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William Snowden

Assistant Professor of Law

Education

J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, 2013

B.S., University of Minnesota, 2007
 

Departments

  • College of Law
  • Law

Bio

Professor Snowden joined the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law faculty in 2023 after being the Louisiana Director of the Vera Institute of Justice and a public defender in New Orleans.  In recognition of his work prior to joining Loyola, Professor Snowden received the Nation's Best Advocate award from the National Bar Association and was recognized by the New Orleans Federal Bar Association as a Camille F. Gravel Public Service Awardee.

Professor Snowden teaches in the areas of Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Trial Skills.

Publications

Snowden, William C., "Chapter 4. Rethinking How Prosecutors Deal with Race and Implicit Bias," Taylor-Thompson, Kim, Thompson, Anthony C., Progressive Prosecution: Race and Reform in Criminal Justice (2022). 

Snowden, William C., The New Orleans Criminal Legal System: A Flowing River, New England Journal of Public Policy: Vol. 32: Iss. 1, Article 11. (2020).