Charles Capps

Charles Capps is an associate professor at the ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and an affiliated member of the philosophy faculty at ASU's School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies. He teaches courses on criminal law, constitutional law, and jurisprudence. His research focuses on the intersection of law and philosophy, especially the role of moral responsibility in the criminal law, the debate between positivism and natural-law theory in general jurisprudence, and theories of constitutional and statutory interpretation. His scholarship has appeared or is forthcoming in leading law reviews, peer-reviewed journals, and other outlets.

Prior to joining the law school, Professor Capps was an associate scholar at the University of Chicago Law School. Previously he practiced law as Deputy Solicitor General for the State of Missouri and as an independent appellate litigation consultant, representing clients in venues ranging from state trial court to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Professor Capps holds a J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School, where he served as Articles Editor for the University of Chicago Law Review, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago. After graduating from law school, he clerked for Judge Raymond W. Gruender on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.