Background
Matteson, John Thomas was born on March 3, 1961 in San Mateo, California, United States. Son of Thomas Dickens and Rosemary Ann (Hamilton) Matteson.
Matteson, John Thomas was born on March 3, 1961 in San Mateo, California, United States. Son of Thomas Dickens and Rosemary Ann (Hamilton) Matteson.
Bachelor of Arts in History, Princeton University, 1983. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1986. Master of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1995.
Doctor of Philosophy. in English, Columbia University, 1999.
Law clerk to Honorary Terrence Boyle United States District Court (eastern district) North Carolina, Elizabeth City, 1986-1987. Attorney, associate Titchell, Maltzman et al, San Francisco, 1987-1988, Maupin, Taylor, Ellis & Adams, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1988-1991. Researcher, instructor composition Columbia University, New York City, 1991—2001.
Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Author: (book) Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father, 2007 (Pulitzer prize for biography, 2008).
Member California Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, Princeton Club of New York, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Michelle Marie Rollo, April 6, 1991. 1 child, Rebecca Annual.