Jacqueline McMurtrie
Jacqueline McMurtrie joined the University of Washington School of Law faculty in 1989 to teach the Criminal Law Clinic after a career as a public defender. She has taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence and founded the Innocence Project Northwest (IPNW) Clinic. Since its formation in 1997, the IPNW has overturned the convictions of thirteen wrongly convicted inmates. Professor McMurtrie's research and teaching interests revolve primarily around criminal law and appellate/post-conviction practice, with a particular emphasis on wrongful convictions. She is on the Board of the Integrity of Justice Project, a non-profit that furthers policy changes to avoid erroneous convictions. She has received awards from the Washington Defender Association, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Law Journal for her work with the IPNW. She has been recognized as a Philip A. Trautman Teacher of the Year and the received a Pacific Coast Banking Faculty Service Award. Professor McMurtrie obtained her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan.