Background
Mertens, William J. was born on July 6, 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
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William J. Mertens
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Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Worked at Swidler & Berlin, Chartered. Admitted to the bar, 1975, District of Columbia. United States. Supreme Court.
United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Fourth, Sixth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. United States. District Court for the District of Columbia. Georgetown Law Journal, 1973-1975.
Author and Company-Author: various articles on criminal law and procedure.
Criminal law text; criminal practice manual. Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1984-1986.
Distinguished Visitor From Practice, 1991-1992. Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma, College of Law, 1982-1984.
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 1975-1982, Chief of Appellate Division, 1981-1982, Deputy Chief, Trial Division, 1980-1981.
Member, Editorial Board, BNA Civil Trial Manual, 1988. Member: District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Criminal Justice.
Amicus Curiae Committee of the Criminal Justice Section, 1982-1986).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Editorial Board, BNA Civil Trial Manual, 1988. Member: District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Criminal Justice.
Amicus Curiae Committee of the Criminal Justice Section, 1982-1986).
