David R. Dow

JUSTICE Speakers Series presents David R. Dow
February 12, 2020, 7:30 PM
Lanier Auditorium, TTU School of Law

David R. Dow is the Cullen Professor at the University of Houston Law Center and the Rorschach Visiting Professor of History at Rice University. A graduate of Rice and Yale, Dow's areas of expertise include constitutional law and theory, contract law, and death penalty law. Working with students in his death penalty clinic, Dow has represented more than one hundred death-row inmates during their state and federal appeals. He is also the founder and director of the Texas Innocence Network. The author of seven books and numerous scholarly articles, Dow's work also regularly appears in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Houston Chronicle, and The Daily Beast. Dow's critically acclaimed memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award and the winner of the 2010 Barnes & Noble Discover Award for nonfiction. His second memoir, Things I've Learned From Dying, was named by NPR as one of the best books of 2014. His most recent book, a novel entitled Confessions of an Innocent Man, was published by Dutton in 2019.

A reception will follow the talk. Books will be available for purchase. Dr. Dow will also be available for autographs during the reception. This event is free and open to the public.