Jona Goldschmidt, J.D., Ph.D.
	Title:	Associate Professor
	Office:	Lewis Towers 921, WTC
	Phone:	312-915-6299
	E-mail:	jgoldsc@luc.edu

Personal Information

Dr. Jona Goldschmidt is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice.  He earned his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Illinois-Urbana in Communications (News-Editorial) (1972), his J.D. at DePaul University College of Law (1975), and his Ph.D. in the Interdisciplinary Program in Justice Studies at Arizona State University (1990), where his area of concentration was Dispute Resolution.  He is a member of the Illinois and California bars, and is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of the United States and several other federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals.

His publications include Certification of Questions of Law: Federalism in Practice, Judicial Disqualification: An Empirical Study of Judicial Practice and Attitudes, Judicial Settlement Ethics: Judges' Guide, User-Friendly Justice: Making Courts More Accessible, Easier to Understand, and Simpler to Use, and Meeting the Challenge of Pro Se Litigation: A Report and Guidebook for Judges and Court Managers.  His most recent book is The Psychology and Law of Workplace Violence: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Employers (2004).

His other areas of research and publication include unauthorized practice of law, alternative dispute resolution, court treatment of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, sociology of professions, judicial selection, legal, judicial, and criminal justice ethics, international criminal law, and war crimes.  Dr. Goldschmidt is a pre-law advisor, the sponsor of the department's chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society, and the undergraduate internship director.  He regularly teaches in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, ethics in criminal justice, and civil disorder and police response.