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University of Wyoming
Jerry R. Parkinson

Jerry R. Parkinson
Professor of Law
B.S., Northern State College (1976), summa cum laude
M.P.A., University of South Dakota (1981)
J.D., University of Iowa College of Law (1985), With High Distinction
jparkins@uwyo.edu • (307) 766-6416 • 102 College of Law

 

Jerry Parkinson has been a Professor of Law at the University of Wyoming College of Law since 1998 and served as Dean from 1998 to 2009.  Parkinson teaches Criminal Procedure and an Education Law seminar.  He also serves in a volunteer capacity as Coordinator of Appeals for the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions, and has handled more than a dozen appeals, including ten oral arguments, on behalf of the NCAA.

Before joining the College of Law at the University of Wyoming, Parkinson was a law professor (from 1987-1998) and associate dean (1992-1996) at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a three-time recipient of the Outstanding Teacher award. Prior to teaching law, he practiced law in Portland, Oregon, for the law firm of Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen, and served as a law clerk for the Honorable John F. Kilkenny of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Before law school, Parkinson was a high school mathematics teacher and coach, and served three years as a Deputy United States Marshal.

Most of Professor Parkinson's scholarship has been in the education law area. His publications include two books on the law of student expulsions and suspensions and the law of teacher evaluation.
 

Teaching:
Education Law

 

Publications:

Presentations

Parkinson, J. (2003).  The USA Patriot Act and Civil Liberties, University of Wyoming Panel on Life After 9/11, Laramie, Wyoming, September 11, 2003.

Parkinson, J. (2003).  Banner Year for NCAA Scoundrels: Update on NCAA Infractions and Enforcement, Rotary Club, Laramie, Wyoming, May 15, 2003.

Parkinson, J. (2003).  Search Warrants, Wyoming Judicial Conference, Cheyenne, Wyoming, September 9, 2003.

Parkinson, J. (2003).  The Future of Affirmative Action, University of Wyoming, College of Law Panel, Laramie, Wyoming, March 12, 2003.

Parkinson, J. (2003).  The USA Patriot Act: Balancing Freedom and Security, League of Women Voters Panel, Laramie, Wyoming, March 6, 2003.

Parkinson, J. (2002).  The NCAA Infractions Process, Rotary Club, Laramie, Wyoming, May 30, 2002.

Parkinson, J. (2002).  What's Happening in Criminal Law?, University of Wyoming Continuing Legal Education Program, Laramie, Wyoming, October 19, 2002.

Parkinson, J. (2002).  New Search and Seizure Law, Wear School Law Institute, Laramie, Wyoming, August 1, 2002.

Parkinson, J. (2001).  Current Topics in Education Law, Education Law Institute, Norman, Oklahoma, July 18, 2001.

Parkinson, J. (2001).  Gender Equity in Athletics, Symposium for the Eradication of Social Inequality, Laramie, Wyoming, February 5, 2001.

Parkinson, J. (2001).  Criminal Procedure Update?United States Supreme Court, University of Wyoming Continuing Legal Education Program, Laramie, Wyoming, October 27, 2001.

Parkinson, J. (2001).  If I Were a Student in Wyoming Today, Wear School Law Institute, Laramie, Wyoming, August 3, 2001.

Publications

Parkinson, J. (2003).  "Admissions After Grutter", 35 U. Tol. L. Rev. 159 (2003).

Parkinson, J. & Rossow, Lawrence F., Ed.d, (1999).  The Law of Student Expulsions and Suspensions, Education Law Ass'n (1999).

Parkinson, J. (1996).  Grappling with Gender Equity, 5 Wm. & Mary Bill Rts. J. 75 (1996).

 

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