Joseph D. Kearney

Joseph D. Kearney, dean of the Law School and professor of law, joined Marquette as an assistant professor in 1997. He became an associate professor in 2001 and a professor and dean in 2003. As dean, he led the project of Ray and Kay Eckstein Hall, which opened in 2010.

Kearney is a nationally recognized scholar. His new book, Lakefront: Public Trust and Private Rights in Chicago (with Thomas W. Merrill), was published in 2021 by Cornell University Press. He continues to teach each semester, with classes ranging from Advanced Civil Procedure to the Supreme Court Seminar.