Edward John Imwinkelried (born September 19, 1945) is an American educator and law scholar. the Edward L. Barrett, Jr. Professor of Law Emeritus at the UC Davis School of Law (King Hall). Imwinkelried is the most cited legal academic in the country in the area of Evidence law. His book, ''Scientific Evidence'', was cited twice by the

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in the ground-breaking evidence case, Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals.

Education

He received a B.A. (

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) in Political Science from the

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in 1967 and a J.D. (

) from the

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in 1969.

Military service

He graduated from The JAG School at the

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in June 1970 and commissioned an officer in the

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. From June 1970 to June 1971, he served as a Post Judge Advocate at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in

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/ref> He also served as a prosecuting attorney before United States Magistrate courts and as defense counsel in courts-martial. From August 1971 to 1972, he served as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate for XXIV Corps and the

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in Vietnam. He also served as a claims officer and summary court-martial officer. From July 1972 to June 1974, he served as an Instructor for the Criminal Law Division of the Judge Advocate General's School in

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. He left the service in 1974 as a

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Academic career

From August 1974 to June 1979, he served as

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teaching evidence, trial techniques, moot court, contracts, and legal writing. From January to May 1981, he was a visiting Professor of Law at the

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teaching legal profession. In the summer of 1981, he was a Professor of Law for the

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's program in

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where he instructed Comparative Mexican-American Contract Law. From July 1979 to June 1985, he was a Professor of Law at Washington University School of Law, where he instructed evidence, trial techniques, scientific evidence, legal Ethics, and contracts. In 1997, he was a visiting Professor of Law at the

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. In 2003, he was a visiting Professor of Law at the

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. In 2006, he was a visiting Professor of Law at

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. From 1985 to 2013, he was a Edward L. Barrett, Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law.461 Edward Imwinkelried
/ref> Since 2013, he has been Edward L. Barrett, Jr. Professor of Law Emeritus at UC Davis School of Law.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Imwinkelried, Edward 1945 births Living people University of San Francisco alumni University of San Francisco School of Law alumni UC Davis School of Law faculty United States Army officers United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War University of San Diego faculty University of Illinois faculty Washington University in St. Louis faculty University of Houston faculty The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School alumni United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps