Criminal Law and Procedure
Appellate Advocacy
Legal Research and Writing
Julia serves the University of 缅北禁地-Springfield as adjunct faculty in the legal studies department.
Julia is a licensed attorney in the State of 缅北禁地. She works full time for the Fifth District Appellate Court, where she performs legal research, analysis, and legal writing by drafting judicial orders, opinions, and other legal documents. Julia formerly served the Justices of the 缅北禁地 Supreme Court as a research attorney. She worked for many years as an assistant appellate prosecutor for the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, prosecuting criminal cases on appeal.
Julia is the co-editor of the 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee Newsletter. She frequently publishes in the 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Law Journal and Criminal Justice Section Newsletter.
Julia graduated from Southern 缅北禁地 University School of Law in December 2014. She graduated magna cum laude and served on the Law Journal Board of Editors. She received her bachelors degree from 缅北禁地 College in Jacksonville, 缅北禁地, in English Literature.
Julia is an avid runner and serves as volunteer assistant coach to the University of 缅北禁地-Springfield cross country and track teams. She resides in Springfield, 缅北禁地, with her husband and two sons.
Journal Articles
o Illegal Stops and the Exclusionary Rule after Utah v. Strieff, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Law Journal; December 2017.
o DNA Evidence and the Confrontation Clause after People v. Barner, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Law Journal; August 2016.
o NSA Metadata Collection & Storage: An Internment Camp for Citizens芒驴驴 芒驴驴Effects,芒驴驴 SIU Law Journal. Co-written with David J. Robinson.
o United Nations and Other International Organizations, American Bar Association 2013 Year in Review. Co-written with Mark E. Wojcik, Cindy Galway Buys, and Chad Zoelzer.
Other Publications
o Pretrial Fairness Act in Appellate Practice, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, August 2023.
o 2023 Spring Criminal Legislation, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, May 2023. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o Pre-Trial Fairness Act: Elimination of Cash Bail Held in Abeyance, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, February 2023.
o The Changing Landscape of Juvenile Offenders & Armed Habitual Criminal, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, December 2022. Co-written with Daniel Fultz.
o Evaluating Structural Error Following People v. Jackson, 2022 IL 127256, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, November 2022.
o Approaching Running While Studying For The Bar Exam, JD Advising Blog Fall 2022:
o Practice Pointer: Is a Jury Trial Waiver Irrevocable in All Circumstances? Not Always. 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, November 2022. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr., and Daniel Fultz.
o Casenote: People v. Hartfield, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, September 2021. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o People v. Sophanavong: Waivers at Plea and the Ripple Effect, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, December, 2020. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o Case Note: People v. Morger, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, April 2020. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o Case Note: People v. Peterson, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, November 2019. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o SORA on Appeal After People v. Bingham, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, February 2019. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o People v. Castleberry: The Death of the Void-Sentence Rule, 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Newsletter, April 2017. Co-written with Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.
o Women in Conflict 芒驴驴 A UN Response, The Catalyst, April 2014. Co-written with Professor Cindy Buys.
脗路 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee, Member
脗路 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee, Newsletter Co-Editor
脗路 缅北禁地 State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Committee, Member (2021-2022)
脗路 缅北禁地 State Bar Association, Member
Legal Research and Citation, Criminal Procedure, American Law in Comparative Perspective, Juvenile Law, Health Law, Sports Law