Dwight L. Aarons
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., 1986, and J.D., 1989, University of California, Los Angeles
Dwight Aarons
Selected Publications
Book Chapter
“Preparing for the Bar Exam,” in Conquering the Bar Exam: Personal Stories & Practical Advice for Overcoming the Final Hurdle to Becoming a Full-Fledged Licensed Lawyer (Evangeline M. Mitchell ed. 2007).
Articles
Adjudicating Claims of Innocence for the Capitally Condemned in Tennessee: Embracing a Truth Forum, 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 511 (2009)
A Nuts and Bolts Approach to Teaching for Social Change: A Blueprint and a Plan of Action, 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 405 (2009)
The Abolitionist’s Dilemma: Establishing the Standards for the Evolving Standards of Decency, 6 Pierce L. Rev. 441 (2008)
Reflections on The Killing State: A Cultural Study of the Death Penalty in the Twentieth Century United States? 70 Tenn. L. Rev. 391 (2003).
Pioneers in the Legal Profession: Some of the First African American and Women Lawyers in Tennessee, 35 Tenn. Bar J. (Nov. 1999).
Can Inordinate Delay Between a Death Sentence and Execution Constitute Cruel and Unusual Punishment?, 29 Seton Hall L. Rev. 147 (1998) (excerpted in Capital Punishment: A Balanced Examination, 576-585 [edited by Evan J. Mandery 2005])
Getting Out of This Mess: Steps Toward Addressing and Avoiding Inordinate Delay in Capital Cases, 89 J. of Crim. Law and Criminology 1 (1998).
Bar Journal Articles
“Studying the Death Penalty in Tennessee,” 43 Tennessee Bar Journal 18 (June 2007).
"Pioneers in the Legal Profession: Some of the First African American and Women Lawyers in Tennessee," 35 Tennessee Bar Journal 14 (November 1999) reprinted in Contempora Magazine (Summer 2002)
Recent Professional Presentations and Service
Member, Board of Directors, Federal defender Services of East Tennessee, 2000-present.
Works in Progress
Articles on criminal law and the death penalty.
Revised Oct. 14, 2011