Associate Professor of Law
BA (1991), Brown University
MA (1999), University of Pennsylvania
JD (2002), University of Pennsylvania
Phone Number: (573) 882-8113
Room Number: 318 Hulston Hall
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Professor Mitchell joined the University of Missouri School of Law faculty in 2006 following a two-year position as a Scholar in Residence in the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Before heading to Colorado to teach and continue his research on felon disenfranchisement, Professor Mitchell served as a law clerk for the Honorable Andre M. Davis of the U.S. District Court of Maryland.
Prior to attending law school, Professor Mitchell taught history at his high school alma mater, Collegiate School, where he also served as the Director of Student Diversity, Sophomore Class Dean, and Assistant Track Coach. After teaching for four years in New York, he matriculated to the University of Pennsylvania to pursue a dual degree in Law and Sociology. Professor Mitchell earned a M.A. in Sociology and is a PhD candidate. During his time in law school, Professor Mitchell served on the Student Ethics and Responsibility Committee, was a member of the Jessup International Moot Court Team and Board, a member of the American Inns of Court and an active member of the Black Law Students Association.
Recent Publications
Academic Journals
In With the New, Out With the Old: Expanding the Scope of Retroactive Amelioration, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW (forthcoming 2009).
Undermining Individual and Collective Citizenship: The Impact of Exclusion Laws on the African-American Community, 34 FORDHAM URBAN LAW JOURNAL 833 (2007).
