John Meiser
Associate Clinical Professor
Director, Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic
Office: 3113 Eck Hall of Law
Phone: 574-631-3880
Email: jmeiser@nd.edu
John Meiser is an associate clinical professor of law and the director of the Law School's Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic. He researches and teaches courses focused on religious liberty, litigation practice, and federal courts.
Meiser earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Notre Dame Law Review and received the Col. William J. Hoynes Award, the Law School’s highest honor.
Prior to joining Notre Dame Law School, Meiser taught and practiced law in a variety of contexts. Most recently, he served for a number of years as career law clerk to Hon. Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Meiser has also taught as an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, practiced law as an associate in the litigation and appellate groups at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington, D.C., and served as an assistant counsel to the Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Courses Taught
- LAW 73312: Advanced Topics in Federal Courts
- L AW 75610: Religious Liberty Clinic I
- LAW 75611: Religious Liberty Clinic II