John P. Heinz
Owen L. Coon Professor of Law Emeritus
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Biography
John Heinz is an authority on the application of social science to the study of law. He holds a joint appointment with the sociology department and has been a research faculty member of Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research since 1972.
Areas of Expertise
- Law and Social Science
- Legal Profession
- Criminal Law
Selected Publications
- Chicago Lawyers: The Social Structure of the Bar (
rev. ed., 1994 ) (Co-authored by: Edward O. Laumann). - The Hollow Core: Private Interests in National Policy Making (
1993 ) (Co-authored by: Edward O. Laumann, Robert L. Nelson & Robert H. Salisbury). - Urban Lawyers: The New Social Structure of the Bar (
2005 ) (Co-authored by: Robert L. Nelson, Rebecca L. Sandefur & Edward O. Laumann). - Inner Circles or Hollow Cores? Elite Networks in National Policy Systems, 52 Journal of Politics 356 (1990) (Co-authored by: Edward O. Laumann, Robert H. Salisbury & Robert L. Nelson).
- The Scale of Justice: Observations on the Transformation of Urban Law Practice, in Analyzing Law’s Reach: Empirical Research on Law and Society (
2008 ) (Co-authored by: Robert L. Nelson & Edward O. Laumann). - Lawyers for Conservative Causes: Clients, Ideology, and Social Distance, 37 Law & Society Review 5 (2003) (Co-authored by: Ann Southworth & Anthony Paik).
Joint Appointments
- Faculty, American Bar Foundation
Education
- AB, Washington University
- LLB, Yale University
Prior Appointments
- Professor of Law, 1971-1988, Northwestern University School of Law
- Associate Professor of Law, 1968-1971, Northwestern University School of Law
- Assistant Professor of Law, 1965-1968, Northwestern University School of Law
- Visiting Scholar, 1975-1976, American Bar Foundation
- Executive Director, 1982-1986, American Bar Foundation
- Distinguished Research Fellow, 1987-present, American Bar Foundation
- Affiliated Scholar, 1974-1982, American Bar Foundation
- Captain, 1962-1965, U.S. Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
- Assistant, 1958, Congressman Peter F. Mack