Jonathan Turley

Jonathan Turley is a distinguished legal scholar who has made significant contributions to constitutional law, legal theory, and tort law. After beginning his career at Tulane Law School, Professor Turley joined the George Washington University Law faculty in 1990. By 1998, he was appointed J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, becoming the youngest chaired professor in the school’s history. He also directs the Environmental Law Advocacy Center and serves as Executive Director for the Project for Older Prisoners (POPS). His academic work includes over three dozen articles published in leading law journals such as Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, and Northwestern.

Throughout his career, Professor Turley has acted as counsel in numerous high-profile cases. He represented Area 51 workers in Nevada, nuclear couriers at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the Rocky Flats grand jury in Colorado. He also provided legal counsel to Dr. Eric Foretich in the Elizabeth Morgan custody controversy and to four former U.S. Attorney Generals during the Clinton impeachment litigation. His experience extends to national security and terrorism cases, earning him recognition as one of the top 10 lawyers in military cases. Professor Turley has also served as a consultant on homeland security and constitutional issues, frequently testifying before the House and Senate on constitutional and statutory matters, including tort reform legislation.

As a prominent legal commentator, Professor Turley was ranked 38th among the top 100 most cited ‘public intellectuals’ by Judge Richard Posner, and was identified as the second most cited law professor in the country. He is a member of the USA Today board of contributors and received the “2005 Single Issue Advocate of the Year” award from the Aspen Institute and The Week magazine. More than 400 of his articles on legal and policy issues are regularly featured in national newspapers. He has served as a legal analyst for CBS and NBC during national controversies, and is currently the legal analyst for Fox News. He holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from Northwestern University, and in 2008, received an honorary Doctorate of Law from John Marshall Law School.