Jean Ramirez
Professor of Law
Professor Jean Montoya joined the USD faculty in 1990. She was an associate with Irell & Manella in Los Angeles and a deputy public defender with the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office before joining the faculty. She teaches criminal law, criminal clinic, evidence and trial advocacy. Her primary research interest is child witness law and policy. She is on the editorial board of Psychology, Public Policy and Law, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Psychological Association. She is on the executive committee of the Evidence Section of the American Association of Law Schools. Montoya is on the board of directors of Appellate Defenders, Inc., and Federal Defenders, Inc., of San Diego. She recently completed a textbook titled, Criminal Litigation in Action (with Professor Laura Berend) (National Institute for Trial Advocacy).
