John Keller is an Adjunct Professor of Law and teaches an advanced evidence course. Professor Keller is also the Principal Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Section (PIN) at the United States Department of Justice. At PIN, Professor Keller investigates and prosecutes public corruption offenses including bribery and election crimes and supervises all of the cases in the section. Prior to working at PIN, Professor Keller worked as an Assistant United States Attorney, an Assistant Federal Public Defender, and as a litigation associate in a large law firm.
Professor Keller received his Bachelor’s degree with honors from Washington University in St. Louis, double-majoring in Economics and Psychology. Professor Keller graduated summa cum laude and order of the coif with his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he attended on academic scholarship. Professor Keller clerked for the Honorable Barry G. Silverman on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
