fourteen years. Professor Jones was recognized by the University with the prestigious Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching, and received the “Teaching with Technology” Award from the Center for Teaching Excellence for her animated short film, “Fighting Evidence with Evidence.” Professor Jones’ areas of scholarship include wrongful convictions, criminal discovery, bail reform, and eliminating racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Professor Jones established the Pretrial Racial Justice Initiative in 2013 to address racial and ethnic disparities in bail, and she previously directed the ABA Racial Justice Improvement Project, a program to engage criminal justice officials in racial justice policy reform. As a frequent lecturer for the Federal Judicial Center, Professor Jones has given her innovative, multi-media presentation on the Federal Rules of Evidence to federal judges and lawyers across the country. Prof. Jones is the President of The Sentencing Project Board of Directors, and also serves on the governing boards of the Pretrial Justice Institute, and the Civil Rights Corp. In addition, each year the Professor Cynthia E. Jones Scholarship is awarded in her honor to an aspiring public defender. Professor Jones was a staff attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS), served as the Executive Director of PDS, and served as the Chair of the PDS Board of Trustees. Professor Jones is the former Deputy Director of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency, worked as an associate at the former law firm of Dickstein, Shapiro and Morin, and served as a law clerk to the Hon. Frank E. Schwelb on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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About Cynthia E. Jones
Cynthia E. Jones has taught Evidence, Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure at the American University Washington College of Law for the past fourteen years. Professor Jones was recognized by the University with the prestigious Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching, and received the “Teaching with Technology” Award from the Center for Teaching Excellence for her animated short film, “Fighting Evidence with Evidence.” Professor Jones’ areas of scholarship include wrongful convictions, criminal discovery, bail reform, and eliminating racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Professor Jones established the Pretrial Racial Justice Initiative in 2013 to address racial and ethnic disparities in bail, and she previously directed the ABA Racial Justice Improvement Project, a program to engage criminal justice officials in racial justice policy reform. As a frequent lecturer for the Federal Judicial Center, Professor Jones has given her innovative, multi-media presentation on the Federal Rules of Evidence to federal judges and lawyers across the country. Prof. Jones is the President of The Sentencing Project Board of Directors, and also serves on the governing boards of the Pretrial Justice Institute, and the Civil Rights Corp. In addition, each year the Professor Cynthia E. Jones Scholarship is awarded in her honor to an aspiring public defender. Professor Jones was a staff attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS), served as the Executive Director of PDS, and served as the Chair of the PDS Board of Trustees. Professor Jones is the former Deputy Director of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency, worked as an associate at the former law firm of Dickstein, Shapiro and Morin, and served as a law clerk to the Hon. Frank E. Schwelb on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
| Present | Associate Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Courses
- LAW-508-002 Crim Proced I (Fall)
- LAW-633-001 Evidence (Fall)
- LAW-633-002 Evidence (Spring)
- LAW-708C-001 Advanced Criminal Procedure: Race, Crime & Politics (Spring)
| 1989 | J.D., American University Washington College of Law | |
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| 1986 | B.A., University of Delaware | |
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Contact Information
American University Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Room Y354
Washington, D.C. 20016
Phone: 202-274-4416
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