Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture with Kevin R. Johnson

The Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law was endowed by Stanley M. Chesley Bus ’58, Law ’60, in 2006 to bring outstanding legal scholars of national and international prominence in all areas of law to the College as visiting professors.

Join us to learn from the 2026 Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Kevin R. Johnson. 

About the Lecturer 
Kevin R. Johnson, a Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Aoki Center at UC Davis, previously served as the law school’s longest-tenured dean (2008–2024) and also holds an appointment in Chicana/o Studies. Since joining the faculty in 1989, he has taught courses ranging from immigration law and civil procedure to Critical Race Theory and has received the school’s Distinguished Teaching Award. A leading scholar in immigration law and civil rights, he is among the most-cited immigration law faculty in the U.S. and has authored numerous books, including How Did You Get to Be Mexican? and Immigration Law and the U.S.-Mexico Border, with new editions of Immigration and Social Justice and Understanding Immigration Law forthcoming. Widely sought commentary in major media outlets, Johnson has also held leadership roles in the AALS and ABA. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, earned his A.B. in economics from UC Berkeley, clerked for Judge Stephen Reinhardt on the Ninth Circuit, and practiced at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe.

CLE: 1 hr. General CLE has been approved for OH and KY.

This event is open to all University of Cincinnati alumni, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other class or status protected by applicable law.