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Ann Ching
Assoc Clinical Professor of Law
Faculty, DTPHX Campus, Mailcode 9520
Biography:
Ann Ching joined the law faculty in 2019. Professor Ching's legal career began in the U.S. Army, where she served as an Army lawyer and achieved the rank of Major. Her military awards include the Bronze Star for combat service in Iraq and the Humanitarian Assistance Award for disaster relief operations in Japan. Following her Army career, Professor Ching was an Assistant Professor of Law at Pepperdine University (2013-2015) and Ethics Counsel for the State Bar of Arizona (2016-2019). In October 2020, Professor Ching was appointed to serve as a judge pro tempore for the East Valley Regional Veterans Court, a treatment court that covers seven jurisdictions in the greater Phoenix area.
Professor Ching’s volunteer activities include serving as a pro bono appellate lawyer for veterans and as an ombudsman for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Professor Ching also serves on the Arizona Supreme Court Attorney Ethics Advisory Committee, the State Bar of Arizona Ethics Advisory Group, and as a faculty member for the State Bar of Arizona mandatory professionalism course.
Professor Ching is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA), and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA).
Education:
B.A., University of Arizona
J.D., University of North Carolina
LL.M., The Judge Advocate General's School of the Army
M.B.A., Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Publications:
ARTICLES
- From the Dojo to the Classroom: Applying Martial Arts Coaching Skills to Teaching Legal Writing, SECOND DRAFT 28-33 (Fall 2020).
- Changes to the Ethics Opinion Process, 55 AZ Attorney 14 (2019).
- Ann Ching & Richard L. Palmatier, Jr, Lawyer Advertising Model Rules May Change: Proposed Amendment To Lawyer Advertising Model Rules, 54 AZ Attorney 12 (2018).
- Ann Ching & Lisa M. Panahi, Rooting Out Bias in the Legal Profession: The Path to ABA Model Rule 8.4(g), 53 AZ Attorney 34 (2017).
- Ann Ching & Lisa M. Panahi, When the Lawyer is Also an Expert: Ethical Considerations, 53 AZ Attorney 18 (2017).
- Pepperdine University School of Law Pays Back a Debt of Gratitude to Student Veterans, 34 Pepperdine Law 39 (2014).
- Lessons From the Silver Screen: Must See Movies for Judge Advocates, 2010 Army Law. 108 (2010). (book review)
Full Text via HeinOnline - Who Questions the Questioners - Reforming the Voir Dire Process in Courts-Martial, 204 Mil. L. Rev. 182 (2010).
Full Text via HeinOnline - 7 Deadly Scenarios, 202 Mil. L. Rev. 283 (2009). (book review)
Full Text via HeinOnline - For All Intensive Purposes: A Primer on Malapropisms, Eggcorns, and Other Rogue Elements of the English Language , 2008 Army Law. 66 (2008).
Full Text via HeinOnline - Evolution of the Command Responsibility Doctrine in Light of the Celebici Decision of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, 5 N.C.J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 167 (1999-2000).
Full Text via HeinOnline
BOOK CHAPTERS
- Commanders Should Retain the Authority to Prosecute Sex Crimes in the Military, in World at War Understanding Conflict and Society (Padraic (Pat) Carlin, Lee Eysturlid, Spencer C. Tucker, & James H. Willbanks, eds., ABC-CLIO 2018).
- Military Justice in Film, in The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Crime, Media, and Popular Culture(Nicole Rafter & Michelle Brown eds., Oxford University Press 2018).
- Wartime Legislation, Public Trial, and Void for Vagueness, in The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties(Paul Finkelman, ed., Routledge 2006).
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 524 | Legal Advocacy |
| LAW 638 | Professional Responsibility |
| LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| LAW 791 | Seminar |
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 519 | Legal Method and Writing |
| LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
| LAW 791 | Seminar |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 524 | Legal Advocacy |
| LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 519 | Legal Method and Writing |
| LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |