JoAnne A. Epps, born on May 28, 1951, and sadly passing away on September 19, 2023, was a prominent American law professor, legal author, and a key figure at Temple University.

She held the prestigious positions of executive vice president and provost at the university during her career. Epps was renowned for her expertise in various aspects of law, with a focus on criminal procedure, evidence, and trial advocacy.

She played a crucial role in educating future lawyers, teaching foundational courses like Litigation Basics, which was a mandatory subject for first-year law students at Temple.

Her exceptional contributions to legal education earned her recognition as one of the 25 most influential leaders in legal academia by the National Jurist.

Her dedication to innovative curriculum development and experiential legal education led to the establishment of the Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice at Temple Law School.

This center aimed to expose students to the diverse roles that lawyers can play in promoting access to civil justice

Her husband, L Harrison works in Temple’s office of community relations. He is devastated by her death.

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