Associate Professor of Law
Dillard joined the faculty in 2006, following four years on the faculty of American University, Washington College of Law, where she taught criminal law and served as the acting director of the Legal Rhetoric Program. Before entering the academy, Dillard was the deputy public defender for the city of Alexandria, Va.
Her scholarly interests include sanity and competency issues, police use of force, judicial ethics and various topics in law and religion.
In 2014, Dillard served on a death-in-custody review panel investigating the 2013 death of Tyrone West while in Baltimore City police custody. She is also lead counsel in an ongoing, pending capital murder case involving complex mental health, sanity and competency issues.
Dillard is a member of the Virginia and United States Supreme Court bars.
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About J. Amy Dillard
Dillard joined the faculty in 2006, following four years on the faculty of American University, Washington College of Law, where she taught criminal law and served as the acting director of the Legal Rhetoric Program. Before entering the academy, Dillard was the deputy public defender for the city of Alexandria, Va.
Her scholarly interests include sanity and competency issues, police use of force, judicial ethics and various topics in law and religion.
In 2014, Dillard served on a death-in-custody review panel investigating the 2013 death of Tyrone West while in Baltimore City police custody. She is also lead counsel in an ongoing, pending capital murder case involving complex mental health, sanity and competency issues.
Dillard is a member of the Virginia and United States Supreme Court bars.
| Present | Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law ‐ School of Law | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
| B.A., Wellesley College | ||
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| J.D., Washington and Lee University ‐ Law | ||
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Contact Information
410.837.5416
John and Frances Angelos Law Center, Room 517
Administrative Assistant:
410.837.4634
John and Frances Angelos Law Center, Room 518