Civil Rights Actions

John L. Sobieski, Jr., Lindsay Young Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law

Areas of Instruction: Civil Procedure, Civil Rights Actions, Complex Litigation, Conflict of Laws, Federal Courts.
Professor Sobieski came to the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1972 after clerking for Justice Walter V. Schaefer of the Supreme Court of Illinois and serving as a lieutenant (JAGC) in the United States Navy. He was named Lindsay Young Professor of Law in 1986 and became Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 1995. Professor Sobieski has received the Harold C. Warner Outstanding Teacher Award (twice), the Tennessee Bar Association's Outstanding Law Professor Award, the Carden Faculty Award for Outstanding Service, the Bass, Berry & Sims Award for Outstanding Service to the Bench and Bar, the Forrest W. Lacey Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Moot Court Board (twice), and the Carden Award for Superior Achievement in Scholarship. He is co-author of the seven-volume Civil Rights Actions and helped to draft the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.

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Joseph G. Cook, Williford Gragg Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law

Areas of Instruction: Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Procedure, Jurisprudence

Professor Cook is the senior member of the University of Tennessee faculty, joining the faculty in 1965 shortly after receiving his LL.M. degree from Yale University. He was named Williford Gragg Professor in 1979 and served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs during 1991¿92. Professor Cook is the author or co-author of several texts and casebooks, including Civil Rights Actions and Constitutional Rights of the Accused, and has been widely published in the areas of criminal search and seizure, probable cause, arrest, and detention. He has received the Carden Award for Outstanding Scholarship, the Harold C. Warner Outstanding Teacher Award (twice), the Forrest W. Lacey Award (twice), and the Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award. Professor Cook is a Trustee of the Tennessee Justice Foundation.

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