Justin Brooks

About the Author

Justin Brooks is a distinguished legal scholar and advocate for justice reform, with a career dedicated to examining the flaws in the criminal justice system. As the founding director of the California Innocence Project at California Western School of Law, he has worked tirelessly to exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals and to educate future lawyers on the importance of due process. His expertise in wrongful convictions stems from years of hands-on litigation and academic research, blending rigorous analysis with a passionate commitment to human rights. Brooks' writing illuminates the systemic failures that lead to miscarriages of justice, offering readers a clear-eyed view of real-world cases and the materials needed to understand and combat them. Through his scholarship, he inspires a broader movement toward a fairer legal landscape.