John Bessler

John Bessler
Bessler in 2014
Born (1967-10-23) October 23, 1967
Education University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (BA)
Indiana University, Bloomington (JD)
Hamline University (MFA)
University of Oxford (MSt)
Occupation Associate Professor of Law at University of Baltimore School of Law
Spouse(s)
Amy Klobuchar (m. 1993)
Children 1 daughter
Website University profile

John D. Bessler (born October 23, 1967) is a professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law and an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. He is the spouse of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar.

Education

Bessler attended Mankato Loyola High School and received his B.A. in political science from the University of Minnesota, J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, M.F.A. in creative writing from Hamline University and his M.St. in international human rights law from Oxford University. Bessler studied international human rights law at Oxford University and wrote articles for the Indiana Law Journal and the Arkansas Law Review.

Bessler previously taught at the University of Minnesota Law School and The George Washington University Law School, where he specialized in death penalty issues. In addition, Bessler clerked for U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Mason of the District of Minnesota and practiced law as a partner at Kelly & Berens, P.A.

Writings

He is a leading authority on capital punishment, having written five books and various book chapters and articles on the subject. Two of Bessler's books, Death in the Dark: Midnight Executions in America and Legacy of Violence: Lynch Mobs and Executions in Minnesota, were Minnesota Book Award finalists. He also authored Writing for Life: The Craft of Writing for Everyday Life. His most recent book is The Birth of American Law: An Italian Philosopher and the American Revolution (Carolina Academic Press, 2014), which discusses the influence of the Italian jurist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria on the founders of the United States.

References

    • Gale Reference Team (December 16, 2007). Biography - Bessler, John D. Thomson Gale.
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