Scott Johns

Professor Scott Johns holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) from the University of Colorado School of Law (Order of the Coif), and his BA from Miami University in mathematics. Professor Johns served as the founding Director of the DU Bar Success Program and teaches courses on Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law and Rights, and Refugee Law. Prior to the University of Denver, he developed legal analysis curriculum for first-year law students, taught refresher workshops for bar examination students, and instructed legal analysis classes and advanced seminars on privacy law and international human rights laws at Whittier Law School. He also served as Director of Academic Achievement at Chapman University School of Law in Southern California. Prior to academics, Professor Johns served as Assistant Chief Counsel and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Department of Justice and then Homeland Security, in Denver, Colorado. Professor Johns also served as a law clerk for a federal judge located in Denver, Colorado. Professor Johns holds a flight safety and aircraft accident analysis certificate from the University of Southern California and served as a military instructor pilot and flight safety officer in the U.S. Air Force and then as a pilot with Northwest Airlines (now Delta Air Lines). In addition, he is currently a member of the International Society of Aircraft Accident Investigators and a pro bono immigration attorney.

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• JD, University of Colorado, 1999
• BA, Mathematics and Statistics, Miami University, 1980

• Bar License - State of Colorado
• Attorney Admission - U.S. Court of Appeals
• Flight Safety Officer Certification - University of Southern California
• Air Safety Investigator - Member