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John Mikhail

Prof. John Mikhail

Carroll Professor of Jurisprudence, Georgetown Law

John Mikhail is the Carroll Professor of Jurisprudence at Georgetown University Law Center, where he has taught since 2004.  He teaches and writes on a variety of topics, including constitutional law, moral psychology, moral and legal theory, and legal history.  His recent scholarship has focused mainly on American constitutional history, including the original understanding of the Preamble, Tenth Amendment, and Emoluments, Ex Post Facto, and Necessary and Proper Clauses. Professor Mikhail received his B.A. from Amherst College, a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Cornell University, and his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was Senior Article Editor of the Stanford Law Review and Senior Submissions Editor of the Stanford Journal of International Law. Before coming to Georgetown, he was a Lecturer and Research Affiliate at MIT, an associate at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, and a judicial clerk to Judge Rosemary Barkett on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.  Professor Mikhail served as the Law Center's Associate Dean for Research and Academic Programs from 2017 to 2020 and its Associate Dean for International and Transnational Programs from 2011 to 2013.

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