Joseph Gallardo

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Joseph Gallardo he/him

Assistant Professor

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UMass School of Law LL6

Education

2019Harvard Law SchoolJD

Teaching

  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Constitutional Law
  • Legal Research & Writing

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

A study of criminal law, covering the essential principles governing the criminalization of conduct, substantive crimes, and defenses, including statutory analysis, actus reus, mens rea, causation, inchoate offenses, intentional and unintentional homicide, rape, theft and property offenses, attempt, solicitation, conspiracy, accessory liability, justification and excuse, self-defense, battered person defenses, insanity and intoxication.

A study of the limitations placed on police practices by federal and state constitutions and statutes, focusing on the law of arrest, search and seizure, pre-trial identification procedures and trial rights, electronic surveillance, the right to confrontation, the privilege against self-incrimination, and the right to counsel, including the application of the Miranda rule.

The specific topic is stated when the course is scheduled. May be repeated with change of topic.

Joseph Gallardo is a Visiting Professor at UMass Dartmouth School of Law, where he teaches Criminal Law and Procedure. Professor Gallardo’s research focuses on the theory and practice of street policing, and he writes for broader public audiences as well, with works appearing in USA Today and The New York Times.

Before coming to UMass Dartmouth, Professor Gallardo taught for two years at the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he was nominated both years for the university-wide Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. Professor Gallardo also clerked for Chief Judge Kimberly Mueller of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California and Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Professor Gallardo received his JD from Harvard Law School in 2019. Prior to law school, Professor Gallardo earned his AS from Palo Alto College and his BS from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was honored as one of three Most Outstanding Graduates. He spent his final semester working in the Office of the Counselor to Chief Justice Roberts at the Supreme Court of the United States.