Sindee Kerker

Sindee Kerker, J.D.

Professor, Criminal Justice

  • Freiburger Residence Hall - North wing

Personal profile

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Professional Affiliations

  • Criminal Justice Academic Program Coordinator
  • Holocaust Awareness Program Coordinator
  • Alpha Phi Sigma faculty advisor

Expertise

  • The Nuremberg Trials
  • The Holocaust

Previous employer

  • Instructor, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 1991-1995
  • Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, 1988-1995

Professional Qualifications, Certifications, and Licenses

  • Licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, 2006
  • Licensed to practice law in Florida, 1994
  • Licensed to practice law in California, 1988

Awards and Honors

  • Jay and Marilyn Weinberg Rule of Law Award, 2023
  • Lynn University Award for Excellence in Teaching and Dedication to Students, 2018–2019 and 2021–2022
  • Lynn University Student Organization of the Year (Law and Justice Club), 2015-2016
  • Globe of Hope Award, presented by The League for the Educational Advancement of Human Rights (LEAH) for active involvement in Holocaust education and awareness, 2012
  • Lynn University Outstanding Teacher of the Year (voted by student body), 2010–2011
  • Lynn University Club Advisor of the Year (Law and Justice Club), 2007–2008
  • Lynn University Outstanding Faculty of the Year, 2006–2007
  • Honored and featured in Boca Raton/Delray Life magazine as Magnificent Mom and Teacher of the Year, 2006
  • Prosecutor of the Month, Compton Division, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office (chosen out of 50+ prosecutors), July 1993
  • Prosecutor of the Month, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office (chosen out of 900+ prosecutors), October 1992
  • Law Review, 1987

Education/Academic qualification

Criminal Justice, B.A., University of Florida

Comparative Criminal Procedures and Civil Liberties, Certificate Program, University of Oxford

J.D., Whittier College School of Law

Research Interests

  • Criminal Justice and Law
  • The Nuremberg Trials
  • The Holocaust

Disciplines

  • Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Constitutional Law